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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.

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- Nov 21, 2017
- 1 min read

Parkinson’s Climbing Program

Updated: Jan 20

I have only been volunteering with our Parkinson’s climbing program for a couple of months now. Each Friday morning at 10AM, a crew of 5-10 climbers roll into the gym ready to climb. They are no different from the climbers I see every day: determined, driven, smack-talkin’, joke-crackin’, and friendly. And they are absolutely inspiring. These climbers embody our sport and our community in an incredibly tangible way. Because of this, I look forward to my Friday mornings. Jim makes fun of me for falling out of my bike pedals, Irwin gives me beta on 5.9s, and Bob skyrockets to the top of the 40 footers, barely allowing me time to pull in slack.

I can only speak to my short-lived experience with the Parkinson’s climbers of Sportrock, but luckily, we have Sylvia. Video photographer and Sportrocker Sylvia Bao has been hard at work creating a video that aims to capture what the Parkinson’s climbing program at Sportrock is all about. Well, she’s done it. Please enjoy this beautiful piece about the Parkinson’s climbers and for more info on our Parkinson’s climbing program, please see Molly’s blog!

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