Rock Climbing in Rockville

Where better to rock climb than in >Rockville?

Many people don’t know the City has a Climbing Gym tucked behind Glenview Mansion in a maintenance building. The walls reach 20-feet high with over a dozen routes. I first discovered the facility when I signed up for a Women on the Move beginner’s class for my 40th birthday and we had an excellent time learning!

The facility is great for beginners, groups, or parties because it is so self-contained and manageable. Affordable packages are available for birthday parties, scout meetings, youth group meetings, and office parties. If you schedule an event, you’ll be the only group using the gym, so it doesn’t feel hectic like an assembly line. Trained staff are on duty to safely belay the climbers, who should be at least 7 years old. Beginning rates vary from $125 to $200 for 2-hour parties and groups depending on residence and type of group.

Open Climbing Nights for experienced climbers are offered from 7 PM – 9 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adults who want to climb, or bring children, must know how to belay. The City also offers ongoing classes for kids and adults.

For information, call 240-314-8643 or e-mail climbing@rockvillemd.gov.

Our other climbing gym in Rockville, Earth Treks, has over 16,000 square feet of climbing walls up to 40-feet tall with over 100 top-rope climbs in the Marlo Furniture building. The 2-hour parties start at $225 and include a t-shirt and goody bag with a certificate and stickers for the base price.

Earth Trek has various Passes and hours including a Summer Pass for $149. As I’m always hearing there’s not that much for teens to do around Rockville, perhaps this is a place for teens over the age of 14 to stay busy and fit this summer while keeping out of the heat. Climbers are required to pass a Belay Safety Check or take a class to climb.

Earth Treks has Introductory Packages. For information, call 240-283-9942.

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