YOUTH CLIMBING

YOUTH CLIMBING INFORMATION

We have dedicated instructors with decades of experience. We offer two types of youth programming. We offer programming with instructors for summer or school year PE as well as open climbing time without instructors with parent or belayers. New to climbing?  Click here for our new climbers FAQs.

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YOUTH PROGRAMS

Home School Physical Education - Virtual Partner Sign Up

General Info:


  • Once you have signed up for our classes with your Home school partnership, please sign up here to choose your schedule and complete enrollment forms for Climb Kalamazoo.
Enroll today
WEDNESDAY CLIMBING CLUB

Wednesdays 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Continuous

 

General Info:

  • 13 - 17 years old
  • One session per week
  • Designed for climbers who are focused on following routes, learning advanced technical climbing skills, and achieving goals. Climbers interested in lead climbing should consider this as an option
  • Sessions are staffed by Climb Kalamazoo to manage risks, coach, and encourage interactions between participating youth.
  • Great for those who want to take their climbing to the next level with encouragement from their peers.
  • Climbers purchase 10 punch cards at a reduced price and use those on Club Wednesdays. 
  • Family membership holders get 30% off the punch card price.
  • Participants can register online and pay in person at the front desk.
  • Holidays and other short breaks may occur during the year- notice will be given verbally and by email.
Enroll today
Summer Programming

Climb Kalamazoo Summer Camps have everything your child needs to stay active and engaged this summer. Participants will build climbing skills, confidence and friendships while participating in indoor rock climbing, team building activities and everything that makes summer camps so memorable. Campers will walk away with a larger appreciation for the outdoor community and skills that will last a lifetime. 

Girls Camp Summer Membership PE Class Continuing ED High School Intermediate Camp 9+ Beginner Camp 4+
Home School Physical Education - Virtual Partner Sign Up

General Info:


  • Once you have signed up for our classes with your Home school partnership, please sign up here to choose your schedule and complete enrollment forms for Climb Kalamazoo.
Enroll today
WEDNESDAY CLIMBING CLUB

Wednesdays 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Continuous

 

General Info:

  • 13 - 17 years old
  • One session per week
  • Designed for climbers who are focused on following routes, learning advanced technical climbing skills, and achieving goals. Climbers interested in lead climbing should consider this as an option
  • Sessions are staffed by Climb Kalamazoo to manage risks, coach, and encourage interactions between participating youth.
  • Great for those who want to take their climbing to the next level with encouragement from their peers.
  • Climbers purchase 10 punch cards at a reduced price and use those on Club Wednesdays. 
  • Family membership holders get 30% off the punch card price.
  • Participants can register online and pay in person at the front desk.
  • Holidays and other short breaks may occur during the year- notice will be given verbally and by email.
Enroll today
Summer Programming

Climb Kalamazoo Summer Camps have everything your child needs to stay active and engaged this summer. Participants will build climbing skills, confidence and friendships while participating in indoor rock climbing, team building activities and everything that makes summer camps so memorable. Campers will walk away with a larger appreciation for the outdoor community and skills that will last a lifetime. 

Girls Camp Summer Membership PE Class Continuing ED High School Intermediate Camp 9+ Beginner Camp 4+

SCOUTS BSA

We will contact you the week before your event to review current covid management and answer any questions.

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  • Please include all attendees in your booking so we can staff accordingly, we will calculate your final cost based on event attendance.
  • Price per Participant $55 / Event Minimum $550.
  • A $550 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of reservation and will apply to the participant cost.
  • Troop Leaders that will belay or climb are free up to 3:1 paid scouts to leaders. Additional leaders beyond 3:1 ratio can observe only or be paid participants at $55/per.
  • Online booking currently allows one troop with up to 25 total.
  • Lead time is required to schedule qualified instructors. Please estimate the number of participants you'll have when booking.
  • The number of participants climbing or belaying will be considered locked within one week of your event.
  • Up to seven non-participating observers are allowed.
  • ADDITIONS: Whether they are climbers or just belayers, last-minute additional participants (added within one week of the event) will be $75.00 each. 
  • ANY ADDITIONS STILL MUST NOT EXCEED THE GROUP LIMIT OF 25. ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES WILL BE SENT HOME. 


 

​​Additional Requirements - WAIVER POLICY

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Booking Confirmation Email requires action!! Find the "Sign Required Documents" link. Send this link to your participants or their parents. Once they sign the documents they will be signed up for your event, and you will see a list of all those who have completed their sign up forms on the "Manage Event" button found in the same email. Save the email and double check the "Manage Event" button a few days to see if everyone has signed up. If they are not on the list they will not be able to climb. Let us know if you need help with this.

 

Warning for Signing Required Documents: It is an act of fraud to misrepresent your identity in any way or claim to be the parent or legal guardian of a minor if you, in fact, are not such. A legal guardian is court appointed, and is different than someone with an "in care of" agreement or other note from parents.

Scouts BSA Merit Badge Lock-ins Program Itinerary

 

  • Program time 8:00pm to 8:00am any day of the week. Arrive by 8:00pm sharp for check-in.
  • A roll call by Climb Kzoo staff will determine training groups. The program will include climbing gear, facility tour and orientation, lessons, refreshers for returning guests, and auto belay and bouldering guidelines will be discussed.
  • We normally have at least one person on staff who is registered as a climbing merit badge counselor. 
  • Following the belay test, open climbing will begin and scouts working on the merit badge can complete climbing and belay requirements.
  • After a break for food, open climbing will continue and scouts working on merit badge requirements will learn rope care and proper coiling as well as rappel starting from a deck positioned at the top of the climbing wall. 
  • By ~2:00 a.m. all climbing gear should be returned to the front desk and it's time for lights out. Scouts should plan to bring sleeping bag and camp out on the padded climbing floor at this time.
  • 7am wake up call and all participants should be picked up before 8am.​
  • The gym has a lounge facility where quick meals can be prepared or meetings held during the event. Pizzas may be ordered and delivered to the gym. Each troop is responsible for determining the appropriateness of sugar and/or caffeine consumed by scouts and will take full responsibility for the repercussions of over-consumption of such products.


Participation:

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  • To complete the Climbing Merit Badge at Climb Kalamazoo you must be 13 years or older. We thank you for understanding that we do not negotiate the age requirement.​
  • Scouts 12 and under are invited and will be able to climb during the lock in. They will not belay for others or hold rappel lines. We do not offer partial merit badge training for this age group.
  • Adults Leaders may attend to belay and climb, just belay, or supervise scouts as an observer only.
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Although we do not host Birthday parties ourselves. Please, feel free to plan a party at our facility. Keep in mind that if your adults are not already certified to belay you may wish to have them come in 45 minutes early or at an earlier date for belayer testing.

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