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Ticket sales close at 11:59 PM Friday, September 19. Day-of tickets will be available for purchase at the event on Saturday, September 20th. 

Purchase at the LTW parking lot from 8am-11am, or River House backyard from 4:30pm on. Tickets will likely run out so purchase ahead of time!

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Join us September 20th and 21st for the Index Climbers Festival!

All proceeds from the Index Climbers Festival will go to support local projects that benefit the Index climbing community, including the port-a-potties at the Wagon Wheel.

Schedule and more info at https://www.indexclimbersfestival.com/

Official 2025 Index Climbers Festival T-shirts

Each year we highlight a local climber and artist to work with us on our graphic design for the official festival t-shirt. So you can expect a fun, one-of-a-kind, hand screen printed tee, celebrating Index and Climbing. All proceeds go directly to the Index Climbing Collective.

T-Shirt Cost:   $15.00 Pre-sale/Online.  Then $18.00 Day-of/At the festival, while supplies last.

Pick-up Locations: Saturday (8/20) 8am-10am at the Lower Town Wall lot. Saturday (8/20) 4:30pm-10pm at the River House/BBQ (444 Ave A.) Sunday (8/21) 9:30am-10am at Doolittle Park. 

Climbers Coffee and Breakfast - Saturday (8/20) 8am-9am:

Breakfast burritos and bagels and coffee! Oh my. Fuel up before the comp. Get pumped for the hunt.

Cost: Free

Location: Lower Town Wall Lot

Climbing Competition and Scavenger Hunt - Saturday (8/20) 8am-5pm:

Feeling sendy? Enter the climbing comp! Feeling like a rest/adventure day? Join the Scavenger Hunt!

Prizes all around! Rules will be posted on the website.  

Waiver required to participate: https://forms.gle/XRJYM8WEXoJxM3u19

Cost:  $15.00 Pre-sale/Online.  $20 day-of

Location: Check in at Lower Town Wall parking lot between 8:00-10:00 am. YOU MUST CHECK-IN AND SIGN A WAIVER TO PARTICIPATE.

Climbing Clinics - Saturday (8/20) 9am-4pm:

Join us for climbing clinics hosted by Edgeworks Climbing + Guiding! Click HERE for a full list of clinics and to register.

Check in for all climbing clinics between 7:45 and 8:30 at Doolittle Park (across from the General Store)

Rebolting Clinic: "Bolts: Placing, Removing, and Ethics" with Washington Climbers Coalition - Saturday (8/20) 9am-12ish... or longer if y'all are really into it.

Everyone has an opinion about bolts; We love them, we love to hate them, and we often trust them implicitly. A highly contested topic since the beginnings of modern climbing, bolted hardware has become a normal facet of almost every crag across the country. Thousands of hangers are clipped every day, yet few understand the bolts they are trusting their lives with. Join us on a dive into the world of bolting where you see just how the sausage is made. Learn how to evaluate what you are climbing on, the decisions developers are making, what tools accomplish the job, and get a glimpse into the modern bolt replacement movement.

Level: Best suited for intermediate to advanced climbers
Bring: Students are asked to bring a notebook / note taking tools
Cost: $15-45 sliding scale.

Location: Lower Town Wall parking lot & LTW boulder field

6 spaces available

100% of proceeds are donation to WARP & Index rebolting. Please consider donating more if you are in a position to do so! Good bolts save lives!

BBQ - Saturday (8/20) 5pm-9pm:

Join us for a meal! Stay for the music. Vegan options available. Each ticket purchased includes two drink tickets.

Cost: $20 Pre-sale/Online, $25 day-of/at the door  (Tickets are limited to 200 for capacity reasons.)

Coffee & Stewardship Day - Sunday (8/21) 9:30am-3ish:

Join the Washington Climbers Coalition and Index Climbers Collective for stewardship projects on September 21st -- campground cleanup, trail realignment, invasive blackberry removal, & more!

Coffee provided by Index Climbers Collective.
Meet at Doolittle Park. 
Cost: Free!  However, please Purchase a Ticket to Stewardship Day to let us know you are coming.