As a fixture in the community for over 20 years, our gym is well known as being a great place to start climbing or train for your next trip. The welcoming community and extremely experienced instructors and setters ensures you get the most from your visit. While you’ll find hundreds of routes and problems here, the real “features” of this gym are the knowledge you’ll glean, fun you’ll have, new friends you’ll meet, and adventures you’ll plan. Welcome home!
Upcoming Classes
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Team Tryouts
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Power Flow
Vinyasa
Lorien N.
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Introduction to Rope Climbing
Introductory
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Book a Climb
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Bouldering Basics
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Bouldering Basics
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we`re saving you a seat at semi-finals! 🤩
this saturday, august 2. at 3pm Hampden’s throwing down for Summer Smackdown Semi-Finals, aka your excuse to sip free beer + kombucha, vibe with your crew, and watch competitors crush some unique comp-style routes. Our setters cooked these up just for the comp and we`re excited to see you all there!
want to be a volunteer judge for semi-finals? click the 🔗 in our bio to sign up!
took the challenge to new heights👌
👏 @solar.flows slayed this iconic pose on the wall. we’d love to see your take, try it at any Movement DMV location. film it and tag us!
A purr-fect mix of poses and paws. 🧘♀️😽
Three adorable kittens found their forever homes thanks to our kitten yoga collab with SPCA! @mdspca
do you sequence?
here’s why you should ...
#1. it saves so much energy - you get to plan your moves ahead of time that way you’re not burning out by making random moves and overthinking.
#2 boost your confidence on the wall - knowing what comes next let’s you feel more in control and climb smarter not harder
#3 climb safer - sequencing helps you see where your route intersects with other climbs or climbers on the wall
try sequencing your next climb and see how it helps!
how well do you think you know your chalk?
p.s. join our summer membership and save up to 30% off and get $0 initiation!
your membership gets you:
☀️unlimited climbing, yoga, and fitness
☀️be part of a welcoming and fun community
☀️access to ALL our gyms nationwide
☀️a FREE guest pass every month to bring your friends
and sooooo much more!
click the link in our bio to learn more!
Summer’s not over-and neither are the savings!
Become a member now with one flat rate and get unlimited climbing, yoga, and fitness now through August 31, with up to 30% off and no initiation fee.
Get all this and more with your membership:
☀️Unlimited climbing, yoga and fitness
☀️Access to all gyms nationwide
☀️A FREE guest pass every month
☀️Discounts on gear, classes and more
☀️Exclusive discounts with brand and guiding
partners!
Don’t wait-offer ends July 31! Head to the link in our bio to sign up today.
puppy × yoga, anyone? 🐶🧘♀️
we teamed up with Saving Grace @sgar_md and @sitmeanssittowson for a class that had more paws than poses, and we loved every minute of it.
can you believe Crystal City is 9 years old?! 🎉
thanks for being such a big part of this amazing community 💙
*NEW* guiding partners added to our member perks! ➡️
As a Movement member, you get access to awesome discounts on gear, adventures, and more. It’s our way of saying thank you for being part of our community!
We’ve just added two new guiding partners to our perks list: @riseoutsidecollective and @coloradomountainschool!
Ready to explore your perks? Head to the link in our bio to get all the deets on discounts with our partners:
⭐ @spartan
⭐ @kayaclimbing
⭐ @onxbackcountry
⭐ @summit.journal
⭐ NEW! @coloradomountainschool
⭐ NEW! @riseoutsidecollective
⭐ @skywardmountaineering
⭐ @equinoxguidingservice
⭐ @chockstoneclimbingguides
⭐ @sawtoothguides
⭐ @mojaveguides
pride month 🏳️🌈 brought community and fun!
before june ends, here’s special moments from our pride rendezvouz with @sydniedoesart , @helena_pocket (our pride shirt artist🤩), @citykidsdc, @arcteryxwashingtondc, and the amazing drag performers @thebaphomette and @hennessxy 💅
grateful for everyone that showed up and showed out! 💕
Tension board anyone 👀?
We`ve got hundreds of people already signed up for our 26th Annual Summer Smackdown, we`re just missing you!
Come be a part of our legacy in our biggest 7 week bouldering comp in the DMV!
Here`s what you can expect:
Open to ALL climbing levels! (so don`t be intimidated)
Weekly fresh sets specifically for summer smackdown
Cop a sick holographic sticker
Community energy + friendly competition
$1K cash purse (open category)
Over $5K in gear from Evolv, Wild Country, & more
(link in bio to get registered)
fun, competitive, and full of community. kinda obsessed tbh. ☺️
come spend your summer at movement ☀️
grab a summer membership and enjoy unlimited climbing, yoga and fitness classes including pilates!
extra perks ✨find your community at cool meetups and events like night climb, member mixers, and more! make new friends and enjoy new experiences.
if you’ve been looking to try a new gym but don`t want a heavy commitment then our summer membership is perfect for you. click the link in our bio to learn more!
Meet the artist behind our 2025 Pride shirts, Helena Wu! 🎨✨ @helena_pocket
Helena is a freelance illustrator based in Rockville, Maryland. She has been climbing since 2016 as a boulderer at heart, though she’ll always offer to clean up sport anchors just to spend a little longer on the wall. She previously worked on the murals at Movement Rockville in 2023, always trying to bring her artistic and climbing hobbies together.
The biggest feature of this t-shirt design is a flowing lead rope, which symbolizes the many ways the queer community lives and loves, adding stars and sparkles for that extra touch of magic. Helena noted, “I wanted the dynamic motion to represent the dynamic range of the queer community, whether it is how people express themselves, or dress, or the actions they take throughout their lives.”
Having worked for Movement in the past, this collaboration is especially meaningful for her: “Movement welcomed me into the climbing community in 2016...this project feels like the best way I can give back to the climbing community through the power of fun art that people can proudly wear.”
new holographic summer smackdown stickers just came in 🤩
grab yours when you register for our biggest comp yet in our 26th year hosting Summer Smackdown in the DMV! (link in bio)
what is summer smackdown ?
only the toughest most competitive 7-week bouldering showdown that pushes your limits!💪
why join?
🧗♀️fresh new boulder problems every week
🙌🏽 community vibes & competitive energy
💰1k cash purse (open category)
🤩 win over $5k in gear from Evolv, Wild Country, & more!
(tap the link in our bio to learn more)
night climb vibes 🙌
catch the next one at Movement Timonium on June 20.
🚨 Summer Smackdown is officially ON, and early bird registration is almost over! You’ve got until June 1 to lock in the lowest price for our 26th annual showdown! Spots fill fast so tap the link in bio to lock in your spot before prices go up!
We’re leveling it all the way up this year:
💥 Bigger prizes💰 More cash on the line🔥 Tougher competition
It’s time to unleash your inner beast and throw down.
Here`s what you can expect:
7 weeks of bouldering battles!
Weekly fresh sets specifically for summer smackdown
Community energy + friendly competition
$1K cash purse (open category)
Over $5K in gear from Evolv, Wild Country, & more
(link in bio to learn more)
Join us on Sat, May 31 for FREE! 🤩
Yep, FREE admission and FREE gear rentals from 11am-5pm at all 5 of our Movement DMV locations! (🔗in bio) Check us out in Hampden, Timonium, Rockville, Columbia, or Crystal City!
All the climbing you can handle(beginners are welcome), yoga + fitness classes(select locations), and intro climbing classes and more - all for FREE on May 31! 🙌🏽
Members - bring as many friends as you want for FREE without using any of your guest passes!
No booking required! Just show up and we’ll get you checked in!
🔗 link in bio to learn more
lock in early bird savings for summer smackdown before June 1 for the best rate to join the comp!
tap the 🔗in bio to join our 26th annual summer smackdown, a 7-week bouldering showdown💪
why join?
🧗♀️fresh new boulder problems every week
🙌🏽 community vibes & competitive energy
💰1k cash purse (open category)
🤩 win over $5k in gear from Evolv, Wild Country, & more!
(tap the link in our bio to learn more)
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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mia
hernandez
director
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emily
alcaraz
assistant director
say hello
We’d love to hear from you if you have questions, comments, or ideas.