October 10-12, 2025.
Brand new to On this Rock, 2025!
Presented by:
The very first Crooked River Crash Bouldering Competition will be taking place Saturday, Oct 11th starting at 9AM.
Hubbing out of On This Rock’s venue - 10136 NE Crooked River Dr, Terrebonne, Oregon - before spreading out into Smith Rock State Park, you’re not going to want to miss this fundraising bouldering comp, the first ever bouldering competition in Smith Rock State Park!
Smith Rock is known for its world class sport climbing - but only the real dirtbag crushers know about its “hidden gem” boulder fields. This comp is focused on number of “V-points” climbed throughout the day, rewarding climbers in two ways:
For every V-point you climb, money will donated towards youth climbing in our community - particularly for Redmond’s public middle school students.
If you climb the most V-points in your category, you’ll score some amazing prizes from our sponsors!
This comp is focused on fun at every climbing level so bring a friend (or 10), grab your crash pad, and pull some pebbles!
Don't have a crash pad? A limited number of rental pads will be available on the day-of the event for $10 at a first come, first served basis.
NOTE: Registration for the Crooked River Crash Bouldering Competition takes place through On This Rock’s registration page!
Not interested in a bouldering competition? The Rock Wrangler Climbing Competition is the next weekend! Saturday, October 18th! Click HERE for more details.
Check out thIs video to catch a glimpse of what occurred at past On This Rock festivals.
MISSION, FAQS + CONTACTS
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On This Rock is a free climbing festival that Common Ground hosts next to Smith Rock State Park in Terrebonne, Oregon. The event is multifaceted, with attendees engaging in various components of the event’s focus on improving accessibility, experiencing belonging, and considering Jesus’ approach to spirituality in the climbing space.
Each year we’ve totaled about 300 people interacting with On This Rock.
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On This Rock Climbing Festival is October 10-12, 2025
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On This Rock is a totally free event. We’re blessed to have many donors and partners from year to year to help pay for the price of putting on the event.
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You sure can! Our On This Rock events cost around $20,000 to put on and our first event impacted over 300 people throughout the weekend. From our location, tent, many meals, water, professional-guides, and Reel Rock—everything has a dollar sign and those are just some of the many event details that we budget for. Want to be a donor? Head HERE to join us in our OTR events! We’re blessed to have donors like you be a part of this incredible journey.
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Yes, you sure can! Many of our Central Oregon locals came to last years showing of climbing films and didn’t stay for the whole On This Rock weekend. If you’d like to only join us for the climbing films, you’re more than welcome to—you’re missing out though!
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We have a large location for OTR because we want to give you the opportunity to camp on-site! There’s nothing like waking up in the morning to Smith Rock’s majestic nature. You’re also welcome to stay off-site. We’re more than happy to give some suggestions for places to stay!
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Many of the meals during the weekend are provided thanks to donors and partnering organizations. Meals include Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast & dinner, and Sunday breakfast. You’ll have to provide your own food for lunch. There are some grocery stores and yummy restaurants nearby. You can also leave comments when you register about food allergens. We’ll do our best to be accommodating!
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Definitely not! You’re welcome to come hang for some good times. If you’re new to climbing and want to be professionally-guided, there a few different groups going out on both Saturday and Sunday. You’ll be able to select one of those groups if you’d like. It’s totally free, but spots are extremely limited.
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Register HERE
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We are stoked to invite vendors to apply for participation at OTR. Simply send us a message and we'll get back to you!
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We’re stoked to have Kevin Wilson, author of “The Way of Chai” be our presenter for On This Rock 2025. Dubbed as the “CEO of Chai” by Bon Appétit magazine, Bon Appétit magazine, Wilson shares his popular chai recipes and introduces readers to the art of making chai as a spiritual practice. His meditations on the brewing process illuminate valuable life lessons on attunement, gratitude, and serving others. While a steaming cup of chai can’t solve everything, it can help us tap into the power of patience, clarity, and intention. Learn more about Kevin on his website, HERE.
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Great! We have multiple professionally guided climbing groups heading to Smith Rock from the festival. Whether you’re a beginner or wanting to learn TRAD, you’ll have to act quickly as these groups are extremely limited and fill up fast.
Have you been to otr?
are you coming from out of town?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, we are kindly requesting that you consider partnering with OTR and its hosting organization - Common Ground - by donating to this event. Here’s the reason: It is OTR’s commitment to offer this event to our entire community at no mandatory fee so as to keep our event as financially accessible as possible. That being said, the primary focal-population of this event and its hosting organization is our local Central Oregon community. (For context, last year’s OTR cost close to $20,000 and impacted the lives of nearly 300 people, many of whom traveled from out of the area to participate.) And if you’ve joined us before, from near or far, you know what this event is like and how valuable its offerings are! To ensure that OTR’s life-giving impact continues and grows in a way that is both sustainable and consistent with our mission, it would be immensely helpful to have your financial support for this event. Please know two things:
100% of any donations will go towards On This Rock events.
If you are planning to travel from out of the area and can’t swing a donation, that’s totally fine. Please still join us!
I’m Ready to Pitch in!
