A FUNDRAISING EVENT SUPPORTING NATURE VISION + PUYALLUP WATERSHED INITIATIVE
BELLEVUE | Tuesday, April 19: 3pm-8pm SEATTLE + TACOMA | Friday, April 22: 3pm-8pm
CLIMBING | RAFFLE | DONATIONS
Join us for this FREE CLIMBING EVENT in support of:
Nature Vision, an environmental education nonprofit organization that brings place-based, experiential nature programming directly to schools and local greenspaces.
Puyallup Watershed Initiative, working to address the consequences that come with widespread development such as polluted stormwater, the loss of farmlands, forests and recreation areas, and greater social and economic inequities.
CLIMBING CHALLENGE
Reach the top of one (or both) of our Earth Day top rope routes, ring the bell and watch the donation tally rise! For each route topped, Edgeworks will donate:
$1 for the easier route (5.8 +/-)
$2 for the harder route (5.11 +/-)
One attempt per person/route
RAFFLE
Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a Bonsai Tree! All proceeds benefit Nature Vision.
Think you have what it takes to be a route setter? Have a new home wall and need tips for how to arrange the holds in more challenging and interesting ways?
Or maybe, you already have a paid gig as a professional route setter and would like to hone your skills, connect with other local setters and add to your existing craft.
Either way, Bellevue’s Head Route Setter, Tonya Bamboe, and USAC Level 4 route setter, Morgan Young. have you covered!
INTRODUCTION TO ROUTE SETTING
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 12pm – 8pm This beginner level clinic is designed to introduce the tools, skills, and methods to participants with no prior route setting knowledge or experience. Participants will focus on safety, hold selection, tool handling, setting, and forerunning in a classroom setting. The clinic will then move to the climbing floor, and participants will get to apply what they’ve learned to set boulder problems from V0 up to V4.
Details:
Date: Saturday, November 13 | 12pm to 8pm Location: Bellevue Stone Gardens Cost: $100 Audience: Members and General Public More Info: For those who have minimal to no experience setting, are curious about the craft, want to set a route in our gym, hang out with setters, learn the basics, build/set a home wall or college gym, etc. Format: 1 hour of classroom time, 45 minute lunch break, 6 hours of setting and forerunning Prerequisites: No experience needed. No drill use. Guest Instructor: Morgan Young, USAC Level 4 Route Setter
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 | 11am – 7pm This advanced level clinic dives into the application of professional setting philosophies and methods to provide career foundations for commercial route setters, those exploring the industry, or wanting to break into the field. Participants will focus on creation and maintenance of product quality through accessibility, equity, and intention to create an experience for public function.
Details:
Date: Saturday, November 14 | 11am to 7pm Location: Bellevue Stone Gardens Cost: $125 Audience: New and Experienced Setters More Info: For those looking to get into route setting, set for a gym, already set and want to hone skills, advance an apprenticeship, get formal education for current/future positions. Format: 1 hour of classroom time, 45 minute lunch break, 6 hours of setting and forerunning Prerequisites: Prior setting experience (college or commercial gym preferred) OR experience using drills/impacts AND taken an Intro to Setting clinic somewhere (can be the previous day 11/13/21^^) Instructors: Tonya Bamboe, Bellevue’s Head Setter Morgan Young, USAC Level 4 route setter.
August 9 – September 3, 2021 Open to all who want to participate! With a relative scoring system, climbers of all levels and abilities have the chance to win. Join the fun and sign up through KAYA today!
THE BASICS:
Participation is FREE and scoring is based on the relative grade limit for the climber. All boulders in Seattle and Bellevue will be part of the league.
The league starts with a community event kick-off on August 9th and ends September 3rd. Winners will be announced shortly after. Get psyched and try hard!
CHALLENGE FORMAT:
Skill level: choose the hardest grade you can send in 5 tries
Individual event: no team, no categories and no repeats
Prizes awarded to the top 3 competitors from each gym (SEA/BEL), including great gear, fun t-shirts, and more!
RULES:
Scoring is based off of self-reported V-Max grades (a grade you can send in 5 go’s – or less – on a regular basis).
100 points for routes completed at your V-Max grade.
10 additional points for every grade above that.
20 points subtracted for climbs below your V-Max.
1 point will also be deducted for each attempt.
Sandbaggers beware! V-Max grades will be bumped when necessary.
Climbs must be logged in KAYA, anytime from Aug 9th – Sep 3rd.
Download the KAYA app and add Stone Gardens Bellevue or Seattle as your home gym; the League will pop up in your feed.
Be sure to follow the live, ongoing leaderboard in KAYA to track your progress and compete!
Global Climbing Day marks the culmination of The North Face’s Walls Are Meant For Climbing campaign, a global movement to bring people together through the power and community of climbing.
We see walls as a place to unite our community through the sport of climbing – a sport that requires trust and partnership. The purpose is to inspire us all to think more hopefully about the community we can build – as climbers, as outdoor enthusiasts, as believers in the good of humanity.
Edgeworks is proud to partner with The North Faceand climbing gyms around the globe to celebrate climbing and the community it creates. Locally for us, that means reducing the barriers to entry and increasing access for new climbers.
Details: FREE gear rentals with purchase of a day pass and extra staff available to offer a belay to new or less experienced climbers.
* Tacoma WILL NOT host an in-gym event. Instead, we’ve teamed up with The Trust for Public Lands to celebrate the recent installation of 2 new outdoor climbing boulders next to the Eastside Community Center.
Our ALL NEW Community Challenge is similar to our Boulder Series (or leagues) of the past but amped up in a whole new way!
Designed to be 2 competitions in one(seasoned pro or newbie), prizes will be awarded for top overall winners; recognition for “most improved”, “most recommendations” and “most unique routes”; plus a variety of weekly flash challenges worked in for added fun.
Regardless of your climbing ability (strong or newbie), this is sure to be a fun social experiment – er, EXPERIENCE – for everyone involved.
WHY ARE WE USING THE KAYA APP?
The KAYA Climb app may be new to the Tacoma community but is used by climbers all around the world and its features help us better facilitate the challenge by:
Making it easier for us to track participation and progress.
Giving you real time standings to see where you’re at, how your progress compares to others and exactly what you need to do to WIN!
CHALLENGE DETAILS:
Here’s all that you really need to know.
BOULDERING:
Four categories: (prizes for 1st place in each category + most improved) – Intro VB -V1 – Beginner V1 – V3 – Intermediate V3 – V5 – Advanced V5 – V+
ROPES:
Elevation Comp: (most feet climbed during comp; top 3 win prizes) – 25 ft for West Bay (ropes) – 40 ft for East Bay – 50 ft for Lead Prow
OVERALL PRIZES:
Flash Challenges
Most recommendations
PRIZES AWARDED DURING OUR NEXT MEMBER SOCIAL: AUGUST 3RD!
Just because we have to practice social distancing, doesn’t mean we can’t also teach some climbing skills. Every Wednesday at 6pm and Friday at 7pm, we will host free online clinics for our members.
Our experienced, professional, and AMGA certified climbing instructors will lead a different clinic – from clipping and un-clipping quickdraws to hauling and raising systems. These clinics will be taught virtually via Google Meet with sign-in links and instructions emailed with registration.
Clinics are FREE for members but space is limited so be sure to SIGN-UP early to claim your spot and take advantage of this cool member perk!
Registration for each clinic will be made available 6 days in advance of the scheduled date.
Cancellations + No-Shows
Because the response to these clinics has been very popular, we ask you to do your absolute best to show up for the clinic you register for. If you cannot make it, please cancel as soon as possible so that we can open up the space for others.
NEXT UP:
Wednesday 6pm | June 12, 2020: Multi-Pitch Rope Management w/ Andrew Ledge stack or lap coil? Come find out! We are going to be demonstrating and discussing rope management practices.
Suggested equipment: Anchor, Harness, Belay/rappel device, PAS or 120cm sling, 3 locking carabiners, Prussik loop or 60cm sling, Rope
Don’t have the listed equipment? Feel free to watch and contribute with questions.
Space is limited. Sign up online to reserve your spot!
Calluses gone and finger strength waining? Time to dust off the old hangboard and start re-building your strength. But where do you start?
Join route setter and Team Edgeworks new head coach, Michael, for a weekly live video series all about HANGBOARDING – Fridays at 7:15pm on the Edgeworks Fitness Facebook page.
Each week, Michael will focus on different tips n’ tricks of hangboarding, and each week will have a different theme; starting with the basics of hangboarding, who should hangboard, how to safely hangboard and more.
Miss a session or want to take it again? No problem! These videos will remain on our Edgeworks Fitness page, available for you to participate whenever is convenient for you.
Can ‘Pretty Strong’ be the next big climbing movie?
PRETTY STRONG, the film that follows eight of the world’s strongest female climbers as they explore new climbing areas, send hard projects, and push the boundaries of the sport and themselves, is now available to stream on Vimeo!
