Check out our Sage Mountain Festival. Click here for more information
Requirements to participate:
-Under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult at all times
-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
General Information
Join us for our 4th annual Sage Mountain Campout. Sage is one of the few sandstone featured climbing areas in East Missouri with 40 routes and more than 70 boulder problems. There are both sport routes and easy to set up top ropes for those that do not lead climb. More information can be found on Mountain Project.
There will be additional activities as well such as our epic Climber Celebration Saturday night with several activities. As well as outdoor clinics, Sunday Morning Yoga, a slackline to practice on, and Tie Dye shirts
**Buy before Thursday, September 18th and get a free mug/cup & before prices go up!!
**Bring your valid College ID and get $5 back at the gate
**Show proof you are an EMCA Member and get another $5 off
$20 Food option is available but not included in the entry price. This is to keep ticket prices low.
Vendors -Please reach out to us if you are interested in setting up a table or scheduling an activity by emailing nick.richards@emclimbers.com
Camping
Camp where ever you please! if you wish to car camp in the parking lot, find a secluded place in the woods, or join us up at the cave.
This year, IF you have 4 wheel drive (we will need proof!), we're allowing car camping peak access!!**space is limited and at first serve basis ***no through traffic after 3pm Saturday - noon Sunday due to one-laned road***
Saturday Night Climber Celebration!!
It's time to celebrate Missouri Climbing and to announce this year's Sandstone Champion! BYOB, Brokneck will be playing live and will be setting the vibe for the night , Test your strength with Upper Limits' Crashpad Discus, shapen your skills during Swords & Shields you can test your LARP skills against your friends, slackline, new Woodie Challenge, Mario Kart on the projector screen, and we'll announce raffle winners!!
*Woodie Challenges - We have several options you can use to challenge you friends.
Crimp Board
Pinch Board
1.5 inch Jam Gauntlet aka "Jam in a Box"
2 inch Jam Gauntlet aka "Box of Pain"
Try the new Solo Jam Challenge and test your skills
Climbing Competition
Climb the most routes/problems and rack up the most points. this year, we will be doing points differently. each route has been assigned a certain amount of points. then, use the point scale below
Point Scale:
x .5 Points for finishing a route with a fall
x 1 point for a completed route /boulder without falling.
x 2 additional point if you lead a route without falling.
Prizes!
1st Prize - 70m Petzl Arial dynamic rope + EMCA Shirt + Sage Mountain Season Pass
2nd Prize - Dyno Company Supplement + EMCA Shirt
3rd Prize - Chalk bag + EMCA Shirt
Schedule:
Saturday, Sept 20th
11am Check-in/Competition Starts
Noon - 1 Lunch - $5 Walking Tacos or Brat/Burger w/ chips
2-4 Assisted Top Roping w/ EMCA
5 ;30 Competition Ends / Score Sheets are due at the cave
5:30-6:30 Rope Clinic with Zuban Chandran
6-7 CrashPad Discus with Upper Limits
Tie Dye T-shirt Station ($5 shirts)
Swords & Shields w/ EMCA
Woodie Challenges
6:30 Competition Winners Announced
Raffle Winners Announced
7 - 8 Dinner
8 - 11 Night Boulder Session at the cave w EMCA
BYOB Climber Celebration & Bonfire
12 - 1am StarGazing
Sunday, Sept 21th
8:30 - 10 Breakfast
10-11 Instructed Yoga w/ Ashley Simonis
11-12 Plant Identification Clinic w/ Celeste Lietz
Noon - 1 Lunch - $5 Walking Tacos or Brat/Burger w/ chips
*Schedule may change as more events are added
