Rock Climbing activities in USA
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Rock Climbing
With its sheer spires, polished domes and soaring monoliths, Yosemite is rock-climbing nirvana. The main climbing season runs from April to October. Most climbers, including some legendary stars, stay at Camp 4 near El Cap, especially in spring and fall. In summer, another base camp springs up at Tuolumne Meadows Campground. Climbers looking for partners post notices on bulletin boards at either campground.
Yosemite Mountaineering School offers top-flight instruction for novice to advanced rock hounds, plus guided climbs and equipment rental. All-day beginners classes are around US$120 per person if the group size is at least three people, more if there are fewer.
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Mission Cliffs
Cries of 'Take!' and 'Belay on!' echo through this climbing gym while agile adventurists, jaw set, attempt the rainbow-tagged walls with both strain and grace. If you're game, the 50ft lead walls and dual level bouldering dens will prep you for an ascent of the real thing in Yosemite or the Pinnacles. The industrial warehouse space accommodates 60 top ropes, has full-service locker rooms, conducts friendly private and group lessons for adults and kids, and even has free wi-fi. Come early on weekends to miss the crowds and climber machismo.
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Brooklyn Boulders
It’s NYC’s biggest indoor climbing arena for scaling aficionados and folks looking to reach new heights. Ceilings top out at 30ft inside this 18,000-sq-ft facility, and its caves, freestanding 17ft boulder and climbing walls offer numerous routes for beginners to experts. There are overhangs of 15°, 30° and 45°. Climbing classes are available.
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Planet Granite
Take in spectacular bay views through a wall of glass as you ascend false-rock structures in this kick-ass 25,000-sq-ft climbing center – the ideal place to train for an expedition to Yosemite. Master top ropes as high as 45ft or test your strength ascending giant boulders and vertical-crack climbing walls, then finish your workout in the full gym or stretch in a yoga session. Check the website for class schedules.
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Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School
Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School sells maps and guides to the WMNF, and rents camping equipment, cross-country skis and snowshoes. Year-round, the climbing school offers classes and tours, including one-day ascents of Mt Washington, and the grueling Presidential Range traverse. Climbing lessons cost between $150 and $220 per day, depending on how many are in a group (three maximum).
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Boulder Rock Club
Before you head up to the climbs in Eldorado Canyon State Park, get your chops at this indoor climbing gym, popular with Boulder's local rock rats. This massive warehouse is full of artificial rock faces cragged with ledges and routes, and the auto-belay system allows solo climbers an anchor. Staff are a great resource for local climbing routes and tips too.
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City Climbers Club
Closed indefinitely for renovations at the time of research, the nonprofit CCC helped create New York’s first climbing wall and still serves as a key spot for climbers. You’ll find 11 belay stations and 30 routes, plus a climbing cave. The club offers 40-minute lessons for $30. Day passes cost $15, a two-month membership $50.
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Denver Bouldering Club
The instruction for serious climbers is better at the Colorado Mountain School in Estes Park, but this climbing gym in the heart of the city is a good way to get psyched for a trip into the mountains. It's also huge – a 1500-sq-ft facility that's open 24 hours a day.
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X-Treme Rock Climbing
It’s unlikely that you’ve come to Miami to go rock climbing, but still. If the urge hits, your best bet is to head over to X-Treme Rock Climbing, where you’ll find more than 11,000ft of climbing surfaces, including beginning routes and expert roof overhangs. You can take classes by appointment only.
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Red Rock Climbing Center
Run by climbers, this outdoor-adventure shop rents bouldering crash pads and carries all-weather apparel and brand-name hiking, rock-climbing, camping and backpacking equipment. The indoor Red Rock Climbing Center is next door.
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Rocky Ridge Trail
The rigorous Rocky Ridge Trail where 800ft of climbing will be rewarded with remarkable views of the bay, the town and Mt Iliamna. The trail starts (or ends) on Rocky St and loops back to the road near the airport, covering about 3 miles.
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Atlantic Climbing School
With all that granite, Acadia National Park is a Mecca for rock climbers. A Bar Harbor outfit offering guided trips and instruction is the Atlantic Climbing School.
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Rockreation
If you’re into rock climbing, check out Rockreation, which has 7000 sq ft of indoor climbing terrain with bouldering, top rope and lead rope.
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Alpine Skills International
Donner Summit is a major rock-climbing mecca, with over 300 traditional and sport climbing routes. To learn the ropes, so to speak, try Alpine Skills International.
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Alpine Skills International
Donner Summit is a major rock-climbing mecca, with over 300 traditional and sport climbing routes. To learn the ropes, so to speak, try Alpine Skills International.
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Squaw Valley Adventure Center
Fun activities down below include a ropes course, a climbing wall and a Sky Jump (a bungee trampoline), all operated by the Squaw Valley Adventure Center .
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Yosemite Mountaineering School
Offers topflight instruction for novice to advanced climbers, plus guided climbs and equipment rental. During peak summer season, it also operates at Tuolumne Meadows.
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Pagan Mountaineering
For rock-climbing information and gear, head to Pagan Mountaineering.
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Sportrock
Located in Alexandria, Sportrock has an amazing indoor rock-climbing wall.
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Sports Exchange
Big climbing gym and deals on used equipment.
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Wall Street
Rock climbers in town gravitate toward Wall Street; it's Moab's El Capitan, so it gets crowded.
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Stone Summit
The nation's largest climbing gym is especially welcoming for beginners and kids, so grab the whole family and get up those walls!
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Jenny Lake Ranger Station
For climbing information.
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Exum Mountain Guides
For instruction and guided climbs.
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Rock Climbing Centre
New York's urban rock-climbing community flocks to Worthless Boulder (a 10ft-tall rock at the park's north end) near Harlem Meer. Some scaling skills of your own can be harnessed at the supervised Climbing Wall, just north of 97th St. Kids can climb on Sundays.
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