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horsetoothhang
Sep 12, 2007, 4:36 AM
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Hey Everyone,
I would like to invite you all to the Horsetooth Hang Climbing Festival on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at Rotary Park, Fort Collins CO. (www.horsetoothhang.net) Thanks to Neptune Mountaineering, Hodi’s Half Note, Miramont Lifestyle Fitness, The Spot, La Sportiva, New Belgium, Sterling Ropes, Urban Climber, REI of Fort Collins, Uncle’s Pizzeria, and all our other sponsors, we have a jam packed line up of exciting events! Come out and help us celebrate another year of fun, stewardship and fundraising for some really great causes!
We are excited to announce a number of changes and new features this year that will make the event even better than last year. Check out our lineup of activities and new things going on this year:
• A formal competition aspect of the Hang for people that want it (if you don’t want to compete, no worries, we are still all about hosting a day of camaraderie and fun)
• A Self Rescue clinic with AMGA certified guide Craig Luebben for a screaming deal of a price
• An official Adopt-A-Crag trash clean-up
• Shoe demos from La Sportiva, Five-Ten and Scarpa
• Artwork displays from Front Range photographers and artists
• Booths from tons of great climbing companies, gear shops, and land managers
• The infamous Hang afterparty hosted by Hodi’s Half Note
• Slideshow by the wicked strong Paul Robinson
• Free Beer from New Belgium Brewing (21+)
• Free Dinner from Uncle’s Pizzeria
• And of course, the absolutely, ridiculously gigantic gear raffle. We have well over $8,000 worth of great stuff including PADS from Flashed, Organic, Black Diamond, and Revolution, SHOES from Sportiva, Five-ten, Scarpa and Mad Rock, ROPES and so much more!
• Live music after the raffle
• As always, all the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Access Fund, the Horsetooth Hang Educational Grant and to fund local public service projects. This year, we have a goal of raising $2,500 for the Access Fund through membership renewals and sales.
• Urban Climber has also generously donated subscriptions to any Hang participant or volunteer who wants one…no strings attached, just say yes.
Cost for the event is super affordable and we are always looking for volunteers if you just want to hang out for the day and enjoy the scene.
Entry Fees (pre-registration):
• Full day climber package--$25
• ˝ day climb; Self Rescue Clinic--$55 ($85 value!)
• ˝ day climb; ˝ day volunteer--$15
• Self Rescue only--$40
• Access Fund renewal or new membership--$25 ($35 regularly)
Make sure to pre-register (to climb or volunteer) through our site www.horsetoothhang.net to save money and find more great deals!
We would also like to thank a few of our other sponsors including Mountain Hardwear, Black Diamond, Scarpa, Trango, Flashed, Organic, Five-ten, Tendon Productions, Inner Strength Rock Gym, Paradise Rock Gym, Vintages, Prana, Great Harvest Bread Co, Citizen Printing, Mad Rock, Revolution, Rock’n & Jam’n, Acupuncture Center of the Rockies, Mike Kleker, Carol McDaniel, Estes Park Mountain Shop, Stonewear designs, Go-West T-shirts, Mammut and Metolius.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at horsetoothhang@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
Cameron Cross
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shockabuku
Sep 19, 2007, 3:52 AM
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Anyone out there attending?
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horsetoothhang
Sep 19, 2007, 5:57 PM
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Quite a few people have already pre-registered...about half are from the Fort Collins area. It is going to be a great turnout this year!
Cameron
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horsetoothhang
Sep 19, 2007, 6:02 PM
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Just as a bit of a teaser, here is a little bit of the stuff we have to give away at the Hang this year. Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, we have a ridiculous amount of booty to raffle, throw, and force upon climbers and volunteers in attendance.
MEMBERSHIPS, day passes, and comp packages from The Spot, Miramont, Paradise Rock Gym, Inner Strength, Rock'n & Jam'n, and the Estes Park Mountain Shop
SHOES from La Sportiva, Five-ten, Scarpa and Mad Rock
SANDALS from Chaco
PADS from Flashed, Organic, Black Diamond, and Revolution
ROPES from Sterling
MASSAGES, chiropractic and acupuncture visits from local folks.
BACKPACKS from Mountain Hardwear
CLOTHES from Mountain Hardwear, Prana, Mammut and more
WINE from Vintages
FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS to Urban Climber
Plus a ton of other schwag from Jax, REI, The Access Fund, Black Diamond, and many more...
We will of course be having FREE BEER from New Belgium as always and dinner provided by Uncle's Pizzeria of Fort Collins.
Don't miss out on the best Raffle in Colorado! You can register at www.horsetoothhang.net...but hurry, pre-registration closes at 9pm on Thursday September 27th!
See you there!
Cameron
horsetoothhang@yahoo.com
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horsetoothhang
Oct 3, 2007, 11:43 PM
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Hi All,
The 12th Neptune Mountaineering Horsetooth Hang Climbing Festival was another enormous success this year! Held on Saturday, September 29th, the event raised over $1,000 for the Access Fund, gathered over 300 lbs of trash from Horsetooth climbing areas, and brought the community together for a day of camaraderie, stewardship and climbing.
There were vendor booths, art displays and shoe demos set up for the first part of the morning until gusty winds threatened to blow any unanchored items off into Nebraska. Climbing wasn’t affected, however, and the turnout was great, with over 250 participants in total.
Tons of strong climbers like Paul Robinson (who gave the slideshow at the afterparty), Jamie Emerson, Ryan Olsen, Ian Dory, and others came out to enjoy great climbs and the super fun atmosphere. A few folks tried Meathook, but no one repeated the famous problem. Lots of other hard climbs went down however, including the Moon Arete, Mammen Traverse, Lower Punk Rock Traverse and more.
The day was a great opportunity for people to try out climbing. Even if they didn’t own equipment, many participants took advantage of the demos by La Sportiva, Five-Ten and Scarpa to test out the newest models of great shoes on Horsetooth classics. Craig Luebben also gave an excellent self-rescue clinic at the Piano Boulders.
Participants helped make the trash clean-up be wildly successful again this year. Lots of people took part in our scavenger hunt, finding items like tape, water bottles, ratty webbing, and crash pads that are commonly forgotten at climbing areas, but are considered to be trash by land managers.
Aside from the scavenger hunt, participants collected tons of trash from the Horsetooth climbing areas. Most notably, Tina Charland found the front quarter panel off a car and Buster Jesik rounded up a pair of women’s underwear, a dead mouse in a bottle and a random assortment of other trash treasures. Christopher Bair and Tina Charland also got awarded a brand new pair of Chaco sandals each for winning the “Most trash collected” award for male and female respectively. In total, over 300 pounds of trash were collected and participants helped not only keep our local climbing areas clean, but also improved the relationship between the climbing community and Horsetooth Reservoir land managers.
The afterparty was awesome, as always. New Belgium donated lots of free beer that flowed into the night, Uncle’s Pizzeria of Fort Collins supplied excellent pies, and Hodi’s Half Note provided a great, climber friendly venue. Paul Robinson gave a slideshow about his latest endeavors, including a hysterical section about recent adventures in Japan with a translator that didn’t speak any English.
In addition to recognizing the winners of the climbing competition, a variety of awards were given. Most notably, Amy Carden, Stephanie Marvez and Sarah Marvez received the 2007 Activism and Stewardship award for their efforts to improve the relationship between the climbing community and land managers through pad clean-up days at Mt. Evans and Rocky Mountain National Park.
Participants also got a shot at winning a part of over $8,000 worth of raffle prizes, including pads, ropes, shoes and other outdoor gear donated by all of our great sponsors.
We would like to say thanks to everyone that attended or volunteered their time. In addition, we would like to express our gratitude to Neptune Mountaineering, Hodi’s Half Note, The Spot Gym, Miramont Lifestyle Fitness, La Sportiva, New Belgium Brewing, Sterling Ropes, Urban Climber and all the other companies that make event possible. The event was a great success and we are already looking forward to next year!
Check out our website (www.horsetoothhang.net) for competition results, photos, and links to other media that covered the event.
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kricir
Oct 4, 2007, 12:32 AM
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The hang was good times, and how can any self respecting climber pass up free beer? Except whats up with the dead mouse woman’s underwear thing? I would never touch that, something is wrong with that guy.
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horsetoothhang
Oct 4, 2007, 1:23 AM
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I was pretty impressed as well. We always have plastic gloves available for people to use, but even with those, both of those things would still wierd me out a bit...both items probably have an interesting story behind how they got there. I'm glad Buster did it though...
A couple of years ago, a climber dragged half a rotting elk carcass that had been dumped by a hunter up to the registration area. We gave him a pad for his effort on the spot, but couldn't fit the thing in the dumpster at the end of the day!
I'm always impressed how much people care about the Horsetooth climbing areas, and how psyched they are to drag random trash treasures out of the bushes...it is always one of the most entertaining parts of the day for us as organizers.
Anyway, I'm glad you came. It was a super fun day.
Cameron
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