COMMUNITY EVENTS
Every month, we have special events and recurring meetups for The Stronghold community to enjoy! Stay up-to-date by signing up for our newsletter below, or keep up with our community events here. Also, check out all the great photos from our past events via The Stronghold Photo Album!
3RD ANNUAL BEAT THE HEAT
- Saturday, August 15th
- 11:00am - 8:00pm
- Echo Park
Our annual Beat the Heat Competition is back at Echo Park! BTH is a one-of-a-kind community bouldering competition based on redpoint level rather than gender or age. Each category will have its own final boulder — the trademark highlight of Beat the Heat — and a total of five winners across five categories (15 top 3 podium spots!).
Sponsored by Arc’teryx, The Climbing Doctor, Chalkra, Friction Labs, Friendly Foot, JTree Life, Mad Rock, V12 Resole, ZIGZAG!
ECHO PARK RISING
- Saturday, August 29th, & Sunday, August 30th
- TBA
- Echo Park
The Stronghold Climbing Gym Echo Park is excited to host live music again for this year’s Echo Park Rising on August 29th and 30th! We had an outpouring of applicants and are excited to host artists from our Stronghold Community:
Saturday, August 29th – 1:00pm Green-House (returns!) | 3:00pm Fin Argus | 5:00pm Lila Forde | 7:00pm Zackary Kiebach
Sunday, August 28th – 1:00pm Nigel Dean | 3:00pm Trinity Mei | 5:00pm Closing Shift Band | 7:00pm Lina Cooper
Shoutout to Member Jeff Ehrenberg, his company Providence Sound and Vision will be providing us with tons of sound equipment for the awesome weekend!
ATTENTION ALL SOCAL SETTERS PRESENTED BY AMY STONE PROJECT
- Sunday, August 9th
- 2:00pm
- Echo Park
The Amy Stone Project is having its first West Coast meetup at The Stronghold Echo Park. The Amy Stone Foundation is dedicated to improving accessibility and fostering access within rock climbing through programming for those less served and less represented within our sport.
Come build community, eat food, and climb plastic! Hosted by our co-headroutesetter @matthew_lee.set , routesetting team member @_ki_ki_ki_ki_ki_ki, and guest @ian_boulders.
CLIMB THE GAP: MOVIE NIGHT
- Saturday, August 22nd
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Echo Park
Climb the Gap is beating the heat—the heat outdoors—and hosting a movie night at The Stronghold Echo Park. They will be hosting this in lieu of their usual outdoor excursion.
Free for Members, $22 for Non-Members. First time visitors to the gym climb free through CTG!
MEET-UPS / RECURRING
BRING A FRIEND FRIDAY!
- Friday, August 7th
- All Day!
- Lincoln Heights & Echo Park
Bring a Friend Friday is the first Friday of every month!
Members can bring a friend for FREE for BFF.* Gear included!
*Bringing a guest does not go towards members’ use of their monthly guest pass.
ADAPTIVE CLIMBING CLUB
- Every Thursday
- 5:00pm - 9:30pm
- Lincoln Heights
Don’t let a disability stop you from getting vertical. Drop by to participate or volunteer. More info on our website or @strongholdadaptiveclimbing.
CLIMB THE GAP
- Every 1st Monday & 3rd Wednesday
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- August 3rd @ Echo Park & August 19th @ Lincoln Heights
Calling all people who are interested in supporting current and future climbers of color, and cultivating a more diverse and equitable outdoors! @climbthegap hosts a meet with climbers of color (allies welcome!) to plan fun and impactful future activities and, of course, climb!
Free for Members, $22 for Non-Members. First time visitors to the gym climb free through CTG!
QUEER CRUSH
- Every 2nd Wednesday & 3rd Tuesday
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- August 12th @ Echo Park & August 18th @ Lincoln Heights
Queer Crush is a climbing meetup non-profit that creates safe spaces for queer, trans, and gender diverse folx. Come meet other queer climbers in a fun-filled night of climbing and socializing. Once per month at each gym!
For more details follow Queer Crush Lincoln Heights & Queer Crush Echo Park.
Free for Members, $22 for Non-Members. First-time visitors to the gym climb free through Queercrush!
FILIPINUP
- Every 2nd Monday • Monday, August 10th
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Lincoln Heights
We’re adding another great monthly meetup to our lineup every 2nd Monday of the month! FilipinUp is a Filipino climbers collective that uplifts Filipinos by building community through climbing, outdoors, and Pilipino culture. Akyat tayo (let’s climb)
Free for Members, $22 for Non-Members. First time visitors to the gym climb free through FilipinUp!
ASL CLIMB DAY
- Every 3rd Sunday • Sunday, August 16th
- 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Lincoln Heights
ASL Climb Day will be held at The Stronghold Lincoln Heights on a monthly basis by Sonya (@deafclimber)! Sonya founded the ASL Climbing Network, a community of ASL climbers around the world.
Sonya often organizes monthly meet-ups at the gym, local crags, and Joshua Tree National Park for her Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing climbing community.
Free for Members, $22 for Non-Members. First time visitors to the gym climb free through ASL Climb Day!