Got used or excess climbing or backcountry skiing gear lying around? Looking for new-to-you equipment and want to support a local climbing organization? MMA is hosting a community used gear sale! Come bring your lightly used outdoor clothing, climbing, and backcountry ski gear to sell or come look for that piece you’ve been searching for.

All proceeds directly benefit the Junior Mountaineering Team and MMA’s work to help lower financial barriers to participation and access to professional education in climbing and backcountry skiing.

Spire Climbing + Fitness has generously contributed the space for MMA to host this event.

Where: Spire Climbing + Fitness (13 Enterprise Blvd, Bozeman MT, 59718)

When: September 27th, 2024, 10:00am-6:00pm *Pay by cash, check, card, or Paypal

*Red tagged items are 50% from 5:00pm-6:00pm*

Consignment Drop-off: September 26th at Spire Climbing + Fitness, 4:00pm-7:00pm

Climbing (rock or ice) and backcountry skiing/splitboarding focused.

• Rock and ice climbing equipment (must be fit for resale)

• Footwear

• Packs

• Apparel

• Camping gear (tents, stoves, etc)

• Backcountry ski/splitboard gear (skis, bindings, avalanche rescue gear, skins, etc)

No alpine ski equipment or bikes

Set your own price

$1.00 listing fee on all items

20% consignment fee to MMA

Pick-up on September 27th, 6:00pm-8:00pm. All items not picked up by 8pm on 9/27/2025 will be donated

MMA reserves the right to refuse any piece of equipment deemed unfit for resale

Our free summer tech clinic series wraps up on Tuesday, 9/2/2025 at 6pm at Uphill Pursuits. If you can, please RSVP here so we can estimate number of attendees. Forgot to RSVP? You can still attend!

First time learning about anchors or want to expand your knowledge on anchor building? This class will build a solid understand of what makes an anchor strong and how to apply them in different situations; we'll first learn how to build an ERNEST anchor and use that foundation to build more complex anchors for whatever the terrain may throw at us.
Topics Covered:

• Uses and limitations of material

• Common knots for anchor building

• Monolithic, two point, and multi point anchors

*Other topics may be included if time allows!* 

Join us on Tuesday, 9/2 at 6:00pm!

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.

All attendees can enter their names in a raffle for a brand new Sterling rope of the winner’s choice (maximum MSRP $300). Drawing will be held after the end of the summer clinic series, September 5th, 2025. No purchase necessary, must be physically present and provide name and email address to enter. See full raffle rules here

Our free summer tech clinic series continues on Tuesday, 7/1/2025 at 6pm at Uphill Pursuits. If you can, please RSVP here so we can estimate number of attendees. Forgot to RSVP? You can still attend!

While so many clinics, classes, and workshops focus on climbing technical systems to get you up the mountain, knowing how to get back down is arguably more crucial. 

On average, approximately one-third of all climbing related accidents are related to the descent. 

This downcraft-based workshop will demonstrate several methods for trusted rappel configurations, how to “bail well”, and some tips and techniques for complex approaches to anchors in broken/blocky/alpine terrain. 

We’ll have anchor boards and some hardware for practice, but you are welcome to bring your own harness, rappel device, locking carabiners, slings/tethers, and prusik cord to practice with. No experience necessary, though a basic understanding of climbing technical systems is recommended.

Join us on Tuesday, 7/1 at 6:00pm!

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.

All attendees can enter their names in a raffle for a brand new Sterling rope of the winner’s choice (maximum MSRP $300). Drawing will be held after the end of the summer clinic series, September 5th, 2025. No purchase necessary, must be physically present and provide name and email address to enter. See full raffle rules here

Our free summer tech clinic series kicks off Tuesday, 6/3/2025 at 6pm at Uphill Pursuits.

Bolts, rappel stations, and anchors are a critical piece of climbing protection systems. Join us for a free tech clinic on evaluating and maintaining fixed hardware. We’ll have examples of various types of fixed hardware we typically find around Southwest Montana, demonstrate and practice ways to evaluate the quality and reliability of fixed hardware, and share methods for hardware upkeep and maintenance.

Join us on Tuesday, 6/3 at 6:00pm!

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.

REEL ROCK 18 IS COMING TO BOZEMAN!

Join us on Thursday, March 21st for Reel Rock 18 at The ELM theater. Four films to celebrate the human side behind climbing’s greatest adventures and achievements.

All proceeds from this event benefit Montana Mountaineering and the Inge Perkins Scholarship

Tickets available here: TICKETS

Here's a sneak peek at this year's lineup:

Jirishanca:
Witness alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson push their limits on the epic Jirishanca in the Peruvian Andes.

Yeah Buddy:
Dive into the world of deep-water soloing with Angie Scarth-Johnson and Hazel Findlay in Mallorca.
 
With My Heart:
Embark on a philosophical journey with Sachi Amma as he explores traditional climbing and visionary first ascents.

Climbing Never Die:
Join climbing journalist Matt Groom on a gripping exploration of climbing culture in war-torn Ukraine.

REEL ROCK 18 TRAILER

Join us for a free technical skills clinic at Uphill Pursuits. This clinic will focus on decision-making tools for moving in avalanche terrain. As the weather warms in the springtime, and the snowpack generally strengthens, many of us start stepping out into bigger terrain than we ski in mid-winter. This year especially, with an exceptionally thin and weak early-season snowpack, the decision to step out into avalanche terrain is one that will require close attention to detail and observation, and require a high level of intra-group communication, risk management, and decision-making.

We’ll introduce some of the frameworks that we use as guides to help streamline our decision-making, interpret information, and communicate with our group. Whether you’re just starting your backcountry skiing/riding journey, or have been touring for years, this clinic will give you some tools and techniques for traveling in avalanche terrain with informed decisions.

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.

Join us for a free technical skills clinic at Uphill Pursuits. This clinic will focus on building ice anchors using ice screws and v-threads for both single and multi-pitch use. Topics covered will include ice screw placement and evaluation, anchor construction using different materials, and constructing v-threads. This clinic will take place on the ground and partially outside, participants should bring a headlamp and layers to stay warm. No previous experience is required, though basic familiarity with anchor building is recommended. MMA will provide anchor material, v-thread tools, and ice screws, though participants are welcome to bring their own gear for familiarity.

Recommended equipment

• 2-3 ice screws 13cm-16cm long

• 1 22cm ice screw

• v-threading tool

• 2-3 non-locking carabiners

• 2-3 locking carabiners

• 1-2 pieces of anchor material (cordalette, 120cm or 240cm sewn slings)

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.

Join us at Uphill Pursuits for a free clinic focused on rappelling efficiency. This clinic will cover methods for rigging rappels, rappelling with different devices, and ways to increase efficiency during a rappel descent, while maintaining a high level of security and avoiding common causes of accidents. No previous experience is required, though some familiarity with climbing equipment and terminology is useful. While we will be covering technical descending techniques, this clinic will take place on the ground.

Required equipment:

• climbing harness

• rappel device (tube style and/or assisted braking)

• “third hand” or prusik cord

• 2-3 locking carabiners

• 1-2 60cm or 120cm sewn slings

This clinic is free for all participants. If you find these programs valuable, please consider becoming an MMA Member, or making a recurring donation to the MMA program. Your support helps keep these programs running.