Robinson Bluff Festival 2026

General Information

Join us for our 3nd annual Robinson Bluff Festival! Robinson Bluff is the largest and tallest Limestone climbing area in East Missouri found in Cadet, MO just an hour south of St Louis. There's over 150 routes and more than 30 boulder problems. More information can be found on Mountain Project. 

There's also plenty of other activities outside of climbing including Saturday Morning Yoga with Ashley Simonis, mountain bike trails, and disc golf holes to keep one entertained. Food options are available but are not included in the entry price. This is to keep ticket prices low. 

Ways to Save:

• Buy before April 1st and get $5 off

• Reach out to us using your college email to receive a discount code

• Become a member and use your member discount code

• BUY BEFORE THE LAST WEEK. PRICE WILL GO UP!

Requirements to participate:

• Must be 18 or older

• No Dogs Allowed 

-Bring your own:

   1. Bring your own camping equipment

   2. Climbing equipment if you have it. 

   3. Bring a Yoga Matt if you have one

Schedule (may change as new events are added):

Saturday, April 18th   

9 am                  Competition Check-in Starts 

12 - 1 pm           Lunch (Burgers and Brats are $5 each)

3-6pm                Top Rope Session w/ EMCA

6:30 pm             Upper Limits Crashpad Discus

6:30 - 7pm         Tie Dye T-Shirts

6:30 pm             Score sheets Due

7:00 pm             Competition and Raffle Winners Announced

7:30- 8:30pm    Taco Bar Dinner

8-11 pm             Celebration with Live Band: Brokeneck

Sunday, April 19th

8:30- 9:30 am    Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30am  Sunday Morning Yoga w/ Ashley Simonis 

10:30 -11:30am Disc Golf Clinic     

12pm-1              Mountain Biking Clinic

1-2pm                Knot Clinic with Z

2:30-3:30pm      Bouldering Clinic

Activities

Climbing Competition: Limestone Master

The first 3 individuals to turn in their scorecard with the most completed routes/problems. Leading will be worth more than top roping.

1st : 12 Black Diamond Quickdraws and an EMCA T-shirt

2nd: The Dyno Company Supplement and an EMCA T-shirt

3rd : 10 oz bag of The Dyno Company Chalk

Point Scale:

        .5 Points for finishing a route with a fall

        1 point for a completed route /boulder without falling. 

     +1 additional point if you lead a route without falling.

Instructed Yoga

Ashley Simonis will be leading our Saturday Morning Yoga Session.Her plan is to help everyone get ready for a weekend full of climbing. 

Top Rope Season

Join EMCA leaders as they'll set up top ropes on Monet wall. it's always a great opportunity for new climbers or just those that don't have the strength to lead another route. all ascents will count towards your competition score.

Crashpad Discus w/ Upper Limits

Tired of carrying your crashpad everywhere you go? Join St Louis' local gym Upper Limits to learn the way of the crashpad toss. Whoever throws it the furthest will win a prize!!! They'll be at hole one near the climber kiosk.

Tie Dye Tshirts

Who can beat $5 tshirt? join us across from crashpad discus and make something rad on top of our new Robinson Bluff Design.

Knot Clinic

Alice will go over several knots that she’s learned in the process of becoming a guide. This will be her last event as she's moving West to pursue her dreams.

Mountain Biking Clinic

Join Hero and crew on an easy green trail great for new riders. Hero will go over any questions you might have about what to buy for a new rider. We'll meet ya in the parking lot.

Disc Golf Clinic

Join Tanner, the best disc golfer we know, to improve your throw and hopefully stop losing your discs in the weeds. We'll go over how to play, the different types of discs, how to throw, and at then turn lose on the 18 holes Robinson Bluff has to offer.

Bouldering Clinic

Join Nick Richards over by the Rune boulder with boulder problems V0-V5. We'll go over what to bring when you go outdoor bouldering, how to spot, how to top out, a short demo on bouldering at Sage, and we’ll have plenty of time to show beta and climb together.

Camping

There's plenty of camping spots available or feel free to car camp.

Climber Celebration

This is said to be the best part of the event! On Saturday Night Brokeneck will provide the music, we'll provide the snacks & mixers, and we'll all hangout around the bonfire with good friends. We'll be announcing the competition and raffle winners Please bring your own non glass beverages. We'll have a few activities as well. 

Challenge your friends to:

• Crimp Board challenge

• Pinch Board challenge

• 1.5 or 2 inch tug of war gauntlet

• grip strength gauge. Finally see how many lbs of force you can apply with just your hand!

Disclaimers

***In the case of Rain, this event will be rescheduled to the following weekend. If all fails, we will return the cost of the ticket in day passes to Robinson Bluff.

Any questions?

Please reach out to nick.richards@emclimbers.com if you'd like to join us as a vendor or you'd like to add an activity. 

Disclaimers: