Progression Series
Here at Movement you belong – whatever your current level or experience, we have classes that will help you progress as a climber and challenge you to grow. Our knowledgeable, motivating coaches delve into every layer and level of the climbing training journey.
New to climbing? Check out the Intro Series! More experienced? Check out the Intermediate series and beyond.
If you would like to take a class you don’t see on the calendar, please reach out to [email protected].If you would like to learn something we don’t have a class for, we recommend checking out Private Coaching.
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: $32 | 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: $32 | Member Price: Free
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Introduction to Technique
Feeling comfortable on the wall, and ready to begin honing your craft? Learn principles needed to drive movement from your toes, position your body efficiently, and use breath to support your mind and movement. Leave ready to start practicing these in your day to day climbing.
Price: $60 | Member Price: $45
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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Learn to Lead
Over the course of two classes, learn the essential techniques necessary to lead climb and belay in the gym. in this version, learn to lead belay using the GRIGRI, the same assisted braking device on our top ropes. 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: $160 | Member Price: $130
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Master Class: Flags and Deadpoints
Learn how to use flagging to stay balanced and generate power, engage body tension at the right moments, and execute deadpoints, a dynamic movement technique that helps you extend your reach with control. Through focused drills and direct coaching, you’ll develop a stronger awareness of your center of gravity.
Price: $57 | Member Price: $42
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Master Class: Heel and Toe Hooks
Learn how to use heel rotation to drive powerful hip movement, maintain foot tension and precise placement to keep your feet from slipping, and master heel and toe hooks for better control. Through targeted drills and direct coaching, you’ll gain new purpose and awareness in your footwork.
Price: $57 | Member Price: $42
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Master Class: Slopers, Pinches and Sequencing
Learn how to use flagging to stay balanced and generate power, engage body tension at the right moments, and execute deadpoints, a dynamic movement technique that helps you extend your reach with control. Through focused drills and direct coaching, you’ll develop a stronger awareness of your center of gravity.
Price: $57 | Member Price: $42
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Intermediate Technique Package
Over the course of 3 classes, learn critical techniques like heel and toe hooks, flagging, body tension, compression, deadpoints, and sequencing. Through drills and direct coaching you’ll learn to bring new purpose and awareness to your climbing to overcome that V5 plateau.
Price: $162 | Member Price: $117
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: Sport Climbing Outside
Interested in moving your sport climbing outdoors? This 3 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 Leading for learning to lead belay and lead climb).
Price: $93 | Member Price: $78