Progression Series
Intro Classes
Start your climbing journey here. In our intro series classes, you’ll build the fundamentals to support your climbing and personal climbing progression. These classes taken in order (or take the BRC package and then skip right to Intro to Training) will help you progress through your first 3-6 months of climbing.
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Introduction to Rope Climbing
Learn the basics of knot tying and belay technique in this approximately hour-long class. Designed for people with little or no climbing experience, this course teaches the skills needed to climb independently at our facilities and is a great first-time climbing experience. Participants are encouraged to stay and continue to climb and practice their skills after an hour or so of instruction at no additional cost!
Price: $35 | Member Price: Free
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Introduction to Bouldering
Come learn to boulder. Our instructors create a fun, community-focused experience covering falling, bouldering etiquette, and basic movement skills. If you’re new to bouldering, this is the perfect class to get started on a new, lifelong passion. Plus you’re encouraged to stay and continue to climb and practice your skills after an hour or so of instruction at no additional cost!
Price: $35 | Member Price: Free
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Intro to Technique
Getting thrown off the wall and not sure why? Identify areas for improvement by working with one of our experienced instructors. Learn to use video feedback and some drills to bolster your weaknesses. Climbers of all levels can benefit from an experienced eye on their technique.
Price: $70 | Member Price: $55
Intermediate Classes
Continue your climbing progression with classes that help bring awareness and purpose to your climbing from movement on the wall to mental game and leading skills. These classes taken together can help climbers with 3-6 months or more experience progress up through, on average, the V6 and 5.12 level.
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Peak Performance Team
Try it out for yourself – first class is free!
Come climb, train and progress! Whether you’ve got a specific route or boulder you want to climb, or you want to improve your technique, mental game or climbing fitness, join our adult team and we’ll help you achieve your goals—all ability levels welcome. Your Peak Performance Team dues include a full individual membership. Team members are encouraged to come in and climb/train at least one additional time each week, either on your own or with some of your fellow teammates to keep the stoke and progression going!
Price: Starting at $184 a month (includes membership)
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Learn to Lead
Over the course of two classes, learn the essential techniques necessary to lead climb and belay in the gym. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice taking and catching falls. This course is also a great first step for those with aspirations to lead outdoors.
Price: $165 | Member Price: $135
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Intermediate Leading: Falling and Catching
Are you looking to improve your leading skills to be a better belayer and lead confidently? This class dives into the nuances of leading, covering precise slack management and scenarios like ledges/volumes/roofs and low clip falls. Practice and coaching on these risk management skills empowers you to face your fears on lead, belay with intention and build your climbing partnership.
Price: $100 | Member Price: $85
outdoor development
If the outdoors is calling and you must go, then this series is for you!
Learn skills that will help support your transition to climbing outside. We can’t teach you everything you need to know to climb outdoors, but can help you get started. As a bonus, some of these skills help with indoor climbing too!
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Outdoor Development: Crack Climbing
A must-have skill for any trad or sport climber heading outdoors! Have fun learning the finer points of crack climbing. Topics covered in the two hours include: understanding constrictions and body mechanics for hand and foot jams, foot placements, and heel / toe camming techniques!
Price: $70 | Member Price: $55
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Single Rescue: Single Pitch
This seminar will help prepare you to handle a variety of emergencies at the crag. Each class is taught from a climber’s perspective – offering practical solutions to real situations, involving the kind of gear you probably already carry.This is a class for any outdoor climber who might find themself in a jam one day (that is, this is a class for every outdoor climber!).Prerequisites: Lead Belay Certification. Experience belaying outdoors at minimum. Exposure to outdoor single-pitch climbing helpful, as many skills will reference outdoor rescue scenarios.
Price: $225 | Member Price: $195
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Outdoor Development: Sport Climbing Outside
Interested in moving your sport climbing outdoors? This three-hour indoor class will provide hands-on experience with best practices for single-pitch sport climbing, including clipping bolts, building anchors, cleaning an anchor, and lowering. This class does not teach how to lead belay or lead climb (see Intro to Sport Lead for learning to lead belay and lead climb).
Price: $110 | Member Price: $95