If I’ve never climbed before, can I just drop in and start climbing on my own? Due to state-enforced occupancy restrictions, we are currently operating on a reservation-focused system. Day passes can be purchased online. Drop-ins are allowed depending on availability. Reservations found HERE. Waiver form also required to climb. Vertical World offers all styles of climbing: bouldering, top roping, and lead. Anyone can drop in and boulder, but...
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. With winter days at last getting longer, a literal light is now at the end of every child’s tunnel: summer – the season of adventure and play. For many kids, at the heart of summer is the unique experience of summer camp. Summer camp offers children an education in a type of learning you can’t get from books. It’s a crash course in creativity, problem solving, physical activity, teamwork, and social connection. I have instructed...
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Rock n Roll at the V-Club A story from the VW Archives, written by founder Rich Johnston. Circa 1989, just two years after the birth of the first climbing gym in America. I was working the counter at the Vertical Club back in 1989 one day, and not much was going on. It was a beautiful spring day and I was working on filing one of the few membership forms into an expanding folder that we kept under the desk. This was the desk that was...
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I recently stumbled across an Instagram post from a group that posts fitness motivation content with a Crossfit focus. Their usual quotes include “The greatest project you will ever work on is yourself!” And “Don’t give up on the person you are becoming”. Amongst these quotes though, this quote stopped me in my procrastinatory tracks; If it doesn’t scare you – It’s not heavy enough. For those who see...
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