The Rocky Mountain Rendezvous was an annual rendezvous, held between 1825 and 1840 at various locations, organized by a fur trading company at which trappers and mountain men sold their furs and hides and replenished their supplies.

From head to foot, we can outfit you (or help you make your own) to get you ready for your first (or fifty-first) mountain man rendezvous or black powder shooting event. We also supply French & Indian War, American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and American Civil War reenactors as well. Craft Supplies: Beads, Leather, Feathers & more..

The Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous is a mountain man rendezvous in celebration of the Fur Trade Rendezvous Era that occurred in the Rocky Mountains between 1825-1840. It is one of the largest mountain man gatherings in the nation.

Jan 9, 2025 · From William H. Ashley - in 1825 - to the Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous - in 2025. This is a Bicentennial Celebration of Rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains. It will be the 200th Anniversary of the first Rendezvous held in 1825 on the Burnt Fork of the Henry's Fork of the Green River.

It's the Ultimate Towner meets Mountain Man Rendezvous in Jackson Hole! This iconic Jackson Hole experience is a 2-hour on-course Amazing-Race for both locals and visitors. Old school obstacles are combined with in-town, family-friendly checkpoints in a …

The American Mountain Men Trapper’s camp, north of the Museum at the amphitheater. Live lectures and demonstrations throughout Rendezvous weekend will include firearms, sign language, beaver trapping, clothes, tools, fire making, horse tack, packing, and Saturday night stories & songs.

Nov 8, 2019 · The Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous (RMNR) is an annual celebration of life on the pre-1840 American Western frontier. It is part re-creation and part living history, based on the fur-trade rendezvous held in the Rocky Mountains.

Today, the main Rendezvous site near Pinedale, Wyoming, is a National Historic Landmark. Each year, a reenactment of the Rendezvous is held on the second Sunday in July at the Museum of The Mountain Man in Pinedale. The celebration is part re-enactment and part living history.

The tradition of the mountain rendezvous was started by General William Ashley and the men in his company in 1825. The first rendezvous was simply a designated location to exchange pelts for supplies and reorganize trapping units following the disastrous attempts to get men and supplies upriver past the Arikara villages in 1823-1824.

Oct 14, 2024 · Located on grounds adjacent to the Museum of the Mountain Man, the AAM rendezvous site has traders offering items also representing the era pre-1840—from furs to beads, fire-starting kits, weapons (knives and guns) and libations.