About Rox Fest

Memphis Rox Climbing + Community is thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Rox Fest, an all-are welcome and family friendly celebration of community, diversity, and culture; featuring camping, climbing, music, food, educational speeches and more. 

Join us to share time and space in the spirit of raising awareness and accessibility to the activity of climbing, the lifestyle and the climbing adjacent work. This event is a fundraiser for Memphis Rox Climbing + Community. 

At Memphis Rox, our ethos is that climbing is the access point to relationships, growth and community engagement. 

In that spirit, we are proud to feature 15 minute "Rox Talks" with athletes, industry leaders and those doing climbing adjacent work. Our 2024 featured speakers and guests include: Nina Williams, Nathaniel Coleman, Kareemah Batts, Phil Henderson, Men at Work Healing, Protect Our Winters, Kate Rutherford, Lindsay Valero, Vasu Sojitra, Detroit Outdoors, Dom Mullins, Taylor Godber, Emilé Zynobia, Lor Sabourin, and Cameron Maier.

Your ticket includes: 

-Camping on-site, no fires, camping on 17th fairway 

-3 days of bouldering

-Access to the (normally closed!) Fairway Boulders

-All meals included by Chef Kenyatta Ashford. Please bring a reusable plate, cutlery, and cup if you are able so we can reduce waste. Menu posted below.

-"Rox Talks" with friends and leaders in the industry

-DJ Ty Latte performances

-Music performance by Jerry Holiday

-Good times

Items Needed: tent, sleeping bag, headlamp, warm clothes, plate/bowl, cutlery, cup, climbing shoes, crash pad, and stoke. Please let us know if you do not have any of these items.

Pet Policy: Unfortunately, pets are not allowed at this event. 

Code of Conduct: Rox Fest is an event for all! Kindness and compassion are a requirement. Please come with an open mind and a willingness to learn.  Inappropriate and/or intolerant behavior of any kind will not be permitted.

Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any accessibility questions or concerns or may need some additional support. There will be an accessible portable restroom. The path from the check-in area to the camping area is paved. However, the climbing areas do not have a pathed path. Again, please let us know how we can accommodate.

Food Allergies: Please let us know ASAP of any food allergies. We will do our best to accommodate any allergies with the meals that we serve.

Check out the event schedule below!

We aim to increase accessibility to all. If you would like to apply for a scholarship to attend the festival, please email  jon@memphisrox.com. 

When/Where

Rox Fest 2024 will be held from November1st to November 3rd, 2024 at the breathtaking Stone Fort/LRC in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 9104 Brow Lake Rd., Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379. Mark your calendars and get ready to join us for an extraordinary weekend of climbing, community and celebration! Check In begins at 2pm on Nov. 1st and check out at 2pm on Nov. 3rd.

About Memphis Rox

Opened in March 2018, Memphis Rox Climbing + Community is a pay-what-you-can climbing gym in Soulsville, South Memphis - a community in Memphis that has been historically underserved. Our mission is to empower youth and their support structures by providing a safe and inclusive space for recreation, exercise, outdoor adventures, job opportunities, job training, and essential resources.

We offer a remarkable 32,000 square feet of indoor climbing, a 5,000 square-foot fitness area as well as fitness & yoga classes, a youth climbing team, and a juice bar serving affordable and healthy meals. Our campus also houses a low-cost sundry store, a counseling center, an educational food garden, and a free after-school program.

Sponsors

Big shout out to our Title Sponsor The North Face for helping make this happen! We also want to thank all of our sponsors for your amazing support: Adaptive Climbing Group, All Rise, Alpine Start Coffee, Asana Climbing, Black Diamond, Chattanooga Whiskey, DreamCapture Designs, Farm to Crag, Flashed, Friction Labs, Full Circle Everest, Ground Up Sales, LaSportiva, Metolius, Organic Climbing, Osprey, Phoenix Recovery, Physivantage, Protect Our Winters, Raab, Rhino Skin Solutions, Rocky Talkie, Scarpa, Stone Fort, Send Climbing, Summit Journal, Tension Climbing, TurtleBox Audio, Wilkinson Visual, and Yeti.

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