Vermont Climbing Festival 2025

HOW TO REGISTER:

• Purchase a Weekend Pass. If you'd like to take a Clinic or participate in a Competition or Stewardship Day, choose an Add-On before check out. Participants must purchase a Weekend Pass to join a Clinic or Competition!*

• Only one participant may register per transaction. Register additional participants through separate transactions.**

• Visit the Vermont Climbing Festival website for descriptions and specifics on items below. Schedule is subject to change!

• Please make sure you have read the registration instructions clearly as there are no refunds.

• We need volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form. Volunteers will receive either full or partial reimbursement on their Weekend Pass, depending on shift length. Reimbursment will be given after the festival is comlplete. Volunteers will need to pay for their Weekend Pass in advance.

This is the largest annual fundraiser to support the work of CRAG-VT; all proceeds are used towards our mission to protect Vermont climbing!

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

• Weekend Pass (required): The Pass includes access to climbing Competitions, Friday night story telling, Friday social hour, yoga, workshops, a visiting North Face Presentation by UPDATE, late night music, Saturday and Sunday morning coffee !* Children under 12 have a free Weekend Pass****.

Beginning July 15

12 - 18 Years Old: $25

Early Bird Non-Member: $55

Regular Early Bird CRAG-VT Member: $48

Beginning: September 1st

• Regular: $70
• Student /CRAG-VT: $60

Add-ons:

• Camping at Farr's Field is free for Weekend Pass holders! However, spots are limited. Reserve a spot as an Add-On before check-out! (donations encouraged)
• Clinics are not included in the Weekend Pass. Select one of the clinics in the Add-On section before check-out. Prices range from $80 - $195 and are discounted for CRAG-VT members (click "Enter promo code" at the top of the screen and apply before selecting tickets). Clinic participation requires purchase of a Weekend Pass. Clinics run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9am to 3pm, details are listed on the Festival website. Some age and experience requirements apply, see individual Clinic tickets for those requirements. In general, Clinics are for ages 16 and up, but some are open to younger participants. See individual Clinic ticket description.

• Stewardship Day is included, but you will need to sign up in advance! Be sure to select the Sunday Stewardship Day as an Add-On before check-out. This is a chance to give back to the community and help with maintaining trails. It's manual work, and so satisfying!

• Competitions**** are included in your Weekend Pass, but you will need to sign up in advance for one of them! If you would like to compete in the Black Barn Farm Bouldering Comp, be sure to choose it as an Add-On after selecting the Weekend Pass but before check-out. The Competitions are:
• Black Barn Farm Bouldering Competition (preregister/Add-On before checking out)
• Crack Wrestling Competition (registration on-site at the Festival)
• Dyno Wall Competition (registration on-site at the Festival)

*Crack Wrestling and Dyno Wall Competitions do not require advanced sign-up at this time. Sign-ups will be done at Cochran's Basecamp during the Festival.

**Additional ticket processing fees will be added before check-out.

***Please bring your own plate, utensils & a mug. We'll have food vendors Saturday evening. CRAG-VT will be providing a pancake breakfast Saturday morning!

****Children must be accompanied by an adult/guardian/parent.

FESTIVAL DETAILS:

• Base camp: Farr's Field, 1901 US Route 2 530 Farrs Landing Waterbury, VT 05672
• Food: We'll have food vendors Saturday evening. CRAG-VT will be providing a pancake breakfast Saturday morning!
• When: September 19-21th, 2025
• Events start Friday evening and go through Sunday. For complete schedule, go to www.VermontClimbingFestival.com
• Be sure to bring cash to participate in a raffle!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

This is the largest annual fundraiser in support of CRAG-VT's work to protect and preserve Vermont rock climbing. CRAG-VT (Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1999 by local climbers dedicated to: land conservation and stewardship; fostering positive relationships between landowners, state agencies, and climbers; and promoting responsible climbing practices. In the last 15+ years, CRAG-VT has purchased five large land areas and permanently negotiated access to many more, giving rock climbers well over 25 active climbing areas throughout the state!

Questions? For Festival questions, email [email protected]. For Clinic questions, email [email protected].

Cancellation Policy:

This is a rain or shine event and festival passes are non-refundable. Clinic tickets are 75% refundable through September 1st, 2025. Clinic refunds are not available after September 1st, 2025. Should you be unable to attend your clinic and wish to sell your non-refundable clinic ticket, your ticket is transferable (transfer will not be complete until reviewed and approved by CRAG Vermont). If you do not show up for your clinic, you will not be given a refund. No refund once you have attended a clinic. To request a refund or transfer, email [email protected] and the Festival organizers will give an initial response within 5 business days. Festival organizers may cancel a clinic for any reason. If the Festival cancels a clinic, your payment will be fully refunded. If clinic does not reach minimum participants required to take place the festival will cancel the clinic and give registrants the option for a full refund or to transfer into another clinic of equal value during the Festival weekend (subject to availability). Clinics run rain or shine, unless otherwise decided by the guide.

Host or Publisher CRAG-VT: Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont