How To Deadpoint
The air is getting cooler, Halloween decorations are going up, and Deadpoint is almost here! Deadpoint is our annual boulder comp and it’s one you won’t want to miss. It’s time to chalk up for a night of dyno demons, boulder-geists, and grip ghosties. To get you prepared for this epic adventure we want to […]
Everything You Need to Know About Front Fest
2025 Front Fest! Yo! Did you hear? Front Fest is here! I know you’re new to The Front or you’re looking to join the club, and this is the time to explore all the things we have to offer. If you’re not a member yet, you have to get the two-week Front Fest Pass. It’s […]
Meet the Rotating Art Program Committee
If you’ve been to South Main in the past month, you might’ve noticed some gorgeous new art on the walls throughout the gym. Last week we hosted our first Gallery Night at South Main featuring work by Ron Winsett. His photographic prints of our Great Salt Lake are the first to be placed throughout the […]
The Front’s Community Climbing Groups
Climbing is a sport of tremendous privilege. Climbing has always been a sport of tremendous privilege, and for decades, there’s been a huge barrier to entry. Free time, disposable income, access, and whiteness have often been prerequisites to enter the world of rock climbing. Thankfully, that’s all changing. Here at The Front, we’re on a […]
The Good And Bad Of Climbing’s Olympic Debut
What did you miss? Climbing reached its mainstream media pinnacle this past week with its historic premiere Olympic inclusion. This degree of popularity and widespread appeal has been a long time coming for the sport. From the earliest instances of global competitions such as the first international climbing competition held here in Utah at Snowbird Resort to the Hollywood films Free Solo and The Dawn Wall which propelled dirtbag climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell to superstar status, climbing’s popularity has […]
Salt Lake City World Cups 2021: Recap
What did you miss? Salt Lake City hosted its biggest climbing competition in years not once, but twice, back-to-back the past two weekends! The downtown Salt Lake venue, Industry, successfully housed a few thousand spectators, as well as food trucks and booths from outdoor companies like The North Face and Petzl. If you missed it, […]
Meet the BIPOC at The Front Leadership Members
BIPOC at The Front Last summer The Front made a pledge to diversity in its community by committing to the inclusion of Black, indigenous, and climbers of color. With the help of our members, BIPOC at the Front was formed. The group is focused on creating space for climbers of color in Salt Lake City […]
Climbing Up For Air 2020 Recap – Ogden
Climbing Up For Air 2020 has officially wrapped up and you. ALL. CRUSHED!!! This past Sunday we witnessed a mind-bending number of laps up and down the walls, and the biggest forearms we’ve ever seen in our life! The action began at 10 a.m. with 4- and 8-hour groups starting off HOT! The most ambitious […]
Climbing Up For Air 2020 Recap – SLC
Climbing Up For Air 2020 has officially wrapped up and you. ALL. CRUSHED!!! This past Sunday we witnessed 220 laps(!!) on pink dot boulder problems, an incredibly crafty crew of climbers making beautiful rope rugs, some folks with cat-like-Oreo-flippin reflexes and the biggest forearms we’ve ever seen in our life! The action began at 10 […]
Dig It!
The sky was blue. The sun was scorching. Car thermometers sprouted into the 90s. But the heat did not stop our dedicated members from showing up with smiling faces to the Ogden Trails Network (OTN) August Trail Dig! During this month’s dig, we worked out of the 22nd Street trailhead, focusing our efforts between the […]
