I want to thank all the competitors, participants, volunteers, and everyone who came out in support of the SMCC.
Most of the volunteers and a handful of psyched bash-goers rolled in on Friday to get everything in order. A large tent city assembled, along with a raised scamp that made its way up the sneaker road. Proud!
Photo by: K. Hutchinson
The evening ensued with folks appearing through-out the night. Drinking and greeting gave way to midnight bouldering, laughs could be heard deep in the woods through the darkness. The people were stoked.
The morning came quickly and I ran about with Kevin, getting the problems marked.
Photo by: K. Hutchinson
Soon folks were registered and heading up the hill for the competitors meeting/welcome
In a flash folks were shoeing up with La Sportiva and Scarpa and venturing onto the boulders to warm up and start explore..
It was great to see so many new faces out in support of the SMCC, and awesome to see people teaming up and working problems together.
Photo by: K. Hutchinson
Before I knew it the BBQ was rolling and folks were filtering in to have some local beef, graciously donated by our friend Meesh. Clay, her and a couple others headed up the afternoon BBQ and did a tremendous job. A huge thank you! We couldn't have pulled this off nearly as smooth without ya'll. Currently I'm missing shots from the BBQ, but hopefully I can get some pics added soon.
The heat of the day was fairly intense, and some people went to seek shade and have a short reprieve from the boulders and sun. Others headed right back to battle.
Photo: G. Hughbanks
Photo by: K. Hutchinson
The day winded down and folks filtered into the lodge for beer, more BBQ and the evening festivities.
We had great support and the bash attendees were stoked on all the gear!
It was a great comp and very friendly.
I was psyched to see Dominick get the FA of the Taco Chip project and subsequently take 1st overall. Nice job!
The winners are as follows:
Youth: Dominick
Men's: Peder
Women's: Inge
Missing a pic at the moment...hoping I can get one soon!
It was also very cool to see Ladd take 3rd in the youth division. Smiles and cheers went up when it was announced. Nice climbing Ladd!
A massive raffle ensued, and folks were grinning ear to ear choosing from a smörgåsbord of stuff. A huge thanks to our supporters and sponsors helping us make this happen.
Organic Climbing Mats
Mystery Ranch Backpacks
La Sportiva
Scarpa
Conrad Anker and The North Face
Smith Optics
Eagle Nest Outfitters
Northern Lights Trading Company
Derek Thomas and DT Designs
Spire Climbing Center
Rock On
DJAJ
Homestake Lodge
Clay Adams and The Circle Lazy V Bar
Patrick and Loni Odenbeck
Jeremy Champion (Jeremy also took the majority of pics for this blog post, Thanks Jer!)
Brandon Smith
Loren Rausch
Pete Tapley
Chris Ebeling
Kevin Hutchinson
and everyone else lending a helpful hand....I'm surely missing someone, and for that I apologize.
We couldn't have done it without you and the SMCC and the Montana climbing community is stronger for it!
The night rounded out with a rockin dance party under the tent featuring DJAJ. SWEET!
Photo by: G. Hughbanks
Overall it was a blast! It was great to see folks coming from all over to support the Southwest Montana Climbers Coalition, raising money for access, making new connections and friends within our climbing community, and strengthening our ties.
Thanks again for coming out, and hopefully we'll see ya again next year. Hopefully sooner!
Cheers!
Tom Kingsbury
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