Belmont
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Welcome to Movement Belmont! Located in the renovated Belmont Theatre, Movement Belmont offers over 19,000 square feet of climbing with 75 top ropes that reach up to 45 feet high.
Upcoming Classes
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Book a Tour
Tour the Gym
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Introduction to Rope Climbing (Class Full)
Introductory
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Introduction to Rope Climbing (Class Full)
Introductory
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Flow
Vinyasa
Sue C.
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Core Fit
Conditioning
Nicholas Z.
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Introduction to Bouldering
Introductory
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Introduction to Bouldering
Introductory
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Book a Tour
Tour the Gym
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Climber Flow
Gentle
Kylene G.
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Power Flow
Vinyasa
Bronweyn C.
Explore our spaces
Social Connections
Summer memberships are available at all our Bay Area locations 😎 Choose between 1, 2, or 3 months— whatever works best with your summer plans.
Learn more through the link in our bio!
#summer #indoorclimbing #climbinggyms #movementgyms
⚡️JUNE @ MOVEMENT⚡️
*save this post so you can keep track of all the happenings this month!
🌟Adaptive Climbing w/ @paracliffhangers
•6/8 | San Francisco 7-9p
🌟 Women & Non-Binary Meetups
•6/6 | San Francisco 7-9p w/ @flirty.flashers
•6/6 | Sunnyvale 5:30-7:30p w/ @coalitioncrag
•6/7 | Santa Clara 5:30-7:30p w/ @coalitioncrag
•6/9 | Santa Clara 6-8p
🌟Queer Climb Meetups
•6/14 | Belmont 6-8p
w/ @queercrushclimbing
•6/12 | Sunnyvale 6-8:30p
•6/16 | Santa Clara 6-9p
•6/25 | Santa Clara Morning meetup 7-10a
•6/29 | San Francisco 7-9p
🌟 Friction Series | Belmont 6/17 10a-2p
🌟 Partner Project
•6/15 | Belmont 6-8p
•6/22 | San Francisco 6-8p
•6/23 | Santa Clara 6-9p
🌟 Session w/ the Setters
•6/23 | Sunnyvale 6-8p
•6/27 | Santa Clara 6-8p
🌟 Upcoming Member Appreciation
•6/11 | San Francisco Morning Appreciation 8-10a
•6/25 | Santa Clara 6-8p
•6/25 | Sunnyvale 6-8p
•6/25 | Belmont 6-8p
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Our 2023 pride shirts are here, and we`re excited to donate $10 of every shirt sold in June our local LGBTQIA+ community organization, @coast_pride
Coast Pride is an organization created by our local community in San Mateo County to improve the support, visibility and awareness of LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Their vision is to create a welcoming and safe Coastside where all LGBTQ+ and gender-expansive individuals, their families, and allies thrive.
For this year`s Pride tee, we partnered with a Portland-based artist, Karen Ceballos, who imagined a climbing area specially made for and by LGBTQIA+ folks. Route names were crowdsourced by fellow LGBTQIA+ climbers. She looks forward to gyms and crags becoming more welcoming places for all!
@ka_wren_ceballos is a bird and rock enthusiast, an outreach specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and an illustrator. She also loves Latin dance, and you can find her teaching queer bachata night or sweating on the dance floor! Her artwork strives to celebrate LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folks in the outdoors and the biodiversity that surrounds us. Since moving to Portland, one of the best things that has happened to her is finding community in queer and other affinity climbing groups.
While we’re celebrating Pride month, we also want to acknowledge the on-going and, in some cases, growing anti-LGBTQIA+ developments in some of our regions, particularly increasing anti-transgender legislation in a number of states. These actions are in opposition to our core value of Inclusion. We stand with our LGBTQIA+ team members and community members year-round by striving to create brave spaces for all to participate in climbing, yoga, fitness, and community. Check out the various Pride month celebrations and LGBTQIA+ meetups happening at our gyms this month and beyond!
⚡️Santa Clara Traverse Challenge⚡️
1️⃣ Don’t forget to warm up those traversing skillz
2️⃣ Try using little to no hands as possible 😎
3️⃣ Tag us in your attempts!
May the traversing vibes be forever in your favor 💫
#indoorclimbing #bouldering #climbing #movementgyms
Better Together Leadership Program 🌟
For the past 15 years, Movement Sunnyvale has partnered with Santa Clara Firefighters to bring in Middle school students that participate in their Better Together Leadership program.
During the school year, a core group of firefighters meet with students weekly and help facilitate different activities to showcase their strengths and build on their weaknesses. Throughout the year, they build on teamwork and leadership skills and hold their end-of-school-year event at Movement Sunnyvale. This year 30 middle schoolers were treated to rope climbing and all the pizza they could eat. Movement donated the day passes, and lessons need to make this a possibility.
To learn more about this program, check out the link in our profile!
#indoorclimbing #mentorship #climbing #bettertogether #movementgyms
Climbing Gym Etiquette: Rope Edition 💫
We know y’all have been crushing hard lately, getting ready for those summer sends and we wanted to give everyone a friendly reminder on some rope etiquette that keeps our gyms safe and fun for all! This by no means encompasses all of the etiquette that’s important to be aware of, but it’s a starting point.
At the end of the day, all of these things promote a courteous community and help mitigate risk.
While our staff tries to step in when they can, we still rely on our community to remind people of these tips (in a supportive way). 💛
Go forth and send!
#climbinggym #indoorclimbing #movementgyms
Stoke levels after following these tips 📈
This is part 1 of our newest training series video on positivity, featuring @movementgymscolorado private coach, Becca! To see the full video, tap the link in our bio.
What’s your favorite way to stay positive while climbing? Give us your favorite tidbits of advice in the comments ✍️
#climbing #movementgyms
⚡️Pinktastic⚡️
Fan favorites in San Francisco, these climbs were set using damage control by @flathold. Don’t let the fantastic grip fool you though… 🙃
Looking for when new sets drop?
Our setting schedules are posted in the gyms and on our website 😎
#indoorclimbing #gymclimbing #bouldering #movementgyms
🗓️ JUNE 17TH : ⚡️ Get psyched! ⚡️
We all know we like to keep our options open, but this is a Friction Series that you’ll want to pencil into that calendar 😎
📍Belmont
🗓️: June 17th
🕰️: 10am - 2pm
Get more info + sign up link in our bio!
#indoorclimbing #movementgyms #climbing #climbingcompetition
🌟REGIONAL CHAMPS 🌟
Our Movement NorCal climbing team was excited to take home the Regionals Team Champs award over the weekend. This award is an exciting achievement, but what is more exciting is watching our coaches and athletes enter these competitions with more poise and confidence each year. We are thrilled to have 31 athletes moving onto Divisionals in a few weeks.
To our community, we thank you for your patience through this season. Be sure to give the team a fist bump and good vibes as they prep for the next comp!
In preparation for Divisionals, we will host a Divisionals training camp at our San Francisco location on May 27, 8a-4p & May 28, 10a-1p. This camp is open to all Bay Area competitors! The Main Chamber will be closed during the training camp, but the comp routes will be available for the community to send after.
#movementgyms #climbingteam #climbing #
UNLOCKING BETA: V4📍Belmont
Watch as our peak performance instructor Maddie breaks down the beta for this V4.
Peak performance is a rad all-levels adult team designed to help you improve technique, mental game, and climbing fitness. Learn more through our website!
DEEPER BETA:
1️⃣ Start with left foot flagged. This helps keep you in a low, balanced triangle
2️⃣ Crimp the right hand with thumb wrapping on top of the thumb catch, gives you stability to hold on after hitting the next move
3️⃣ Set feet up high, rock side to side for added momentum, aim for the top of the sloper and pinch. This move is between a lockoff and a deadpoint, don’t get too dynamic with it. Keep hips/chest close to the wall.
4️⃣ Set right foot onto the start and cross right hand to the next sloper pinch. I match briefly as an intermediate.
5️⃣ Carefully match and bring your right foot higher. Take your left foot off to keep a balanced triangle. Rock over to the last sidepull with your right hand. Aiming for the top of the sidepull allows you to wrap your palm onto the hold for extra friction
6️⃣ Foot switch and bump up right foot, bring left foot up for extra power and finish!
#movementgyms #climbinggyms #climbing #climbingtraining #bouldering
SF ✅ PDX ✅
Next Stop: 📍BELMONT
The Friction Series send train will be arriving at Movement Belmont, for a ropes qualifier & finals event, Saturday, June 17th!
Sign up through the link in our bio!
#climbinggyms #climbingcompetition #movementgyms
Summer memberships are available now at the link in our bio 😎Choose between 1, 2, or 3 months— whatever works best with your summer plans!
#indoorclimbing #climbinggyms #summer #movementgyms
We had an amazing time at our Women’s Routesetting Workshop in Sunnyvale! All the routes set by all of our participants are up and open for the public to try! These routes will be up for a full rotation, which means you have plenty of time to start your newest project 🥳 Huge thank you to @arcteryxnorcal for providing scholarships and helping us make this opportunity possible!
Friction Series is back in a big way! Join all of our West Coast Gyms in a series of rope and boulder competitions!
First up is a rope qualifier in our San Francisco location on Sunday, April 9th.
Registration opens soon so stay tuned and get pumped!
Movement Sunnyvale will be hosting it’s first ever Women’s Setting Workshop March 11th and 12th! In this two-day workshop, participants will familiarize themselves with everything from picking out holds and putting them on the wall (setting) to climbing and making adjustments to fine tune the boulder problems (forerunning). Check our calendar to sign up for the workshop and learn more about the amazing scholarship options made possible by our partners at @arcteryxnorcal #girlswhoclimb #womenwhoset #femaleroutesetters #routesetting #womenwhoclimb
Our faces when we use new props 🥰🥳😌 - yoga calendar in bio. Come check these puppies out at any of our gyms!
Come visit Sunnyvale to check out our partner climb! Our setting team wanted y’all to have the opportunity to experience climbing in a slightly different way on our feature wall. The best way is with a best friend 💕
Back to back Buddy Climbs! Climbers grab your climbing partners and head over to Movement Belmont and Movement Sunnyvale to give the partner climbs a whirl. Try these climbs and share your beta with us by tagging @movementgymsbayarea. Check out our beta for the Movement Belmont’s partner climb, and check back later for Movement Sunnyvale’s beta.
Don’t have a regular climbing partner to try the climb with? Join us at Movement Belmont this Thursday from 6pm - 8pm during Partner Project to meet new climbers and friends.
Setters : @woodland_jrex @maggie.yeungg
As of today, our gear shop selection has increased by 50%. Did we just blow your mind? 🤯 Keep reading ⬇️
We want to make sure you always have what you need in the gym and at the crag. Whether it’s your first day on the wall or your 100th trad climb, our new gear range was selected with you in mind + from your feedback on member surveys!
Our gear shops now have more gear, variety, sizing, and styles. Starting today you can walk in the gym and discover a whole bunch of new shoes, chalk bags, and more!
As always, we stand by what we sell, and you can expect:
➡️ Knowledgeable guidance, advice, and fittings
➡️ Member discount of 10% off all gear all the time
➡️ Special orders for anything you can’t find in our shops
➡️ A rock-solid promise that if you are not satisfied, you can return any product within 45 days
Lastly, something that is dear to our heart ❤️: We’re adding an eco badge to our selection 🍃 As a community of climbers, we strive to continuously reduce our impact on the planet. So, we’re labeling gear that maintains quality while innovating in environmental sustainability; something that deserves our investment. While no product is fully sustainable, gear with the eco badge represents research and effort by our industry partners to be better.
Giving + Partners
We partner with organizations that help bring down social and physical barriers to climbing and who are committed to preserving and protecting the planet.
Our directors
Our gym leaders love what they do and it shows. They are committed to providing a supportive, transformative, and fun environment for everyone who comes through our doors.
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Radu
Popescu
Gym Director
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We’d love to hear from you if you have questions, comments, or ideas.