RSVP TO OUR 2026 DAY FEST HERE

A free & casual 1-day climbing outing for our Montana community. We will camp at Hellgate Gulch Campground the night before (10/3) and share tales of summer climbing and a campfire (if fire restrictions allow, of course).
MT gals and non-binary pals of all abilities!
Note that this event is non-instructional (in any formal way) and you or your partner should be able to belay safely, lead, and/or clean bolted sport routes. We will have a few guidebooks and stick clips to loan! Please respond to the RSVP with any other gear you may need to borrow.
October 3rd for the camping party and October 4th for climbing.
October 3rd
A rolling arrival time in the evening for camping/hanging/dinner
October 4th
8am-9:30am: coffee and pastries at the campground
9:30am- on: CLIMBING
For camping: Hellgate Gulch Campground for the camping, with specific spots and coordinates to be sent out to participants that RSVP :)
For climbing: Hellgate and Avalanche Gulches!
BECAUSE WE MISS YOU! While we couldn’t swing our 3-day weekend festival this fall, we want to keep momentum going during our hiatus. Our mission has always been community + providing a safe, friendly environment to foster a love of rock climbing. A low-key day with friends and rocks sounded really amazing too ;)

A note from our team on the 2026 festival:

Hi friends, we hope our radio silence hasn’t been too noticeable—we miss you all! Recently, our team made the tough decision not to host our classic 3-day festival this year. This decision has weighed heavy on our hearts. The momentum we’ve built is the stuff of dreams, the memories we've made from the last five climbing festivals we’ve gathered for in Hellgate Canyon live rent-free in our minds!

Right now, all our organizers are spread very thin, and we can’t organize the fantastic festival you all deserve. Rest assured, we haven’t lost the passion—we just need a year to round the wagons and figure out how to sustainably serve our community and mission moving forward.

We do, however, plan to host a less- structured casual climb day in lieu of one big festival. We hope this event reflects the culture of the festival and give folks who can’t swing the 3-day fest a chance to see what we’re all about. Think of it as the “Montana Women’s Climbing Festival on sabbatical”!

Keep an eye out for details in mid-July!

The Montana Women’s Climbing Festival Team 💛

A community-focused climbing festival

The Montana Women's Climbing Festival is a 3 day event designed to celebrate female, queer, non-dominant gendered climbers and promote inclusivity in the climbing community. Each year is a bit different but typically features speakers, yoga, food, workshops, clinics, and time to connect with our community. We support and staff female, genderqueer, adaptive, and BIPOC athletes, guides, and speakers.