Classes & Events

This four-week course will prepare participants to feel confident entering any climbing gym. Staff will focus on technique and terminology while engaging participants in a variety of climbing exercises. Classes will be held weekly on Monday and Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM. There will be no classes during UC holidays or breaks. Spots are limited.

• $35 /members
• $50 /non-members
  

Dates

• Mondays night - September 14 – October 5 at 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. 
• Tuesdays night - September 15 – October 6 at 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
• Mondays night - October 12 - November 2 at 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

• Week 1  Introduction, equipment, definitions,route reading and etiquette
• Week 2  Bouldering, technique, problem reading, training using feet and sit starts
• Week 3  Belay Certification Part 1
• Week 4  Belay Certification Part 2 and Top Rope climbing

This course is suited best for beginner to intermediate climbers. Beginning climbers will learn the basics of climbing while intermediate climbers will be able to refine skills.

Replace this text component with your accordion's content.

The 1K Club is a month long top rope climbing challenge designed to encourage climbers to set goals, build climbing consistency, and engage with the climbing wall community. 

Participants will work towards climbing a total distance of 1,000 meters during the challenge period. Participants must have prior climbing experience and obtain a belay certification before registering for this course.

• $20 /members
• $25 /non-members

Dates

• October 1 – 31 at 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. The challenge can only take place while the climbing wall is open. 

This challenge is best suited for intermediate climbers. Participants must have a belay certification and 1–2 years of prior climbing experience before enrolling.

• Participants will earn recognition for reaching the different milestones. 

Participants in this instructional program are taught the proper belaying procedures and are held to the same standards as staff. Having the certification allows members to belay for each other without being dependent on CRC staff every time they wish to climb.  No Belay clinics on UC holidays or breaks.

• $20 /members
• $25 /non-members
• Belay Certification Clinics are offered at the Climbing Wall on the following dates:
  • Thursday, October 8, 2026, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

verb: / bi’lā /  the act of tending a climber’s rope to take out slack and secure a fall. The belayer is the person securing the climber.

• Belay Certification Clinics are one 60 minute class. Participants will be required to return to the wall at least 24 - 48 hours after this completed class to take a practical belay skills test.
• Participants who complete the class and skills tests will be certified to belay at the Campus Recreation Center for one calendar year.
• Participants who fail any portion of the class, or associated test will need to re-take (and re-pay the fee) the Belay Certification Clinic.
• Participants with expired certifications can renew their certification anytime the climbing wall is not busy and perform a skills test-out for $5. 

Test your bouldering skills at one of our climb night events. These events are a laid-back way to meet others. Each event will have a theme. All levels of experience are welcome. This program is free but registration is required. Spots are limited. 

• Night 1: Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 8 p.m. Theme: Halloween Costume Climb Night
• Night 2: Thursday, November 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. Theme: Grip & Rip Strength Climb Night

Bouldering competitions consist of climbing short problems with the emphasis on number of problems completed. Climbing conclusion depends on participants numbers. 

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• $30 for members,
• $35 for non-members

• Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
• Competitors under the age of 18 must have a parent/legal guardian sign the waiver
  

• Men’s, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced winners
• Women’s Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced winners