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October is fast approaching.. and in the Red River Gorge, that means two things: sending temps and Rocktoberfest, presented this year by Keen Footwear, Black Diamond and Mountain Gear.

Every year for the past eight years, climbers have come from as far as Australia, Poland, and the backwoods of your hometown just to partake in the fall festivities. With headlining events like Reel Rock Tour, Mountain Gear sponsored clinics, Black Diamond Gear Auctions, and our always stellar music line-up (The 23 Strings, The Slant Kings), it’s easily the best thing happening on the East Coast.

And better yet: this is a party with a purpose. In 2004 the RRGCC purchased the Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP), 750-acres of land with 400+ routes, many of which are decidedly world-class, ranging from 5.5 – 5.14c and the potential for plenty more. It’s an incredible fortune to own such an amazing piece of land. There are no free lunches, though - along with the sizable chunk of land we are also proud owners of a sizable mortgage payment… to the order of $30,000 a year until 2014. So come out for good temps and even better times.

Please take this as a formal invitation to join us in the Red River Gorge on October 10–12 to hang out with your friends and help us raise money for the PMRP. The party is at the Bee Rock campground near the Slade rest area.

On top of the good times, there are awesome deals. La Sportiva will be selling their stellar V5 leather sandals for $20 (retail $40). Keen Footwear is bringing a truck load (really… a semi-trailer-full) of Targhee approach shoes that will be sold for $40 (retail $110). And the icing on the cake -100% of the proceeds from the Keen and La Sportiva shoes sold at this event go to the RRGCC. Let’s say that again: 100% of the proceeds will go to the RRGCC. For us, for you, for the PMRP, get a couple of pairs of new kicks and then sport them around your favorite crags in the PMRP. Mountain Gear is sponsoring their renowned climbing clinics with proceeds going to the PMRP. And The North Face is jumping into act, too, with a silent auction with more gear than your gear closet can handle. (Bring cash as we won’t be taking credit cards at the event.. sorry but thems the breaks)

Climbing Competition

How much endurance do you have? How long can you fend off the pump? How many bolts can you clip? Come out and prove your mettle at the 1st Annual PMRP Clip and Go climbing competition. All proceeds of the climbing comp go to paying off the PMRP. There will be several divisions and everyone is welcome. For the competition, Sore Heel will be open only to competitors and partners until 2pm on Saturday.

Registration

Registration is open now. Online preregistration and prepayment come at discounted prices (payment at the event will be higher - please pay immediately after registration to secure your choices and lock in your costs). Unfortunately, we won’t be able to take credit cards at the event - so bring some greenbacks, they’ll come in handy. Camping on site at Bee Rocks is included in your Friday and Saturday venue admission.

If you want something a little more comfortable than a tent or a car to sleep in, you might consider reserving one of the two cabins that are on site at Bee Rocks. Each cabin sleeps 4 people, costs $150 per night, and is available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Email us to snag one for yourself - these cabins are first come, first served!

Spread the Word!

With your online preregistration, you’ll receive an invite code. Let your friends know about the event and tell them to sign up with your invitation code - it earns you credits towards winning more schwag! (You must pay prior to the event for your invites to be valid)

And besides getting lower prices for registering online and guaranteeing a spot for the events, the first 200 registrants get a bag full of schwag.. so don’t wait!

Click here to download a poster (about 1MB in size) that you can print out and post around town to help spread the word!

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Clinics

To register for a clinic, you must preregister and pay online. Please register online.

Silent Auction
Professional photo shoot with you as the star!

Minimum opening bid = $150. Minimum increase $10.

What you get:
1. Professional photographer taking pictures of you climbing or an outdoor portrait.
2. Digital copy of at least 5 images taken from the photo shoot for your non-commercial, personal use.
3. Colorful Prana shirt.
4. New SAMA harness from Petzl.

The harness and shirt are yours to keep.

Photo shoot will be done at 2:00pm Sunday after the climbing photography clinic at Torrent Falls.

Photographer: John Evans - the photographer who shot the 2007 Rock and Ice article on the Red and is the featured artist in the Fall Access Fund Vertical Times. Check out his bio and skills at www.johnevansphoto.com.

Silent auction for this item closes at 6:30pm on Saturday October 10. Interested parties, please come to the silent auction area at the venue to find out the results of the bidding. If the auction winner does not claim the prize by 6:45pm it will be awarded to next highest bidder. If you bid please plan to attend the closing.

Winner must attend meet and greet Saturday evening at 7:00 to finalize the details of the photo shoot.

Special Offer from Red River Outdoors

Our friends Matt and Amy Tackett have recently added “Phoenix Paintball” to their repertoire of adventure activities. If you play during Rocktoberfest weekend and mention that you saw their ad on our website, they’ll donate to the RRGCC 20% of what you pay to play! Click here to learn more.

Volunteering

We need your help to make Rocktoberfest the best it can be! Please let us know when you’re willing to help out by using this form.

Sponsors

As always, we’re very grateful to our sponsors for helping to make everything we do possible. Send some business their way any time you get a chance!

Schedule

Friday:
6pm : Vendors open for your perusing pleasure
8pm : Short Movies and Party

Saturday:
9am-5pm : The Clip and Go competition begins in the PMRP - Sore Heel Hollar
6pm : Dinner is served, thanks to Bourbon and Toulouse; Vendors open for your perusing pleasure
8pm : Reel Rock Tour Movie Special
7pm-Into the night : Music to move to.. Slant Kings, 23 Strings Band and more..

Sunday:
8am : Breakfast served thanks to Climbers for Christ
10am : Clinics head out