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Climbing Fest 1-3 days in JT

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Climbing Fest 1-3 days in JT

This post is for information only, WTC is not hosting this event, Friends of JT are.

To register, visit: https://friendsofjosh.org/about-climb-smart/

The Climb Smart Festival is the largest gathering of climbers at Joshua Tree National Park.

Unique mini-clinics run by working guides at Joshua Tree National Park offer introduction and refresher content in 2 or 3 session tracks, as well as managed toprope climbing for those who simply want to try their skills on the quartz monzonite stone. Each evening a catered dinner is provided and a stage show delivers entertainment, inspiration and more education in multimedia format. We always have great brand sponsors and local and regional retailers as well as gear giveaways. The attendee of Climb Smart will leave more experienced, better networked, psyched for climbing and likely with some swag items too.
One of the unique offerings at Climb Smart is working with professional climbing guides in mini-clinic format which allows for getting to know several different organizations, style differences, and consistencies between climbing schools. In the end, all of the guide organizations invited to participate in Climb Smart are top shelf, longstanding professional outfits permitted by the Park and have strong reputations in the climbing community.

November 20 2026

Details

Start: November 20 @ 7:00 am
End: November 22 @ 5:00 pm
Hiking Group:
RSVP: Visit Meetup Website

Venue

Joshua Tree National Park

California, USA
California,CAUS

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Organizer

Hike, Backpack, Climb, Travel with Wilderness Travel Course
Email:
Website: Visit Organizer Website

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