Join us for the ClimbWell Retreat Spring 2023!
Join us for 4 days in the Utah desert packed with transformative workshops, world-class coaching, and rad sport climbing with new friends. Our goal is to create a space for climbers to learn, grow, connect, play, and break barriers.
This will be an intimate gathering limited to 18 participants, hosted in the fresh, open air, and outdoor venue of Nature.
4 Days + 3 Nights
April 20-23, 2023
St. George (Veyo), Utah
The ClimbWell retreat could be right for you if…
You’re looking for new perspectives as you move through a plateau (in climbing or in life).
You want to level up your mental game as a climber.
You’re looking for experienced, enthusiastic mentors to guide and coach you on your personal climbing journey.
Balance is essential: you want a healthy lifestyle, meaningful relationships, a fulfilling career, and to send epic climbs.
You’re stoked to discover your strengths and weaknesses so you can take your climbing to the next level.
You’re interested in the intersection of climbing, mindfulness, and personal growth
You’re an experienced outdoor climber (comfortable leading outside)
You are 18 years of age or older
Clinics x Workshops
A sneak preview of how we’ll get down and dig deep.
Befriending Fear
Whether it’s falling or failure, fear in climbing is something to manage, not eliminate. Learn strategies for engaging your fear response in ways that empower rather than limit you.
Approaching Next-Level Climbs
Climbing at your limit makes the impossible possible. Identify your growth edge and learn the skills required to climb at your next level.
Rock-Life Balance
How does climbing fit into your life? And what does it take to have a thriving career and relationships as a climber? Tackle the balancing act that makes it all possible.
Art of Attention
Climbing is a mental sport and most of us would achieve huge breakthroughs if we trained our minds to focus on the right things. Learn techniques for building the most overlooked climbing muscle.
Successful Climbing Goals
Success in climbing starts with picking the right goals. We’ll guide you through effective goal setting so you’re on track to create those life-defining moments to remember.
Yoga for Climbers
The techniques and principles of yoga transfer well to climbing. Whatever your experience with yoga, deepen your practice and apply your learning to improve mind-body awareness in the vertical realm.
Retreat Details
4 Days + 3 Nights
April 20-23, 2023
St. George, Utah
The crag + our crash pad
Our 4 day intensive retreat will take place just outside St. George in the Utah desert. Nestled along with northern reaches of the Santa Clara river, Crawdad Canyon / Veyo is a truly special rock climbing destination. Established in the 1920’s, it is a local gem with over 500 routes and a 100% warm spring-fed pool for relaxation and recovery. It offers a change of pace from the typically crowded, better known climbing areas of southern Utah. We have access to Veyo’s private canyon for the ClimbWell community, offering a unique opportunity to explore this special place. See more HERE.
Camping, climbing, and connecting are within easy and appropriate distance from one another on this shady, quiet property. With a pickleball, volleyball, and basketball court, a river full of crawdads, swimming, climbing, or lounging, there is opportunity to play or rest in all the ways. Showers, ample bathrooms, and picnic tables make needs convenient and comfortable for the long weekend.
Accommodation: Your ticket includes a campsite and access to showers, bathrooms, and all public gathering spaces. Bring your own gear (i.e., sleeping bag, tent, pillow, etc). If you need gear, just let us know, and we’ll help source items. If you’re planning to car camp or stay in your van, there is a designated area to circle the wagons!
Climbing
The rock climbing here is bullet-hard basalt, ranging from 5-fun to 5.13. Established primarily by local hard-man, Todd Goss, these 500 routes are a special variety of techy, powerful, cryptic, and cruise-able. As tall as 85’, sport climbs at Crawdad Canyon are long enough for us to get off the ground, but short enough that we can tick multiple great pitches in a workshop afternoon. With several walls stacked with 5.11-5.13+, we found a place where the ClimbWell community can gather and climb, each navigating their own challenge zone alongside one another.
Workshops & Clinics
Workshops are the core of your ClimbWell experience. Each day we’ll do deep-dives on key topics that help you improve your mental game, develop technical and tactical skills, and show up more confidently on the rock and in life. Your workshop leaders are world-class climbers, coaches and facilitators who draw from a unique combination of experiences at the intersection of climbing, personal development, and wellness. Plan to gain new insights about yourself and your sport, improve your mental and technical skills, and step outside your comfort zone - all with hands-on coaching and real-time practice within a supportive group.
Here’s a brief schedule of workshops:
Friday
AM: Befriending Fear
PM: Mental Training for Climbing
Evening: Training and Rehabilitation for Climbers Workshop guest Dr. Zoe Caliendo, PD, DPT
Saturday
AM: Making Successful Climbing Goals
PM: Approaching Next-Level Climbs
Evening: Fireside Chat with Steven Dimmett of The Nugget Climbing Podcast
Sunday
AM: Rock-Life Balance
Yoga for Climbers
Enjoy daily yoga practice intentionally designed to enhance climber performance in mind and body. Classes are alignment-based vinyasa and incorporate breath, visualization, and somatic exercises that encourage depth of understanding and self-awareness.
On the physical level, we’ll explore the dynamic conversation between strength and flexibility in the body by targeting key muscle groups that support climbing. We’ll also dive into recovery and rest practice. For the mental game, expect mindfulness and breathwork tools to collaborate with the nervous system and build emotional resilience when we meet our edge.
Food: Plant-based nutrition
You are going to LOVE the fully catered vegetarian meals (and the planet will love you for feasting on plants!). There will be fresh food made with love, using eco-friendly and earth conscious resources. The meals are nutritionally balanced, delicious, and seasonal yet energizing to optimize your mind and body so you can get the most out of the long weekend.
For our full days together, you can expect 3 meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner with snacks to sustain you! Get to know each other over dinner Thursday night and savor our last hang session with Sunday brunch.
Typical Day Schedule
7:00 AM Coffee + Tea
7:30 - 8:45 AM Morning Yoga
8:45 - 9:30 AM Nourishing Breakfast
10:00 - 11:30 AM Mind-Body-Life Workshop
12:00 -1:00 PM Nourishing Lunch
1:30 - 5:30 PM Training & Climb Technique Workshop (on the rock)
6:00 - 6:30 PM Optional: Warm-down & Injury Prevention
6:30 - 7:00 PM Cocktails + Snacks
7:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner
8:15 - 9:30 PM Guest Speaker Series
*The rhythm of the retreat may shift slightly to enhance the overall experience of our intimate gathering.
What’s included
Your investment comes with a caliber of excellence in resources, workshops, and facilitation. Included in your ticket are:
3 nights camping & 4 days of climbing, workshops, transformation, and community
6 unique workshops on mindfulness, fear, energy management, work-life balance, performance climbing, and climbing techniques & guest speakers
4 days of mentorship by the leading life and wellness coaches who work specifically with climbers
Daily yoga classes designed specifically for climbers
Nourishing, plant-based meals and snacks to fuel your stoke and energy
Access to great rock climbing in Crawdad Canyon (we’ll provide the ropes, draws, and belay devices)
Pre-Retreat Group Kick Off Call
What’s not included: transportation to and from the event, personal camping and climbing gear (shoes/harness, chalk), and event insurance.
Investment
You’ll get more value from your ClimbWell experience than what you paid for it. Thanks for supporting this event and our vision!
$1150 USD
Payment plans available upon request. Please reach out!
We believe in a climbing community where everyone can participate regardless of their financial wealth. For our retreat that means offering one full scholarship ticket and one half scholarship in addition to our regular priced tickets.
If you are interested in applying for the ClimbWell scholarship spots, please fill out this short application.
Scholarship applications close January 31st at 11:59 PST
Big thanks to Prival for being one of our scholarship sponsors!
How to get there
The event will take place at Veyo Pools Resort & Climbing just north of St. George in southwest Utah.
If you’re flying in, the closest airport is in St George. The cheapest airport is Las Vegas (LAS), which is an easy 2-hour drive from Veyo. Public transportation is available to St George through St George Shuttle and Salt Lake Express, which opens the option of flying into Salt Lake City, too.
If you are planning to come early or stay later and climb, you’ll need a car. We anticipate carpool options with your fellow participants to get into and out of the event for the weekend, though. More to come on that!
Here are driving times to Veyo:
Salt Lake City - 4 hr
Flagstaff - 4.75 hr
Los Angeles - 5.5 hr
Bishop - 6 hr
Reno - 8 hr
Lander - 8.25 hr
Denver - 9 hr
Yosemite - 9.5 hr
San Francisco - 10 hr
Hueco - 13 hr
There will be tent camping available and vans are welcome.
COVID-19 Safety Plan + Cancellation Policy
Although our event is limited to 18 participants and takes place outdoors, we recognize that we are still navigating the complexity of a global pandemic. We are taking COVID-19 seriously and following the CDC Guidelines for both April retreats. To ensure the safety and health of all participants, we request you read through our COVID-19 Safety Plan and Cancellation & Refund Policy.
Big thanks to our 2023 Sponsors!
