2012 Summer Trips/Camps

TTS is excited to announce our most ambitious summer schedule to date. Space in each session is very limited and is offered first come, first served. A completed application accompanied with the deposit amount indicated on the application will secure your reservation. Click on the title for a .pdf download with  full info and application.

SOUTH DAKOTA SPORT CLIMBING TRIP JUNE 13-27
Spend two weeks working on advanced level repoint and onsight techniques in Spearfish and Victoria canyons, home to numerous crags and over 700 sport routes. This is an advanced level trip for experienced and proficient youth climbers and competitors.


BOZEMAN CLIMBING CAMP I (TEENS) JULY 16-20 (application coming soon)
Sample the variety of rock that the Bozeman area has to offer while learning rope and safety skills, area geology and geography, physics, and more. Basic climbing experience required.


BOZEMAN CLIMBING CAMP I (PRE-TEENS) JULY 24-27 (application coming soon)
Same as above, but geared for a younger group. Ages 9-12.

CANMORE/BANFF, ALBERTA TRIP JULY 30-AUG 8 (application coming soon)
A ten day trip for intermediate aspirant climbers. Not to mention an insane amount of natural splendor, the Bow River valley west of Calgary hosts a high concentration of moderate (5.8-5.11) sport routes. Ages 12-16.

TEN SLEEP, WYOMING TRIP AUGUST 13-22 (application coming soon)
The emphasis of this trip will be to onsight, project, and redpoint hard sport routes. Ages 12+ with a solid ability to redpoint 5.12a or harder.

Please check back soon for full details. Questions may be directed to ttsmontana@mac.com.

TTS presents Adopt-A-Route

Touch The Sky is currently developing a beginner friendly crag in the Gallatin Canyon. This limestone wall will host 15 routes ranging from 5.7-5.10. We need help with the financial burden of equipping these climbs with high quality hardware and the enormous amount of labor involved. Sponsorship of a climb, with a minimum donation of $80, will entitle you to first ascent privilege and the naming of the route. TTS staff will clean and install hardware. When it's ready to climb, we'll invite you out for your FA. The Bozeman community is in desperate need of a moderate crag that can disperse overuse of high impact areas like Practice Rock and Bear Canyon. Our project wall, with its easy approach, safe and sane bolting, and multiple sun exposures is perfect. This will be a great area for beginners looking to gain confidence, families, and kids developing a lifelong sense of adventure.

Cost to develop a single route, with hardware and a living wage paid for the expertise (and brute strength) required to make a quality climb, is between $80-$150. Sponsor a new route as an individual or as a team. Development has begun. Our goal is to have 15 routes ready to go by May of 2012. Contact us for more information. Donations can be made via the Paypal link to the left or by sending checks to Touch The Sky, PO BOX 6038, Bozeman, MT 59771. Donations are tax-deductible. 

Full Gravity Day Silent Auction

Full Gravity Day 11 at Spire Climbing Center on Nov. 5 will host a silent auction to raise funds for our youth climbing scholarship program. We've assembled a great list of auction items, including donations from:

Plonk
Montana Ale Works
Bozeman Wellness Center
La Sportiva
REI
Scarpa
and more!
We will be accepting cash, check, or
credit card. This is a great opportunity
to do some holiday shopping and
benefit a great cause.
The auction will commence at 6 PM,
prior to the start of the Open Finals.
It will end at about 8. Come to Spire
on Saturday the 5th to climb, cheer, and/or bid. Either way you'll be supporting TTS's mission to get kids out on the rock.

The 2011 Reel Rock Film Tour to benefit TTS

Coming to Bozeman's Emerson Theater on Saturday, September 24 at 7PM is the 2011 Reel Rock Film Tour. New this year, Touch The Sky has been chosen to receive a portion of the proceeds.
Sender Films and Big Up Productions present their latest in this action-packed compilation of 4 films highlighting the best and boldest in climbing.
A big thanks to Northern Lights for selecting TTS to receive the proceeds from this event. It will go a long way in helping us reach our $5000 fundraising budget for scholarship and reduced fee assistance.
Here's the trailer:

Spain Trip report!

 Touch The Sky's 2011 Spain trip was filled with memories to last a lifetime. 15 youth and adults from Bozeman, Billings, SLC area, and Moscow, Russia spent two weeks sampling Spanish and Basque culture and amazing limestone. We climbed at Etxauri, Rodellar, and Zarautz. With one day each in Bilbao, Barcellona, and Pamplona, we got our cultural fix as well. Touch The Sky extends a huge thanks to Basque climbing legend Martin Zabaleta and his family for hosting our group. We look forward to future trips to the region.

TTS is Sola Cafe's 10¢ To Charity beneficiary for May, 2011! Each time you use your own mug for any beverage purchase, Sola will donate 10¢ to Touch The Sky's youth climbing scholarship program. Thanks, Tiffany and the rest of the Sola crew!

Click here for more about Sola Cafe in Bozeman.

Bozeman Climbing Camp 2011

The Bozeman Climbing Camp is offered to youth ages 9-16. Camp for ages 13-16 is July 18-22 and ages 9-12 is July 25-29. Climbers must have significant experience from the gym or outside. A minimum ability level of 5.9 is required. Basic climbing and camping gear is needed. We will camp in National
Forest or BLM campgrounds. Climbers will help with camp duties including the preparation of gourmet meals highlighting various ethnic flavors. The daily itinerary will allow for full days at the crags getting lots of climbing in and learning about the landscape. Instruction in geology, geography, and physics will be integrated into our crag sessions in order to provide a truly engaging and enriching experience. Campers will also spend time journaling, drawing, and reflecting on their time on the rock.
All-inclusive cost is $450. Financial assistance is available. A $150 deposit will be due by June 11. Group size is limited to 8 climbers; first-come, first-served. Upon receiving your deposit, your will be emailed a gear list, intinerary, and other paperwork.
Contact us at ttsmontana@mac.com ASAP to reserve your spot.