Flash Foxy Climbing Festival • BISHOP, CA
March 13-15, 2026
Bishop is located within the lands traditionally known as Payahuunadu, which is the traditional ancestral homeland of the Nuumu and Newe.
Learn about the local Bishop Paiute Tribe here.
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Nestled in in beautiful Payahuunadu in the Eastern Sierras, Bishop not only offers world-class bouldering but also provides hundreds of sport climbing routes nearby. We work hard to make the Flash Foxy Climbing Festival a welcoming space for women and genderqueer climbers of all levels to come together and celebrate all that climbing has to offer! This event is open to climbers of all ages and abilities.Our goal is to create and maintain a safe and diverse space where consent and respect are our first priorities. Harassment of any kind (unwanted contact, verbal or physical abuse, racism, homophobia, transphobia, body-shaming, etc.) will NOT be tolerated and will lead to being asked to leave.
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Goals Achieved
CREATING COMMUNITY
We’ve reached more than 2,500 climbers since the start of the festival. Climbers have traveled from 36 states and territories and 3 countries. They’ve ranged in age from infants + children to folks over 70 years-old! Our festivals have sold out within minutes and have had over 500 climbers on the waitlist.
SUPpORTING THE TOWN OF BISHOP
We partner closely with 20 local small businesses and organizations as well as the Bishop Chamber of Commerce. Excluding the payment given to athletes, facilitators, panelists, photographers and other professionals involved with the festival, we are also able to spend ~80% of our budget locally, giving back into the local economy.
WOMEN + GENDERQUEER CLIMBERS TEACHING EACH OTHER
Each year we host outdoor clinics at the festival, all are led by women and genderqueer athletes and guides. In addition, we host multiple workshops, yoga sessions and panels, all led by women and genderqueer facilitators, instructors, and panelists.
CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASE ACCESS AND MINIMIZE IMPACT
With generous raffle donations from our sponsors, we raise money at every festival for local conservation organizations, Indigenous Tribes and our scholarship fund. We also partner with local conservation organization, Friends of the Inyo, to co-host a stewardship day on Sunday at every festival.
Since 2016, we've raised a total of over $30,000 at our festivals! These funds have gone to Friends of the Inyo, the Access Fund, Bishop Area Climbers Coalition, Bishop Paiute Tribe, and the Flash Foxy Scholarship Fund.
Venues
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All primary festival event venues (opening party, open air market, film screenings, panels) will be held at wheelchair accessible venues and will have accessible bathrooms. The Opening Party and Foxy Fair take place outside in a flat grassy field with paved paths. Film screenings, panel, dinner and other activities will take place in the Heritage Arts Building at the Tri-County Fairgrounds - this building is ground-level. The Community Slideshow will take place at Mountain Rambler Brewery - this building is ground-level. Seating will be available during all events.
All films will have captions in English. ASL interpreters can be coordinated upon request. Please email events@flashfoxy.com to discuss your needs.
Approaches differ by climbing area. Details about approaches can be found below, or can be found on Mountain Project.
Have an accessibility concern? Reach out to events@flashfoxy.com and we’ll see how we can help!
We are always working to make the Flash Foxy Climbing Festival a more inclusive and welcoming space, please let us know what we can do to make our event more accessible for you. Unfortunately, we are not always able to arrange accommodations, but we will do our best and will provide honest answers about the our event spaces, staff capabilities and the activities that take place at our festivals. Thank you for learning and growing with us!
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Google Maps: Tri-County Fairgrounds
About the venue: All of our Saturday programming, with the exception of clinics, and our Sunday morning programming will take place at the Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds. The Open Air Market and Workshops will take place in a grassy field, other outdoor programming takes place in parking lots. Film screenings, panel, dinner and other activities will take place in the Heritage Arts Building - this building is ground-level and has accessible bathrooms.
Directions: Turn west on to Sierra Street from US 395 in Downtown Bishop, drive 2 blocks and turn right into the Fairgrounds under the front gate arch. There is a large parking lot with marked accessible parking spaces available.
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Google Maps: Eastside Student Center
About the venue: Friday Climber Coffee will take place at The Eastside Student Center. This building is ground-level. Bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.
Parking: There are multiple parking lots and street parking.
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Google Maps: Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Cultural Center
About the venue: All Sunday morning programming will take place at The Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Cultural Center. This building is wheelchair accessible with wheelchair accessible bathrooms.
Parking: Accessible parking is available in the parking lot.
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Google Maps: Mountain Rambler Brewery
About the venue: Friday Climber Coffee and our Sunday Community Slideshow will take place at Mountain Rambler Brewery. This building is ground-level and has accessible bathrooms. The venue is often dark, loud, and crowded. Seating is available both indoors and outdoors.
Directions: Located on Main Street near the traffic light at the intersection of E/W Line Street. The brewery is located in a small parking lot which can be accessed via Short Street.
Parking: Accessible parking is available in the parking lot. All other Flash Foxy participants should use street parking. The parking lot is very small and needs to be shared with local patrons of all businesses in the parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation!
EVENT PERMITS
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In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.
To file a complaint alleging discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provided in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (a) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (b) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (c) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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