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Movement Hampden features more than 10,000 square feet of bouldering terrain as well as a yoga studio and dedicated fitness areas. We’re honored to be part of Hampden’s vibrant neighborhood in the Union Collective, a vibrant retail and community space, perfect for post-climbing gatherings. But what makes us most unique is our knowledgeable and energetic staff who not only are dedicated to ensuring all guests have an amazing experience, but also are passionate about building community inside and outside of the gym.
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Have you climbed the Smackdown set at your gym yet? 👀
Yesterday, all five gyms in our region debuted the first of five weeks of bouldering problems for Summer Smackdown 💪 if you haven’t signed up for the comp, head over to the link in our bio and sign up for your favorite gym! Register by 6/16 to get this year’s shirt 👏
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Our 2023 Pride shirts are here, illustrated by Portland-based artist Karen Ceballos @ka_wren_ceballos! We`re excited to donate $10 from every shirt sold in June to two of our local LGBTQIA+ community organizations, @stonewallclimb and @unmatchedathl!
Stonewall Climbing DC is a chapter of Stonewall Sports, an LGBTQIA2S+ nonprofit. They are an intersectional LGBTQIA2S+ climbing community, founded and operated by neurodivergent, queer, non-binary, people of color, committed to creating space within the broader climbing community.
Unmatched Athlete is a Maryland-based non-profit that encourages youth who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies ages 5-18 to participate in sports and fitness. They encourage our youth to explore their athletic creativity and become well-versed student athletes that excel beyond their time in school.
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!
Anyone else in their eras era? 🫶
Summer Smackdown is BACK! 👋
Join your favorite gym’s team and compete in this 7-week regional bouldering competition, back for its fifth year! Track your sends over 5 weeks of redpoint comp sets starting June 5, then round out the comp with semi-finals weekend (July 15) and finals weekend (July 22)! 💪
Registration is open now, click the link in our bio to learn more + sign up ➡️
We had to bring out the tiny mic for kitten yoga at Crystal! 🥹
Enjoy some of our favorite moments from this extra cute workshop, held in partnership with @alexanimals, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria!
Stoke levels after following these tips 📈
This is part 1 of our newest training series video on positivity, featuring @movementgymscolorado private coach, Becca! Tap the link in our bio to watch the full video.
What’s your favorite way to stay positive while climbing? Give us your favorite tidbits of advice in the comments ✍️
Our first ever Bold By Nature was one for the books! 💜
We hosted our bouldering comp at Rockville on Saturday, followed by the setting clinic and vendor village on Sunday. Here’s some stats from the weekend:
- 74 competitors (including several for whom this was their first ever comp!)
- 40 problems set for the citizen comp; 3 finals problems
- 14 vendors at the village
- 10-15 attendees for the setting clinic
- 8 companies sponsored prizes for the event, including several local, women-owned businesses and artists!
Thank you to our amazing routesetting team, athletes, community partners, sponsors, and vendors! We`re excited to host Bold By Nature again next year and continue to elevate, educate, and empower women, femme-identifying and non-binary climbers in our community 💜
Get to know the Bold By Nature setting team! 💜
It’s not often we have setters from across the country in one place, so we had Cami from @movementgymschicago ask this all-star crew some fun q’s while they create the comp set 🤗
We flew all these amazing setters out to Movement Rockville this week to set for the Bold By Nature bouldering comp, designed by and for women, femme-identifying and non-binary climbers!
Follow along with our setters Honey, Cami, and Lindsey as they journey to Rockville for Bold By Nature! 💜
This weekend we flew out setters from Bay Area, Chicago and CO to team up with our DMV crew to design climbs by and for women, femme-identifying, and non-binary climbers 😊
Have you signed up for the Bold By Nature Bouldering Comp? Registration is $40 and includes an event t-shirt! Link in bio for more info + sign up ➡️
What it’s like to be a Movement athlete at training camp 🧗
We had our team manager document a day in the life to show just some of the hard work and dedication our team puts into every training session.
The day starts with a circle up to cover goals and get hype. After that comes the mock comp round—a two-hour practice session that aims to simulate the conditions of a real comp and offer athletes the opportunity to practice climbing comp-style routes and test their mental fortitude.
After the mock round, there’s a 10-minute break, followed by two more hours of training stations that cover everything from difficult clipping to onsight/flash practice to the mental side of sport climbing.
Our put their all into creating the training camp to prepare our athletes for the real deal, and our athletes put their all into the camp to make the most of the experience.
Training camp is preparing our athletes for the next major comp, Youth Regionals at Sendit Climbing in Norfolk, VA. This is their Superbowl, so tell them good luck when you see them in the gym!
+ Get in on the camp experience tonight at Timonium, where Wild Bay Kombucha will be sponsoring one of these comp climbs! Complete the climb and win free kombucha 🤗
Calling all women, femme-identifying and non-binary climbers! 📣
Have you registered for the Bold By Nature Citizens Comp yet? Join us for a citizens bouldering comp designed by and for women, femme-identifying, and non-binary climbers on May 13 at Movement Rockville!
This comp will be set exclusively by some of our Movement women, femme-identifying and non-binary routesetters from Movement gyms across the country. Whether you are a seasoned climber or you’ve never competed before, you’ll find quality boulders and tons of fun at every grade 😊
The comp will be broken up into categories by age and self-identified climbing level. The morning will start with an Open Qualifiers red point round, followed by the Citizens red point comp, and finally the Open onsight finals in the evening. Registration is $40 and includes an event t-shirt and gym access that day!
Ready to compete? Sign up at the link in our bio ➡️
Community, activities, and most importantly, snacks: summers just hit different here ☀️😉
p.s. Got a pal who’s in town for the summer? Let them know they can celebrate the season with a pre-paid membership for 1, 2, or 3 months, so they can get a membership that works for their summer plans. Summer memberships are available at the link in our bio 🤗
Join us for our newest event celebrating the women, femme-identifying, and non-binary climbers, Bold By Nature! 💜
From May 8-14, each of our gyms in the DMV region will be hosting programs driven by and designed for the experiences of women, non-binary, and femme-identifying individuals in climbing. Bold By Nature will culminate in a two-day weekend event in Rockville with the Bold By Nature Citizen’s Bouldering Comp on May 13, and end with a community routesetting clinic and Vendor Village on May 14.
Whether you’ve never stepped foot in the gym or you’re a seasoned crusher, this event aims to bring women, non-binary, and femme-identifying individuals together and share in our love for climbing. Find the full schedule of events + sign up for classes and clinics at the link in our bio!
Climbing, but make it Wes Anderson ✨
Live out your cinematic dreams with a morning climbing session!
#climbingmeme #climbing
Bringing a little bit of the outdoors in with this special Earth Day route 🪨
In honor of Earth Month, our routesetters at Timonium created a unique climb using outdoor replica holds from climbing crags across the country: Joe’s Valley, Red River Gorge, and Chattanooga. As you climb through the route, try your luck at identifying the holds!
As outdoor climbing increases in popularity, the importance of outdoor ettiquette and access awareness becomes more and more important. Please consider committing to the @accessfund Climber’s Pact—link in bio!
Spend your Earth Day giving new life to your old gear at Rockville’s Gear Swap! 🌎
Sell, buy, and/or exchange your used gear or goods with other folks to reduce waste and give your gear a second life ♻️
We’ll also be selling an assortment of used shoes (see above, we’ve got TONS 👀) and other goods to raise money for the Access Fund.
Sign up to sell your stuff (or just get more info) at the link in our bio! See you Saturday 🌳
Everyone, meet Thea and Ian, the new director dream team at Hamdpen! Thea and Ian, meet everyone! 👋
Here`s a little bit about Thea: "I joined the legacy Earth Treks team 6 years ago. I`ve been on the creative team, worked front desk, coached climbing team, taught classes, and eventually became the Gym Director at Movement Hampden! You can find me bouldering during lunch breaks, biking around Hampden, and falling off my balance board in the fitness area. Come say hello!"
And a little bit about Ian: "I started climbing back at Legacy Earth Treks Timo way back in 2015, after climbing and being a part of our community for 7 years I joined the Movement team and recently became the Assistant Gym Director at Hampden in 2023. I`ve always loved bouldering, the physical and mental challenge was always super gratifying to me. I also love frisbee golf, camping and running. If you see me at the gym or around Hampden, feel free to say hey!"
Four words: First. Friday. Costume. Party. 🤩
Rockville, y’all really showed up and showed out in your costumes and we were living for it 🤗
Huge shoutout to Molly (seen here as Daphne) and the rest of the Rockville team for bringing some extra joy to First Friday! ✨
Sometimes we’re so pumped to climb, our forearms want in on the action 🙅
Learn how to reduce arm pump from one of our instructors from @movementgymscolorado, Luke!
Sign up for a technique class for hands-on instruction at the link in our bio 🔗
Thinking about climbing outdoors for the first time? 👀
We’re offering some awesome outdoor development classes this month to help make the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing smooth like butter. Get a feel for outdoor skills in the familiar environment of the gym so when you’re ready to head to the crag, you feel confident in your skills.
Got the outdoor bug? Hit that link in our bio to sign up for upcoming classes ➡️
Btw, here’s a taste of everything our outdoor development classes have to offer...
Sport Climbing Outside - Perfect for lead climbers ready to hit the crag, 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.
Crack Climbing - Have some fun learning the finer points of crack climbing, a must-have skill for any trad or sport climber heading outdoors. This two-hour indoor class will cover constrictions and body mechanics for hand and foot jams, foot placements, and heel/toe camming techniques.
Get more tips for outdoor climbing from our classes or check out our blog!
Meet our 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
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thea
grillo
director
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ian
kessler
assistant director
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