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.
THE SPORTROCK PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE CLASSES + CLINICS
SRPI CLASSES
We keep the classes small and have a high instructor-to-student ratio.
February
- March
Faster Projecting Skills | Positioning Your Feet and Legs
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Tired of throwing yourself at the problem over and over just “waiting” to make it stick? Come learn some of the more common analytical lenses for movement with other climbers. Learn by doing! Find out what the motor-learning science suggests is the quickest way to transfer and retain your skill.
March
- April
Positioning Your Feet and Legs | Endurance Training for Ropes
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Learn basic and advanced flagging methods, compression and opposition, how to decide your foot choice from the options available. Even once you’ve decided your foot options, you still have power! Learn what options you have once you’ve anchored your feet and hands.
April
- May
Endurance Training for Ropes | Horrible Feet
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Want to go further without getting pumped? Want to climb longer while pumped? Want to recover better when you take a hand off? Feel powered out? Learn how to have more specificity in your climbing training.
May
- June
Horrible Feet | I Hate Slopers
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Do you commonly find your feet blowing off holds? Build confidence to go after moves that feel insecure due to feet. Learn technical approaches to a difficult and crucial element of climbing.
June
- July
I Hate Slopers | Exploration Is Inefficient
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Let’s chat all things hold-type, and the strategies associated with them.
July
- August
Exploration Is Inefficient | Intro to Comp-Style Climbing
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You’ve heard excess movement is bad. Let’s talk about why it’s good. Learn the finer points of redpoint vs. onsight climbing, how exploration is discussed in the science of climbing, and the practical options for exploring to become a better climber.
August -
September
Intro to Comp-Style Climbing | Slab Climbing
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The SRPI is a training facility tailored to climbing movement seen in competitive settings. Learn to climb like professionals on TV and how to prepare for competitions at any level.
September
- October
Slab Climbing | Climbing With Your Pushers
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Learn the mobility elements of slab climbing, french slab feet, the subtle requirements of the heel and back, the “cece hip shove”, FBB deadpoints and much much more.
October
- November
Climbing With Your Pushers
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We pull but how often do we push? Can we learn the finer points of the push-pull relationship to compensate for our weaknesses? Let’s learn everything “push-related.” Learn how to use your triceps and shoulders, and your posterior chain and quads. In this class, we’ll discuss the finer points of thinking about everything other than the main pulling arm.
SRPI CLINICS
Clinics are free to SRPI add-on members and available to day-pass users.
Mastering Deadpoints
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Deadpoints are one of the quickest (pun intended) ways to move through the unstable portion of a move. Join SRPI Director and internationally-recognized coach Taylor Reed for an hour of technical cues and tricks for improving the accuracy, timing, and positioning of deadpoints.