FESTIVAL UPDATE:
For 2018, we are going to conduct a closed-to-the-public version of the festival. We are going to take the festival back to its roots--an annual, weekend gathering of friends at the City of Rocks. This is all happening for the sake of research and development. The IMF Crew is going to use this year to discuss, research, and coordinate some future changes to the festival. We will definitely miss having you all at the party, but we'll be sure to invite you all in 2019.
IDAHO MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
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WHAT IS THE IDAHO MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
The Idaho Mountain Festival--Powered by ASANA--is Idaho's all-inclusive climbers retreat. This four-day climbing festival is hosted inside Castle Rocks State Park near Almo, Idaho--right next door to the ever-so-popular City of Rocks National Reserve.
At the festival, climbers will have the chance to enjoy the classic granite rock climbing and a solid collection of entertaining attractions.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS • ATTRACTIONS • MEDIA • FAQs • DIRECTIONS
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SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
The Idaho Mountain Festival is once again powered by ASANA CLIMBING. Their support makes it possible to secure all the permitting, insurance, and facility rentals for the festival.
Asana is an Idaho based company, located in Boise, ID. They specialize in manufacturing the world's best bouldering crash pads and other climbing accessories.
“Asana Climbing is proud to present the Idaho Mountain Festival. What a great opportunity to lure climbers from all over to see the beauty and grandeur of the granite in Castle Rocks and the famed City of Rocks! With Asana being based in Boise, we feel like we are welcoming the community into our backyard for a 4-day party of climbing, clinics, music, and fun. We look forward to this being the first in a long tradition of a yearly event that highlights what Idaho has to offer our ever-growing climbing family.”
--James Sproull, Founder of Asana
HEADLINE SPONSORS
EDELWEISS is the exclusive rope sponsor of the festival. Edelweiss has established a rock-solid reputation as the premier manufacturer of climbing ropes, harnesses, helmets, and more.
KAILAS is hooking up everyone with breakfast, swag, gear demos and more. KAILAS manufactures a large array of climbing apparel and gear that enables your vertical addictions.
LA SPORTIVA is the exclusive shoe sponsor of the festival. La Sportiva brings you the best technical footwear to explore the outdoors. Their shoes and boots let you go where you dream to go, do what you dream to do, and live how you want to live.
Solid Rock--Climbers For Christ has been a long-time provider of breakfasts during the life of this festival. SRCFC is a group of Christian climbers who have a great passion to reach out to climbers and help them find the adventure that lasts.
ATTRACTION SPONSORS
Petzl is the title sponsor of the City Slicker Contest.
CAMP CHEF has provided all the stoves for our outdoor kitchen.
The DIERKES BOULDERFEST crew is serving us all an amazing pancake breakfast on Saturday morning.
Klymit is back for another year, providing the support for another amazing festival attraction.
TABLE O' SWAG SPONSORS
BECOME A SPONSOR
There are many ways for your company, business, foundation, and/or family to support and be involved with the Idaho Mountain Festival. Contact the Benjamine Eaton for more info: e10pitches@gmail.com
ATTRACTIONS
ATTRACTIONS
With your All-Inclusive Festival Pass, you'll be able to enjoy the following attractions at no extra charge:
PETZL Booty Hunt: We are excited to host the first ever Petzl Booty Hunt. On Friday, you will awake to find your favorite trails and climbs bootified. Rise early and be the first to spot the brightly colored Ergonomic-Gift-Guards (E.G.G.s) hidden around Castle Rock. Each E.G.G. contains some form of prize/booty and returning the E.G.G. to the Petzl booth will also enter the finder into a raffle for a new GRIGRI + Belay Device. Keep your eyes peeled and be ready to collect climbing booty!
ASANA Group Bouldering Sessions: Join in on some high-energy and ultra-fun bouldering sessions with the Asana crew and athletes. This includes the traditional "Moonlight Bouldering" session on Thursday night as well as the two morning sessions on Friday and Saturday morning. Pads, spotters, and instruction will be available.
Sponsored Meals: Various sponsors and caterers will be providing dinners and breakfasts during the festival.
- Thur dinner by SOLID ROCK CLIMBERS FOR CHRIST
- Chicken burritos
- Fri breakfast by KAILAS
- Continental breakfast
- Friday dinner by PIGGYSUE BAR-B-QUE
- Pulled pork sandwiches
- Sat breakfast by DIERKES BOULDERFEST
- Pancakes and sausages
- Sat dinner by PIGGYSUE BAR-B-QUE
- Smoked sausage burritos
- Sun breakfast by IMF CREW
- Continental breakfast
(We encourage you to bring your own table ware to help us reduce the amount of trash produced at the festival. We'll have a cleaning station for you to wash your dishes after each meal.)
Gear Demos: Our sponsors are bringing their demo fleets for you to try out their awesome gear. Forgot to pack something? I bet you one of our sponsors will have you covered.
- ASANA: bouldering pads
- EDELWEISS: harnesses
- LA SPORTIVA: climbing and trail shoes
- KAILAS: harnesses, helmets, stick clips
- PETZL: harnesses, helmets, headlamps
- KLYMIT: sleeping pads
Off-The-Rock Workshops: Some of our sponsors are bringing in an athlete or two to conduct "Off-The-Rock" workshops to teach and share skills that will make you a more proficient climber. You will be able to sign up for workshops when you arrive and check in at the festival. First come, first served.
- ASANA group bouldering w/ team ASANA
- EDELWEISS multi-pitch tips and tricks w/ Jackson Marvell
- LA SPORTIVA send/redpoint strategies w/ Lauren Callaway
- LA SPORTIVA intro to trad w/ Jonathan Siegrist
- KAILAS the art of projecting hard boulders and sport routes with Daniel Popowski
- Yoga w/ Kaitlyn Campbell
Climber's Rodeo: Come have fun participating in various shenanigans: mechanical bull, boulder box, rodeo clipping, and more.
Table O'Swag: On the last night of the festival, you might be one of the lucky festival attendees that gets to come up to the Table O' Swag to pick a prize from one of our sponsors.
Poker Ride/Hike/Run: Collect a hand of five poker cards along a 6-mile trial-loop and you might be the lucky winner.
Bikers/runners/hikers will tackle a 6-mile trail through the majestic Castle Rocks State Park. Along the trail they will pick up one card from each of the five "card stations", collecting a hand of five cards. At the end of the day, during the festival's evening shenanigans, we will randomly select two poker hands and award the two individuals that have the best version of the selected hands. This is not an organized race. If you choose to do it, you'll be doing it at your own risk and you can do it anytime between 7am and 5:30pm on Saturday. Anyone can ride/run/hike the course and collect the cards, but only festival attendees are eligible to win prizes.
King of the Castle Fun Run: Challenge yourself by running 6-miles of trail around Castle Rocks State Park.
Tent City: Your all-inclusive festival pass includes three nights of camping inside Castle Rocks State Park during the festival in our Tent City...the only time of the year when camping is allowed in the park. The best thing about it is that you can easily walk to all the climbing from your tent. Once you park your car, you might never need to touch it till it's time to go home.
At-Your-Own-Risk Climbing: Make sure you bring your own climbing gear to get in some of the funnest sport, trad, and bouldering you'll ever do. Don't have a belay buddy? Just be social and you'll have no problem teaming up with someone or some group. It's all about meeting new people.
FESTIVAL PASSES
FESTIVAL PASSES
FESTIVAL PASSES WILL NOT BE SOLD IN 2018.
THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE SAKE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL AT THE PARTY IN 2019.
All-Inclusive Festival Pass........................Not for sale in 2018
The All-Inclusive Festival Pass is the "golden ticket" to participate in all of the festival attractions for all four days at no extra charge. Ages 8 and up--children under 8 are free. This includes tent camping at the festival's "Tent City" inside Castle Rocks, as well as all the sponsored meals and activities.
All-Inclusive GROUP Festival Pass..........Not for sale in 2018
If you have a group or family of 5 people, this is the deal you want. The All-Inclusive GROUP Festival Pass covers up to 5 people, ages 8 and up--children under 8 are free. The All-Inclusive Festival Pass is the "golden ticket" to participate in all of the festival attractions for all four days at no extra charge. This includes tent camping at the festival's "Tent City" inside Castle Rocks, as well as all the sponsored meals and activities.
NO REFUNDS. The festival will happen whether rain or shine. If for some unlucky reason you can't use your pass after purchasing it online, you can contact us about transferring the ticket to another person or using it for next year.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SCHEDULE
The following is the line-up of events for the 2017 Idaho Mountain Festival.
_____________THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017_____________
All Day
Personal adventure time
Get out and play
5:00 pm
Festival opens
(Attendees can start checking in and setting up tents.)
6-8 pm
Dinner by SOLID ROCK-CLIMBERS FOR CHRIST
Chicken burritos
8-10 pm
ASANA moonlight bouldering (tentative)
10:00 pm
Quiet hours start
_____________FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017_____________
8 am
PETZL booty hunt begins and runs all day
8-10 am
Breakfast by KAILAS
Continental breakfast
8-11 am
Gear demo check-out
ASANA: bouldering pads
EDELWEISS: harnesses
LA SPORTIVA: climbing and trail shoes
KAILAS: harnesses, helmets, stick clips
PETZL: harnesses, helmets, headlamps
KLYMIT: sleeping pads
9 am
Off-the-rock workshops
ASANA group bouldering w/ team ASANA
EDELWEISS multi-pitch tips and tricks w/ Jackson Marvell
LA SPORTIVA send/redpoint strategies w/ Lauren Callaway
All Day
Personal adventure time
Get out and play
5-10 pm
Rodeo party:
Mechanical bull riding
Boulder box twister
Rodeo clip round-up - sponsored by EDELWEISS
Crain game - sponsored by ASANA
Stick clip limbo - sponsored by KLYMIT
Bucket tug of war
Crack attack
5-8 pm
Dinner by PIGGYSUE BAR-B-QUE
Pulled pork sandwiches
Gear demo check-in
10:00 pm
Quiet hours start
_____________SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017_____________
8:00 am
10K fun run
(Check-in at 7:30. Run starts at 8)
Poker ride/run/hike course begins and runs all day
8-10 am
Breakfast by DIERKES BOULDERFEST
Pancakes and sausages
8-11am
Gear demo check-out
ASANA: bouldering pads
EDELWEISS: harnesses
LA SPORTIVA: climbing and trail shoes
KAILAS: harnesses, helmets, stick clips
PETZL: harnesses, helmets, headlamps
KLYMIT: sleeping pads
9 am
Off-the-rock Workshops
ASANA group bouldering w/ team ASANA
EDELWEISS multi-pitch tips and tricks w/ Jackson Marvell
LA SPORTIVA intro to trad w/ Jonathan Siegrist
KAILAS the art of projecting hard boulders and sport routes w/ Daniel Popowski
Yoga w/ Kaitlyn Campbell (bring your own pad)
All Day
Personal adventure time
Get out and play
5-8 pm
Dinner by PIGGYSUE BAR-B-QUE
Smoked sausage burritos
Gear demo check-in
Poker ride/run/hike course closes
8-10 pm
Slide show presentation by Nathan Smith
Table O' Swag giveaway
10 pm
Quiet Hours Start
_____________SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017_____________
8-10 am
Breakfast by IMF CREW
Continental breakfast
9 am
Yoga w/ Kaitlyn Campbell (bring your own pad)
12 pm
Festival headquarters closes
(Attendees must move out of the tent city and festival headquarters by this time.)
All Day
Personal adventure time
Get out and play
DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS
The Idaho Mountain Festival takes place inside Castle Rocks State Park.
Castle Rocks and City of Rocks is located just outside of Almo, ID, located just north of the Idaho/Utah border in south-central Idaho.
From Boise, ID to Almo, ID: 204 mi, 3 hours 37 mins
From Salt Lake City, UT to Almo, ID: 181 mi, 3 hours 15 mins
General Overview Map
Castle Rocks State Park Map
Almo, ID Map
City of Rocks National Reserve Map
MEDIA
ONLINE CHATTER & MEDIA COVERAGE
Check out our official hashtag - #idmtnfest
Only In Your State - 2016 11 Unique Fall Festivals In Idaho You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Silverline Films - 2015 Highlight Video
Moja Gear - 2015 Festival Recap
Twin Falls Times-News - 2015 Post-event Article
Twin Falls Times-News - 2015 Photo Gallery
Asana Climbing - 2015 Climbing With Colton Video
Kris Donner - 2015 Attendee Video
Moja Gear - 2015 Pre-event Rundown
Liberty Mountain Climbing blog - 2014 Trip Report
Deadpoint Magazine - 2014 Post-event Article
Silverline Films - 2014 Highlight Video
Trail and Ultra Running - 2014 Race Announcement
Chasing Angels; Fleeing Demons - 2014 Pre-event Rundown
Mountain Khakis blog - 2014 Trip Report
The Adventures of Sloth blog - 2013 Trip Report
Deadpoint Magazine - 2013 Event Spotlight
Deadpoint Magazine - 2013 Pre-event Article
Asana YouTube - 2013 Video (Paul Robinson sending Warpath/V14)
Asana YouTube - 2013 Video (Beau Stuart sending Golden Chandelier/V10)
Paul Robinson blog - 2013 Trip Report
Deadpoint Magazine - 2013 Post-event Article
Jonathan Siegrist blog - 2013 Trip Report
Liberty Mountain Climbing blog - 2013 Event Spotlight
Cypher Climbing - 2013 Trip Report
Liberty Mountain Climbing blog - 2013 Trip Report
Splitter Choss - 2012 Event Spotlight
Rob Pizem blog - 2012 Trip Report
Liberty Mountain Climbing blog - 2012 Trip Report
Scarpa blog - 2012 Trip Report
Asana YouTube - 2012 Video (Beau Stuart sending Easy Arete/V9)
Climb Run Lift Mom blog - 2012 Trip Report
FAQs
FAQs
What is the Idaho Mountain Festival?
The Idaho Mountain Festival is a 4-day climbing, trail running, and mountain biking event that has little to do with competition and more about the celebration and gathering of these great outdoor sports. At the festival, outdoor enthusiasts will have the chance to enjoy the classic granite rock climbing and peaceful trail runs while socializing with new and old friends.
Who can attend?
Anyone that purchases a festival pass is welcome to come and attend the festival. All of the attractions and activities are centered on rock climbing, trail running, and mountain biking. Knowing how to do either of these sports will definitely maximize your experience.
Where is the location of the festival?
The Idaho Mountain Festival will utilize both Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo, ID. The majority of activities will take place at “Festival Headquarters” outside of the lodge in Castle Rock State Park.
How much is a festival pass?
Festival attendees can purchase an all-inclusive festival pass for $75. If you are bringing a group, you can purchase all-inclusive passes for up to 5 people for $350.
Will there be climbs set up and someone to belay me?
Festival staff, the sponsors, or the visiting athletes will NOT be setting up routes, hanging ropes, or belaying festival attendees. Any rock climbing will be done at the attendee’s own risk and with their own gear. Feel free to come to the festival to meet up with people to climb…it’s all about reaching out and making new friends.
Did you say that camping and meals are free?
For those that purchase the all-inclusive festival pass, they will be able to tent-camp in the “Tent City” and eat dinner and breakfast for free. The Tent City is located in the grassy area behind the Lodge in Castle Rock State Park. Festival staff will assign attendees to a spot. Each spot can hold up to two tents and 6 people. We encourage people to share tents. We are limited in only allowing up to 350 people in the Tent City.
Can I bring my dog?
Dogs are always welcomed in Castle Rock State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve, as long as they are constantly on a leash and the owners pick up their messes. During the festival, with a lot of people, we do encourage you to leave your dog at home if possible.
Can we bring our trailer or RV?
As part of the festival we can only provide tent camping in the Tent City. If you need/want to attend the festival and sleep in a trailer/RV, than you will need to make arrangements to camp in the Smokey Mountain Campground or in the City of Rocks. If you do this, than you might want to consider purchasing the festival day pass…unless you want to eat dinner and breakfast with us.
Is there a lot of parking?
Parking for festival attendees is located right outside of the park. This will require you to walk your gear a reasonable distance to the actual festival area. We highly encourage car-pooling to the festival. The parking lots inside the park are reserved for the general public, park staff, etc. Please only use the designated parking area for festival attendees. For those that are sleeping in their car/truck/van, there will be a lot inside the park specifically for vehicle camping...just no RVs or trailers.
Will there be beer?
Festival attendees are free to bring and consume alcohol at Festival Headquarters in Castle Rock State Park. Alcohol is allowed in both parks. Festival staff and the sponsors have NOT made any plans to provide any type of alcohol during the festival. Alcohol is available at Rock City in Almo, ID. Please drink responsibly. Don’t drive drunk. Use a designated driver. Understand that festival staff, Idaho State park rangers, and the Cassia County Sheriff’s department reserve the right to discipline and evict those that abuse their privilege to drink.
What is there to do at the festival?
During the festival, we will provide many attractions to entertain the attendees. We plan to provide "off-rock" climbing workshops, trail races, a poker ride/run/hike, slideshows, movie showings, free tent camping, free dinner and breakfast, activities and small contests to win swag from our sponsors, and morning yoga, trail runs, and mountain bike rides.
I preregistered for my festival pass, will it be mailed to me?
Thank you for preregistering. This helps us a lot in planning and making sure we have enough parking, camping spots, prizes, and food. By preregistering for a festival pass, all you have to do is show up and check in at Festival Headquarters to receive all passes, tickets, and camping spots. We won’t be able to mail these items to you before the festival. Have no worries, your name is on the list and you are good to go.
How do I preregister for my festival pass?
CLICK HERE to register and pay for your festival ticket. You will eventually be taken to the Athlete360.com website where you will make the official transaction for your festival pass.