The Lineup
Recurring Member Events
GUESTS ARE WELCOME WITH A DAY PASS
Wednesday Night Live mUsic
Enjoy your summer night climbing sessions to the tune of local artists in the courtyard every Wednesday from 6-9:30PM starting June 19th.
Stop by for a brew and delicious Rumsy’s grub and have a seat in our magical outdoor space for a listen to some great jams, or just enjoy them via the AV in any area of the gym while you go about business as usual.
Music is free and food and beer is cheap. Free for members, guests welcome with a day pass.
19/June - Summer Kickoff W/ Joshy SouL + Maker's Market
26/June - Moodlite
03/July - Will Baxter Band
10/July - Tara Shupe
17/July - Jessie Eng
24/July - Christian Mills Band + Maker's Market
31/July - Emily Hicks
07/Aug - Tribe of I
14/Aug - Pixie & The Partygrass Boys + Maker's Market
21/Aug - Chris Parker
28/Aug - TBD
Third Tuesday Member Meetups
Front members, old and new, join us on the third Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm - 8:30pm at Rumsy's on the third floor for a member-led discussion on an outdoor-related topic.
Expect free chips and salsa, $2 beers and tacos, and mingling! These gatherings are the perfect opportunity to meet new friends and climbing partners.
18/June - Gaz Leah - Parque La Huasteca, Mexico
16/July - Dr. Tyler Nelson - New methods for measuring and training the finger flexors in climbers
20/August - Annie Trujillo - #Vanlife not for you?
1st & 3Rd Wednesday Ladies Climbing Night
Our Ladies Climbing Night is hosted by the wonderful, self-organized Females of The Front group. The climbing night takes place every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7pm - 8pm.
Come boulder and/or rope climb and make new lady friends. Meet at the ping pong tables. All skill levels are welcome!
15/May
05/June
19/June
Spring Events
28/May
Pride Night
Join us and Nikki Smith as we kick off Pride Week in Salt Lake City! Enjoy a night of bouldering, route climbing, or just socializing and celebrating with other members of Utah’s LGBTQIA+ climbing community and allies.
This event is free to members of The Front, and REI and Cotopaxi have generously covered the entrance fee for the first 50 non-members to arrive at the gym. The Front will be providing a discounted $15 day-pass to non-members, as well as FREE gear rentals, belay orientations, and belay tests.
Starts 31/May
300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Join us for a 300-hour advanced Yoga Teacher Training beginning this summer! This training is perfect for those who want to expand their knowledge beyond basic Yoga studies covered in most 200 hour trainings, deepen their own practice, and learn how to teach/share yoga with others. Instructed by our own Sarah Jane Burkholz and Sammy Brown with special guest teachers Rohit Nair specializing in Indic studies and Maria Radloff specializing in Ayurveda. Our teachers have a deep accumulative experience of both practicing under master yoga teachers and of teaching alike. This unique program is 300 hour Yoga Alliance certified and is open to new students of yoga as well as all levels of practitioners and teachers.
Summer Events
01-02/June
Climbing Athlete Assessment Clinic
Join The Front and Dr. Tyler Nelson from Camp4 Human Performance for a cutting-edge, two-day clinic on how to assess and improve your climbing ability through functional strength testing and training. Dr. Nelson has helped professional and amateur climbers improve their training specificity and effectiveness through his research and training methods using the Exsurgo Gstrength 500 force assessment tool. With this tool and the app that Dr. Nelson helped create you will gain the knowledge and experience to assess your physical abilities, identify areas for improvement, set your athletic baseline, create realistic goals, and embark on an effective training program.
June 1st - 2nd | $225 for members, $250 for non-members
06/June
SLCA Fundraiser Party at Black Diamond
Join the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance and The Front on June 6th from 6pm - 10pm at Black Diamond's parking lot for food, drinks, live music, a silent auction, raffles, games, and mingling!
SLCA is Utah’s leading voice for climbing access and stewardship: uniting, educating, and inspiring climbers of all disciplines to serve their local climbing community since 2002.
19/June
Summer Solstice Party
Let's kick off summertime a few days early with live music from Joshy Soul, local artisans, food from Rumsy's, local brews, and perhaps most importantly - our Impact Coalition Partners!
If you haven't already, this is a perfect opportunity to get to know the local non-profits we have chosen to partner with by matching a $1.00 optional addition to your monthly membership dues. All four non-profits - CAWS, the SLCA, Volunteers of America | Utah Chapter, and Utah Clean Energy - are up to all the good in our neighborhood, but they need consistent help from amazing locals like yourselves in order to achieve their goals and improve the valley for all of us.
Free for members, guests welcome with a day pass.
30/June
'Merica Ping Pong Tournament
Nothing is more ‘Merican than Ping Pong and BBQ’s. Well, at least BBQ’s.
Our 2nd annual ‘Merica-themed Ping Pong Tourney will feature live music, grilling in the courtyard, a yuuuuge cash purse, participant prizes, an opportunity drawing, and more. Well, not much more actually, but doesn’t that all sound awesome?!
We will have a Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced heat, so if you aren't a pro yet don't worry, you'll play against others who still call it 'Ping Pong' and not 'Table Tennis'.
Registration opens soon!
24/August
Global Climbing Day - Free Climbing For Everyone
Join us to celebrate the walls that unite us, not divide us.
In 2018, Global Climbing Day was August 18, 2018. It was a day full of FREE CLIMBING, live music from Joshy Soul and The Cool, a poster signing with Margo Hayes, food, drinks, and fun! The North Face also donated $1 to the Khumbu Climbing Center for every climber who comes to the gym that day!
24-26/August
Salt Lake Climbing Festival (SLCA Event)
The Salt Lake Climbing Festival is the SLCA's educational initiative designed to increase climbing knowledge within our community. Join us for a full weekend of skills based climbing clinics and festivities.
Home base: Alpine Rose, Brighton, Utah
Fall Events
08/September
Climb, Wine, & Dine
Climb, Wine, and Dine is back for its 5th consecutive year to honor the amazing leaders in our community and provide a space for learning, inspiration, and ultimate bad-assery.
This year we are ensuring this women-led event is all-inclusive, and ALL are invited to attend for climbing, nutrition and training clinics, a keynote presentation, an opportunity drawing, live music, food, and of course, WINE (and beer).
Registration opens soon!
18/September
End of Summer Party
Whether you are mourning the impending end of warmer days or celebrating the impending beginning of snowy ones, come do it with us for our last party in our courtyard before we put away the picnic tables, hammocks and yard games and gear up for (cross your fingers) amazing powder days.
The season will end as it began - Live music, local artisans, Rumsy's goodies and brews. If you are incredibly ambitious, use this as an opportunity to start (and finish!) your holiday shopping! If that sentence just sent shivers down your spine way too early, just come enjoy handmade crafts and a little camaraderie and reflect on your amazing summer adventures.
Free for members, guests welcome with a day pass.
26/October
Deadpoint Bouldering Competition
Every year around Halloween, local and national climbers get together at The Front for the Deadpoint Bouldering Competition! On October 26th, get ready to strut your stuff in a costume contest, compete for a monster cash purse, enjoy a candy bowl of prizes, drink some boo’s, and cheer on your friends!
Whether you climb V0 or V9, you’re likely to go home with awesome gear from our sponsors, and you will without a doubt have a blast at the sickest Halloween party in the Salt Lake Valley!