Rope in the Rockies
A deliberately small, retreat-style rope conference with three days of workshops from national and Colorado presenters, plus meals and evening social events. Its organizers say any surplus goes to the charity RAINN.
Rope in the Rockies is a three-day rope retreat held at Studio Friction in Denver and run by Ropes and Rings, LLC. Its FAQ says the organizers chose a rope studio over a hotel to support a local space, and that the weekend centers on community and relationships, with shared meals and local instructors. For the event, the studio’s main room is divided to make room for more suspension workshops and a tent is added at the back.
The 2026 edition ran from 2 to 4 October 2026 and sold out. Studio Friction’s registration page listed three ticket tiers at $285, $315 and $350, covering all workshops and parties from Friday to Sunday. The FAQ describes the rhythm of the weekend: arrival from Friday noon, core sessions from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, and a quieter party on Sunday night. Meals are included from Friday evening through Sunday lunch, except Saturday dinner. Private lessons can be booked by email, a quiet room is set aside for breaks, and parties are open only to full-weekend attendees.
It is not a beginners’ event. Attendees must be 18 or over, and the FAQ recommends basic rope knowledge because there are no entry-level classes. Photos of anyone need their spoken consent first, organizers may check phones, and no photos are allowed in the main play space during parties.
The presenters page lists pairs and solo teachers from Memphis, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis alongside Denver teachers: BetwixtBlushes and TheDude, Creative Mayhem and pandoradreams. The biography of pandoradreams on that page mentions presenting at the event in 2018 and in 2025, so the retreat has run in some form since at least 2018. The organizers do not recommend an official hotel and point to lodging near downtown Denver and the convention center.