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Our guiding pillars, ROCK:

Routesetting

Sportrock has some of the best routesetters in the country and one of only a handful of level 5 USA Climbing Certified Routestters.  They work hard to set the most creative, challenging, diverse, and fun boulder problems and routes.  With all of our expansions over the years, we offer state of the art climbing terrain with the tallest walls in the Metro DC area.

Original

We are one of the first indoor rock climbing gyms in the country.  Sportrock was founded in 1994 by a group of climbers who outgrew a home wall in Zich’s Garage, an unused auto garage shop.  Even after 5 expansions over 26 years, we have stayed true to being a climbing gym rooted in top-notch climbing and building a strong community of climbers.

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Community

Whether it’s within the walls of Sportrock or on a larger scale reaching out to various audiences.  We use rock climbing as a platform to expand our community.  We host a weekly Parkinsons Group, adaptive climbing, at-risk youths, fundraisers for various causes are just some examples.

Routesetting

Sportrock has some of the best routesetters in the country and one of only a handful of level 5 USA Climbing Certified Routestters.  They work hard to set the most creative, challenging, diverse, and fun boulder problems and routes.  With all of our expansions over the years, we offer state of the art climbing terrain with the tallest walls in the Metro DC area.

WHO WE ARE

Our guiding pillars, ROCK:

Original

We are one of the first indoor rock climbing gyms in the country.  Sportrock was founded in 1994 by a group of climbers who outgrew a home wall in Zich’s Garage, an unused auto garage shop.  Even after 5 expansions over 26 years, we have stayed true to being a climbing gym rooted in top-notch climbing and building a strong community of climbers.

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Community

Whether it’s within the walls of Sportrock or on a larger scale reaching out to various audiences.  We use rock climbing as a platform to expand our community.  We host a weekly Parkinsons Group, adaptive climbing, at-risk youths, fundraisers for various causes are just some examples.

Knowledge

We are committed to being a teaching/learning gym. With the addition of the Sportrock Performance Institute, Sportrock is committed to developing youth and adult athletes of every skill level, from beginner to high-performance athletes. Whether they only climb indoors or want to venture outside,  we are committed to educating and preparing climbers to reach their goals.

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Knowledge

We are committed to being a teaching/learning gym. With the addition of the Sportrock Performance Institute, Sportrock is committed to developing youth and adult athletes of every skill level, from beginner to high-performance athletes. Whether they only climb indoors or want to venture outside,  we are committed to educating and preparing climbers to reach their goals.

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    5 Ways to Practice Coordination Climbing at Home
    Sportrock
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    5 Ways to Practice Coordination Climbing at Home

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    Post Covid-19 Climbing Guide
    Sportrock
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 4 min

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    Sportrock
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 2 min

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    How to Start Training For Rock Climbing
    Sportrock
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to Start Training For Rock Climbing

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    TRX Workout at Home
    Sportrock
    • Apr 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    TRX Workout at Home

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    New Year’s Resolution: Climbing
    Sportrock
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    New Year’s Resolution: Climbing

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    Do you have knee pain while climbing?
    Sportrock
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Do you have knee pain while climbing?

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    Do you have elbow pain with climbing?
    Sportrock
    • Jul 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Do you have elbow pain with climbing?

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    You’re Never Too Old to Start Rock Climbing
    Sportrock
    • May 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    You’re Never Too Old to Start Rock Climbing

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    5 Fitness Challenges for Climbers
    Sportrock
    • May 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    5 Fitness Challenges for Climbers

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    Working Out Despite a Busy Schedule
    Sportrock
    • May 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Working Out Despite a Busy Schedule

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    Avoid injury and overtraining in climbing
    Sportrock
    • Apr 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Avoid injury and overtraining in climbing

    Most of them are interested in how they can improve their climbing performance, squeeze more workouts into a week, and get more out of...
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    Power Training for Climbers
    Sportrock
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    Power Training for Climbers

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    Grip Strength Training at Your Office or Home
    Sportrock
    • Mar 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Grip Strength Training at Your Office or Home

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    Core Strength for Climbers
    Sportrock
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Core Strength for Climbers

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    Weight Training for Climbers
    Sportrock
    • Oct 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Weight Training for Climbers

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    Circuit Training for Climbers
    Sportrock
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    Circuit Training for Climbers

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    Improve Upper Body Strength
    Sportrock
    • Jul 17, 2018
    • 3 min

    Improve Upper Body Strength

    Most climbers, especially novice climbers, will benefit more from improving their climbing skill rather than increasing their climbing...
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    Finger Excercises: 5 Ways to Improve Your Finger Strength
    Sportrock
    • Jul 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Finger Excercises: 5 Ways to Improve Your Finger Strength

    Finger strength is key to becoming a great climber. Here is a rundown of a few hand strengthening exercises you can do outside the gym.
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