Just a few miles from where we opened our first gym in 1994, the new and improved Movement Santa Clara offers 10,000 square feet of bouldering walls with problems for beginners and pros alike. We really took advantage of the space too offering nearly 200 bouldering problems, a kids’ climbing area, a private yoga studio, a fully-stocked gear shop, and full fitness cardio that includes Olympic lifting platforms. Welcome back to Santa Clara!
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🧗♀️ SF’s Technique of the Month: Flagging
Struggling to stay balanced on the wall? Flagging is a footwork technique that helps you counterbalance and move efficiently by extending one leg to the side or behind you. This keeps your center of gravity in check, preventing unnecessary barn-dooring (when your body swings out) and making tricky moves feel smoother.
Climbing in SF? Join their Technique of the Month clinics and look for TOTM stickers on bouldering and roped climbs to practice flagging in real-time. SF setters design these routes with balance and technique in mind—perfect for refining your skills!
When the SF and South Bay setters unite, you get a stellar set on the ramp 🤩
📍San Francisco
🟡 V7
🔩set by: Q
🦖climb by: Tilt
A-D route grading is back! 🌟
As of today (March 3), +/- grading will be retired and replaced with A-D grading at all Movement gyms. We’ve experimented with many grading systems across our gyms, and through our collective experience, we feel that A-D offers the most optimal in-gym experience when combined with consensus grading.
This A-D and consensus dynamic duo offers three key benefits ⬇️
1️⃣ Subjectivity of grading: Your experience with a climb is unique to you! Our Routesetters put a lot of thought into every grade, considering diverse perspectives, climbing styles, and experiences. We propose grades, but it’s the climbing community that ultimately shapes them through feedback and consensus. Using the YDS A-D system for routes in combination with consensus tags, we aim to keep grades as fair and consistent as possible while staying true to local norms.
2️⃣ Increased granularity improves the ability to self-curate your experience: We know that tracking progress and performance is important to many climbers, and with a more granular grade offering, session curation and performance tracking is improved.
3️⃣ Authentic to the core of our sport: The most common grading system for sport climbing is the YDS A-D system. Grades vary wildly depending on the area, first ascensionist, ethics, etc., but we feel it is important to align with this system as it provides an experience that is relatable and authentic to the sport.
Grading isn’t an exact science, and it’s always evolving alongside the climbing community. While grades will never be perfect, they create a shared language for setting goals, tracking progress, and finding the right challenge.
Whether grades push you to try harder or just serve as a rough guideline, we’re stoked to roll out this change and we hope you are too! Climb on 🧗
Get excited for Mountain View – expected to open April 2025 🤩
For a limited time, get 50% off your first 3 months, and we’ll waive the initiation fee when you sign up.
🔹 Perks of Membership:
- Free intro to rope or bouldering climbing classes for you + friends
- Unlimited yoga and fitness classes
- 12 guest passes per year + 2 first-time guest passes per day
- Free member clinics and events
- 10% off gear and apparel in the Movement gear shop
- Exclusive perks from top brands and guiding services
- Nationwide access to all Movement Gyms
- Community spaces & free WiFi
⏳ Don’t miss out on this limited-time presale offer! ⏳ Click the link in our bio to sign up today!
* Promo available Mountain View new members only. 90-day membership commitment is required. Your membership starts the day you sign up and gives you immediate access to all Movement gyms.
We’ve heard your prayers…🙏
Boards are in, bouldering mats are going down, and setting starts soon. Let’s gooooo! ✨
📍Mountain View
Changes like these don’t happen overnight 💫
Wall installation is wrapping up, setting starts soon, and we’re inching toward opening our doors this spring!
What’s next? ➡️ Flooring, Setting, Yoga & Fitness
🔗 Be the first to know about our progress and opening details—sign up for Mountain View emails!
Walk, don’t run… this $0 initiation deal is waiting for you (but not for long). 😉
Sign up now at the link in bio!
Free stuff? Good vibes? Mystery perks? Say less. 👀
Member Appreciation Week is here, and we’re pulling out all the stops to celebrate YOU! What’s on deck?
🕺 EXTRA CLIMB TIME – Member Appreciation Nights
Belmont | Sun, Feb. 16th, 6-8pm
Santa Clara | Sun, Feb. 16th, 6-8pm
Sunnyvale | Sun, Feb. 23rd 6-8pm
🍩 TASTY TREATS – Enjoy surprise snacks at all gyms to fuel your climbing!
💪 LEVEL UP – Free clinics on Mon, Feb 17th @ Sunnyvale
• How to Plan a Climbing Trip | 6-6:30pm
• Training Area Introduction | 6:45-7:15pm
• Deadpoints and Dynos | 7:30-8pm
• Pyramid Training | 8:15-8:45pm
🛍 BIG DEALS – 30% off retail (excludes food & drinks)
🕵️ Surprises at all gyms throughout the week
All that’s missing is YOU—so come hang next week! 🎉
Buddy Boulders: the gift that keeps on giving 🩷
📍Belmont
Set by: Mungus, Huj, & Zag
Climbed by: Mungus & David :)
Grab your climbing bestie and enjoy the buddy boulders at Santa Clara 🩷
Set & climb by: Q, Bitty, Pitt, & Dill
🧗♂️ SF’s Technique of the Month: Smearing
Smearing is a footwork technique where you press your shoe rubber against a featureless foothold without an edge and rely on friction and body tension to stay secure.
🎯 Pro Tip: Maximize Friction & Stability
• Apply even pressure through the bottom surface of your shoe
• Try to drop your heels as you apply pressure
• Engage your core and adjust your balance for control
Climbing in SF? Keep an eye out for TOTM stickers on bouldering and rope climbs to put this technique into practice. SF setters design these routes and problems with newcomers in mind, using comfortable handholds and gentle wall angles—perfect for refining your smearing skills.
We heard they have great member benefits and exclusive perks too 👀⬇️
- unlimited climbing, yoga, and fitness
- free guest passes + first time guests always get in free
- free clinics
- discounted events and workshops
- discounts on climbing classes
- access to nationwide gyms
- exclusive perks from our partner brands and guiding services
- discounts in our retails shops
More climbing, more perks, more reasons to join. Hit the link in bio to sign up! 🚀
Enjoy $0 initiation fees (a $49 value) when you sign up for a membership in February! 🚀 Deal ends Feb. 28
Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ FREE intro climbing classes (rope or bouldering) for you and your friends
✨ Unlimited FREE yoga and fitness classes
✨ 12 guest passes a year + 2 first-time guest passes every day - bring your crew!
✨ FREE member clinics and events
✨ 10% off gear and apparel at the Movement Gear Shop
✨ Unlimited access to all Movement Gyms nationwide
ready to join? hit the link in our bio to sign up now
🌟 SF Community Vendor Village 🌟
We’re celebrating our incredible local community! Stop by to shop, connect with amazing local artisans, and join our climbing, fitness, & yoga instructors for free clinics and games!
🎨 Community Vendors
@lauralinestudio
@merithagenkort
@prettygoodvintage
@dragmeupthewall
@bespokecraftdesign
@deechenceramics
@drinkwholesome
prizes from:
@hitorii.design
✨ Free Fitness Clinics
💪 6:00–6:30 PM
💪 6:30–7:00 PM
🧗 “Help! I Can’t Reach” Climbing Clinics
🚀 6:30–7:00 PM
🚀 7:15–7:45 PM
📍 Where: Movement San Francisco
🕒 When: Tuesday, Feb. 4th, 6-8 PM
deal ends jan 31. 👀
join with $0 initiation and 25% off prorated January dues when you commit through February!
here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ FREE intro climbing classes (rope or bouldering) for you and your friends
✨ Unlimited FREE yoga and fitness classes
✨ 12 guest passes a year + 2 first-time guest passes every day - bring your crew!
✨ FREE member clinics and events
✨ 10% off gear and apparel at the Movement Gear Shop
✨ Unlimited access to all Movement Gyms nationwide
ready to join? hit the link in our bio to sign up now
⚡️SETTER PICK⚡️
📍Santa Clara
🔵 V4 sit start
🔩 set by: Bitty
🦖 climb by: Bitty
Join by Jan. 31 and get $0 initiation + 25% off prorated January dues when you commit through February!
Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ FREE intro climbing classes for you and your friends
✨ Unlimited FREE yoga and fitness classes
✨ 12 guest passes a year + 2 first-time guest passes every day - bring your crew!
✨ FREE member clinics and events
✨ Exclusive Perks
✨ 10% off gear and apparel at the Movement Gear Shop
✨ Unlimited access to all Movement Gyms nationwide
ready to join? hit the link in our bio to sign up now
Gear packages are HERE! ✨
Starting your climbing journey? Gear up for success with Movement’s curated gear packages for both rope climbing and bouldering. Save up to $61 on all of the essential gear you need to start climbing!
🔗 check out the link in our bio to learn more!
⚡️SETTER PICK⚡️
📍Sunnyvale
⚪️ V6
🔩 set by: Q
🦖 climb by: Q
Last weekend, 42 Team Movement NorCal athletes competed at this year’s Bouldering Regionals Championship at the Team Touchstone Training Center alongside the best climbers in Northern California and Nevada.
15 athletes from our team ranked in the top 13 at Regionals and will be representing Movement NorCal at the Divisionals Championship in Idaho in early February. Good luck to everyone who will be competing!
A big shout-out to all the athletes for their hard work and dedication, and a special thank you to the @usacregion21, parents, volunteers, regional coordinators, gym hosts, and routesetters—this event couldn’t have happened without you!
📸: Mike and Ingrid Lee
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
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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Oscar
Ruballo
Gym Director
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Jenean
Cox
Assistant Gym Director
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We’d love to hear from you if you have questions, comments, or ideas.