As a way of saying, “Thank you” to our members, we will be hosting a fun-filled Member Appreciation Day.  Because we recognize that our community of members is incredible and by being a member, you are Edgeworks! We hope you’ll come celebrate with us.

The day will be full of FREE! activities, including FREE DAY PASSES for everyone and a party for members. Check out the schedule below and be sure to join us December 6, 2013!

Member Appreciation Day Schedule:

This Friday, December 6th 7:00pm-8:30pm, check out

YOGA FOR CLIMBERS with Amy Petty, E-RYT (sign-up here)

Enhance your climbing with yoga! Yoga brings balance to climbing and promotes strength, flexibility and focus.

In this workshop we will target specific applications of yoga for climbers:

• create fluid movement and transitions
• practice balance through shifting our weight into one legged balance poses
• develop awareness in feet, legs, wrists and hands
• strengthen and stabilize our core,
• work flexibility throughout the whole body
• utilize strategies to develop antagonist muscles to relieve strain in overused muscles in climbing such as the trapezius
• learn breath and meditation techniques to focus and calm the mind

“Perfection in an asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless” (The Yoga Sutras, Patanjali, as translated my B.K.S. Iyengar). Experience how yoga can help to translate this quality to your climbing.

Banff Mountain Film Festival – 9th Annual Tacoma Screening

Tacoma Screening Dates:
December 2-3, 2013
TWO NIGHTS! – DIFFERENT FILMS EACH NIGHT!

Presented by:
The Mountaineers
University of Puget Sound Outdoors Program
Edgeworks Climbing

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every fall in Banff, Alberta.

Immediately after the festival in November, a selection of the best films entered in the festival goes on tour. The host organization in each tour location chooses a program that reflects the interests of their community. Each community creates a unique celebration of local adventure and adventurers. The World Tour visits approximately 305 cities annually in 20 countries, reaching over 220,000 audience members.

Dates:

Monday December 2, 2013
Tuesday December 3, 2013
Get your tickets early!  In 2010 and 2011 we sold out before the doors opened!

Show time and seatting:

Doors open at 6:00 pm
Show starts at 6:45 pm
Seats are festival style ~ first come basis

Where:

Rialto Theater, 9th and Broadway downtown Tacoma

Festival Prices:

1-Ticket / 1-Night
$18 General Admission
$14 MEMBER PRICING: for Edgeworks Climbing, The Mountaineers or University of Puget Sound Members

2-Night Package – See different movies both nights!
$33 General Admission
$25 MEMBER PRICING: for Edgeworks Climbing, The Mountaineers or University of Puget Sound Members

*Prices do not include handling fees & taxes
**2 -Night Package CAN NOT be purchased online; purchase in person at Edgeworks Climbing or over the phone with the Broadway Center Box Office

Tickets:

We recommend purchasing them in advance. Last year tickets were sold out by the time the doors opened!

• In Person:
Edgeworks Climbing
-or- Broadway Center Box Office
2-Night Package AVAILABLE when purchased in person
• Online:
Broadway Center webpage: Broadway Center Ticketing
2 -Night Package NOT AVAILABLE when purchased online
• Phone:
Broadway Center Ticketing: 253.591.5894 or 1.800.291.7593
2-Night Package AVAILABLE when purchased via phone

Super Cool Film Festival Trailer:

We are super psyched, and proud, to recognize all of the EW team kids who have been absolutely crushing it this comp season.  At our own Blacklight Comp, 7 kids placed in the top 5 in their category with two 1st place finishes.  The weekend before, at Northwest Boulderfest, 3 kids placed in the top 4 – again with a 1st place finish. And, just this past weekend at the South Sound Pull Down, another 1st place finish was achieved. Congratulations to all the kids who are climbing and competing!

Northwest Boulderfest, Seattle
Alex Petty: 1st place, MYD
Kylee Beam; 2nd place, FYD
Sophia Terrill: 4th place, FYD

Edgeworks Blacklight Comp, Tacoma
Alex Petty: 1st place, MYD
Kylee Beam: 1st place, FYD
James Corbett: 2nd place, MYA
Hal Warren: 3rd place, MYC
Grace Wilkerson: 4th place, FYD
Elliott McDonald: 4th Place, MYC
Terah Gruber: 5th place, FYD

South Sound Pull Down, Olympia
Kylee Beam: 1st place, Youth

Are you looking for a way to connect with other families and friends that are in our youth programs? New this year we are adding a Youth Program Family Night.  Every First Friday of the month we will be offering day passes for only $5 for youth program guests and family. As always, kids that are currently in our youth programs already have a membership and climb for free. If you are new to our programs or new to climbing in general, these events will include a free “climbing with children: safety class.” This event is a great opportunity to meet other program families and a chance to experience what your child does during our programs. This event is also a great way to introduce other interested families and future climbers to our programs and gym. The first event will be Friday, November 1st. We hope to see you there!

Stand Up

You’ve undoubtedly heard the advice: keep your arms straight! But, of course, you can’t keep your arms straight the whole time or you wouldn’t be able to flex them to pull yourself upward.

When you’re hanging on holds, indeed, it’s a good idea to keep your arms straight. But the second part of this advice that’s left out is how to begin initiating your upward movement. Typically, beginners will initiate the move with their arms, pulling themselves up. Instead, try to always initiate your upward movement with your legs. Keep your arms straight and move yourself upward by pressing with your feet. Eventually, you’ll have to flex your arms, but try to do so only after you’ve initiated the upward movement with the legs–even if it’s just a little bit.

Teach yourself what this feels like by climbing easy routes in the gym. Hang from straight arms and try to drive yourself upward as far as you can by high-stepping your feet and using only your leg muscles to stand up on every hold.

Thanks to everyone who competed.  Awesome job and we are psyched to see some incredible routes being sent by the best of the northwest.

2013 ABS 15 Blacklight Bouldering Competition + Party

Join us for the 9^th annual Blacklight Bouldering competition – also known as, one of the biggest and best climbing events in the region!  This unique event combines the fun of blacklights with the excitement and energy of a climbing competition.

You can sign up for BOTH competing and volunteering on the website!

Date: October 26th, 2013
Entry: $35 ($40 after Oct 16th)
PreReg Deadline: October 16th
Edgeworks Members: $20
Open to: ALL Ages/Abilities
Includes:
-Best routes of the year
-Blacklight fun
-$1500 cash purse (OPEN Categories)
-Prizes and Raffle (Adult and Youth)
-After Party (21+)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!

F.A.Q.
1) Sessions/Categories: Any category can register for either session (first come, first served).
2) Prizes:
–Open Category Prizes: 1^st-$450, 2^nd-$200, 3^rd-$100. (Male & Female OPEN Categories)
-1^st Place in any other adult category will get a product prize.
3) USAC Credit and OPEN Category: Youth CANNOT get USAC credit for the comp if they compete in OPEN Category for prize money. In the unusual case that a youth participant wants to compete for BOTH USAC credit AND prize money, you must register for and climb in both sessions. Yes, that means they have to pay twice.
4) Climbing Time: Climbers will be allowed EXACTLY 3 hours to climb. All climbing will end at the 3 hour mark. (This is a change from previous years when we allowed climbers to finish the climb that they were in line for at the buzzer.)

COMPETITION VOLUNTEERS
Yes!  We need you!  Volunteer to be a competition judge (no experience necessary).
Benefits of volunteering:
-Single Session Volunteers: (10:15am-2:00pm OR 2:15pm-6:00pm)
$25 EW Gift Card, comp shirt and Karma points.
-Double Session Volunteers: (10:15pm-6:00pm)
$50 EW Gift Card, comp shirt, pizza and DOUBLE Karma points.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER!

We will need painting volunteers Thursday and Friday prior to the comp. If you are interested, please talk to Andy directly.