Accolades & Media — Adaptive Climbers Fest

Accolades

American Alpine Club Community Changemaker Award

In 2024, the Adaptive Climbers Festival received the American Alpine Club’s Community Changemaker Award. An award voted upon by the public, the recognition is for “the people who, no matter the size of their platform, are making an outsized difference in shaping the future of our climbing community.”

Members of the ACF planning crew attended the American Alpine Club’s annual awards gala in April of 2024 in Los Angeles, where the festival was announced as the winner. We had some worthy competition, Marcus Garcia and Tommy Caldwell, but the support of our ACF community put us over the top. Co-founder Ronnie Dickson accepted the award on ACF’s behalf and gave a rousing acceptance speech while he was at it.

Media Coverage

Clinics, Sandstone & Pancakes at Third Annual Adaptive Climbers Festival - Climbing Magazine

Welcoming All Climbers in Appalachia - Inside Appalachia

Connect: Mo Beck on the Impact of Adaptive Climbing Fest, and Retiring from Competitions - American Alpine Club

The Others - Cail Soria

Members of the Adaptive Climbers Festival planning crew — Wade Balmer, Kristina Ericson, Brian Beck, Maureen "Mo" Beck and Ronnie Dickson — hold the American Alpine Club Changemaker Award while posing for the camera.

The Adaptive Climbers Festival operates under Catalyst Sports, a 501c3 nonprofit organization (tax exempt number: 80-0760565). View our 2024 Impact Report to learn more about our contributions to the adaptive community.