Robinson Bluff Festival 2025
General Information
Join us for our 2nd annual Robinson Bluff Festival! Robinson Bluff is the largest and tallest Limestone climbing area in East Missouri found in Cadet, MO just an hour south of St Louis. There's over 150 routes and more than 30 boulder problems. More information can be found on Mountain Project.
There's also plenty of other activities outside of climbing including Saturday Morning Yoga with Ashley Simonis, mountain bike trails, and disc golf holes to keep one entertained. Food options are available but are not included in the entry price. This is to keep ticket prices low.
Ways to Save:
Buy before March 1st and get $5 off
Reach out to us using your college email to receive a discount code
Become a member and use your member discount code
BUY BEFORE THE LAST WEEK. PRICE WILL GO UP!
Requirements to participate:
Must be 18 or older
No Dogs Allowed
-Bring your own:
1. Bring your own camping equipment
2. Climbing equipment if you have it.
3. Bring a Yoga Matt if you have one
Schedule (may change as new events are added):
Saturday, April 5th
9 am Competition Check-in Starts
9:30 - 10:30am Instructed Yoga by Ashley Simonis
12 - 1 pm Lunch (Burgers and Brats are $5 each)
1-4 pm Climbing Q&A Clinic-Vertical Voyages
3-6pm Top Rope Session w/ EMCA
6:30 pm Upper Limits Crashpad Discus
6:30 - 7pm Tie Dye T-Shirts
7:30 pm Score sheets Due
7-9 pm Taco Bar Dinner
8:30 pm Competition and Raffle Winners Announced
8-11 pm Celebration with Live Band: Brokeneck
9:30 pm Movie (Climbers Choice!)
Sunday, April 6th
9- 10 am Breakfast
9:30 - 12:30pm Climbing Q&A Clinic-Vertical Voyages
10 -11 am Disc Golf Clinic
11-12pm Mountain Biking Clinic
12-1pm Knot Clinic with Alice
12- 1pm Lunch (Burgers and Brats are $5 each)
1-2pm Bouldering Clinic
Activities
Climbing Competition: Limestone Master
The first 3 individuals to turn in their scorecard with the most completed routes/problems. Leading will be worth more than top roping.
1st : 12 Black Diamond Quickdraws and an EMCA T-shirt
2nd: The Dyno Company Supplement and an EMCA T-shirt
3rd : 10 oz bag of The Dyno Company Chalk
Point Scale:
.5 Points for finishing a route with a fall
1 point for a completed route /boulder without falling.
+1 additional point if you lead a route without falling.
Instructed Yoga
Ashley Simonis will be leading our Saturday Morning Yoga Session.Her plan is to help everyone get ready for a weekend full of climbing.
Ask A Guide: Climbing Q&A Clinic-Vertical Voyages
Have questions about climbing techniques, skills, or gear? Wondering how to handle specific scenarios or curious about myths in the climbing world? This is your chance to get expert answers!
Join us for a fun and educational 3-hour session where we’ll tackle your questions and provide insights into the art of climbing. Whether you’re looking to improve your technique, learn new skills, or just understand the “how” behind climbing practices, this clinic has something valuable for everyone. Limited to 6 climbers Sign up soon to secure your spot! To sign up, please buy a ticket, and you'll receive an email with a link.
Top Rope Season
Join EMCA leaders as they'll set up top ropes on Monet wall. it's always a great opportunity for new climbers or just those that don't have the strength to lead another route. all ascents will count towards your competition score.
Crashpad Discus w/ Upper Limits
Tired of carrying your crashpad everywhere you go? Join St Louis' local gym Upper Limits to learn the way of the crashpad toss. Whoever throws it the furthest will win a prize!!! They'll be at hole one near the climber kiosk.
Tie Dye Tshirts
Who can beat $5 tshirt? join us across from crashpad discus and make something rad on top of our new Robinson Bluff Design.
Knot Clinic
Alice will go over several knots that she’s learned in the process of becoming a guide. This will be her last event as she's moving West to pursue her dreams.
Mountain Biking Clinic
Join Hero and crew on an easy green trail great for new riders. Hero will go over any questions you might have about what to buy for a new rider. We'll meet ya in the parking lot.
Disc Golf Clinic
Join Tanner, the best disc golfer we know, to improve your throw and hopefully stop losing your discs in the weeds. We'll go over how to play, the different types of discs, how to throw, and at then turn lose on the 18 holes Robinson Bluff has to offer.
Bouldering Clinic
Join Nick Richards over by the North End Boulders ranging from V0 - V6. We'll go over what to bring when you go outdoor bouldering, a short demo on bouldering at Robinson Bluff, and maybe we'll have time to show off some beta secrets. Bring your crashpads if you have them please!
Movie night
before you doze off, come watch a climber movie before bed near the top of the stairs. We'll have several options to chose from.
Camping
There's plenty of camping spots available or feel free to car camp.
Climber Celebration
This is said to be the best part of the event! On Saturday Night Brokeneck will provide the music, we'll provide the snacks & mixers, and we'll all hangout around the bonfire with good friends. We'll be announcing the competition and raffle winners Please bring your own non glass beverages. We'll have a few activities as well.
Challenge your friends to:
Crimp Board challenge
Pinch Board challenge
1.5 or 2 inch tug of war gauntlet
grip strength gauge. Finally see how many lbs of force you can apply with just your hand!
Disclaimers
***In the case of Rain, this event will be rescheduled to the following weekend. If all fails, we will return the cost of the ticket in day passes to Robinson Bluff.
Any questions?
Please reach out to nick.richards@emclimbers.com if you'd like to join us as a vendor or you'd like to add an activity.
Disclaimers:
