OUTDOOR CLASSES
OUTDOOR CLASSES
WHO WE ARE
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.


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.


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.

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.

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
The Sportrock Performance Institute is developing innovative technical assessments to help climbers understand their movement on the wall. We analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations for each individual’s style of movement during climbing in each assessment. Detailed assessments and coaching will help climbers to optimize their climbing. You have the option of either requesting the Climber Technical Effectiveness Assessment (CTEA) or the Climber Efficiency Assessment (CEA).

Technical Assessments
A Technical Performance Assessment designed to assess 35 technical components of climbing. Over the course of about two hours, you’ll work with a highly knowledgeable performance fellow or the director of the training center to assess your strengths and weaknesses with respect to climbing technique and movement patterns. You’ll learn how you rate in terms of effectiveness, as well as your movement preferences and disinclinations.
What you’ll receive:
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a report of your assessment, training recommendations, and a learning experience about many of the most important techniques in climbing.
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$180 / Session with a Performance Fellow or $230 / Session with the Director
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This assessment is a full, focused evaluation and can either be used in isolation or as paired with private instruction, Sportrock classes, and SRPI Training plans (coming soon) which are oriented toward training your strengths and weaknesses.
Climber Forces & Energy Systems Assessments
Have you ever found yourself wondering how strong your fingers and arms are? How fast you can pull and how fast you can grab? When your failure point is and how to train it? The SRPI houses cutting-edge assessment technology and methods to answer all of those questions. Additionally, we’ll help you visualize and interpret your assessment in a way that makes it practical to use. To access this assessment, request the Climber Force Assessment (CFA).
