WSU Presents Region’s Premier Climbing Festival
OGDEN, Utah — The Ogden Climbing Festival presented by Black Diamond (OCFX) is returning to Weber State University for the 10th year. The two-day event, April 7-8, will feature keynote speeches from world-renowned climbers, clinics for all skill levels, equipment demonstrations and service opportunities.
“The Ogden Climbing Festival presented by Black Diamond has been running for a decade, bringing the climbing community together and introducing new climbers to our passion,” said Daniel Turner, WSU’s Outdoor Program coordinator. “The festival boasts something for everyone, from youth to the professional.”
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OCFX is sponsored by WSU’s Outdoor Program, the Front Climbing Club and Gear:30. This year’s festival will include keynote presentations from climbers Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright.
Honnold is celebrated for completing the first and only free-solo climbs of the Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park and the Northwest Face of Half Dome in Yosemite, California. In 2012, he was also the first person to climb the Yosemite National Park’s three largest faces — Mt. Watkins, Half Dome and El Capitan — alone, in succession and within 24 hours. His bold climbs without the aid of rope have made him one of the most followed climbers in the world.
Wright’s climbs have taken him all over the world. As a writer and cinematographer, he documents many of his experiences. He is a National Geographic explorer, a contributing editor at Climbing Magazine and a member of The North Face Team. His films have won multiple awards, including his popular Sufferfest films, one of which follows him and Honnold climbing 45 rock towers and biking 700 miles in the American Southwest..jpg)
The Ogden Climbing Festival is the largest climbing festival in Utah. Novice and experienced climbers of all ages and abilities are invited to learn new skills in the festival’s welcoming environment.
From the free gear demonstrations, a crag clean up and trail restoration projects to the educational climbing clinics and keynote presentation with Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright, the Ogden Climbing Festival wants to continue to perpetuate the rich climbing history in Ogden, Utah,” Turner said.
Schedule of events:
April 7, 6-9 p.m. – Equipment demonstrations from the climbing industry’s leading brands, The Front Climbing Club (225 20th St., Ogden).
April 8, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. – Service opportunity to improve the trails and prevent erosion in the Ogden Boulder Field and Schoolroom Climbing area. Free lunch for participants will follow, Saint Joseph High School Parking Lot (1790 Lake St., Ogden).
April 8, 1-5 p.m. – Educational climbing clinics at the Lower Ogden Boulder Field. Park and check in at Saint Joseph High School (1790 Lake St., Ogden).
April 8, 7-9 p.m. – Keynote presentation with Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright, Union Station (2501 Wall Ave., Ogden). Seating is limited.
Tickets for the keynote speakers must be purchased at weber.edu/ogdenclimbingfestival. Admission is $15 for general seating, $25 for VIP seating or $20 at the door on the night of the event.
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Rachel Badali, Office of Marketing & Communications
801-626-7295 • rachelbadali@weber.edu- Contact:
Daniel Turner, WSU’s Outdoor Program coordinator
801-626-7354 • danielturner1@weber.edu