First Annual ClimbFest Ogden Raises $1000's for Ogden Area Climbing Initiatives

May 1, 01:45 PM | Fundraising

Climbers Mike Reardon, Mike Anderson, Greg Lowe, Jeff Lowe, Ron Olevsky, and I raised big bucks for Ogden Climbing Parks.

The first annual ClimbFest – Ogden!, whose goal was to, “to promote the joy of climbing and preserve the crags,” featuring presentations and films by:

Michael Reardon – the world’s top free-soloist – bona-fide rockstar, Hollywood producer, hilarious personality and sick-ass climber.

Mike Anderson – leading desert Big Wall free climber (he’s not bad on granite either, having done the first no falls, first try ascent of El Cap’s Freerider VI, 5.12+).

Pete Takeda – Award-winning author of An Eye At the Top Of the World

Greg Lowe – inventor, genius, and post-modern renaissance man with his Academy Award-nominated short film, Fall Line

Jeff Lowe – American climbing legend with clips from forty years of mountain adventures.

Ron Olevsky – Maverick mystery man and desert climbing pioneer.

A Saturday, April 28, 2007 casual bouldering session and spring clean-up at the local boulders was followed by an afternoon session with snacks at the Timber Mine Restaurant

The evenning event featured a Fund Raising Dinner and auction: with slide show and film by Takeda from AN EYE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD. The event raised funds for Ogden Climbing Parks, a 501c(3) Nonprofit organization.