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.
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.
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.
TEAM LEVELS
The Sportrock Youth Team Pipeline consists of four steps; step one consists of our Recreational Team and Breakfast Club, step two is our Advanced Team, step three is our Competitive Team, and step four is our Professional Development Team. The Pipeline is structured to develop skills at each step that prepare climbers to move from one to the next.
S1
RECREATIONAL TEAM
The Recreational Team is designed to familiarize new climbers with foundational skills in a fun supportive environment.
Suggested Age Range:
8-12 years old
Practice Times:
Saturday | 8:30am - 10:30am
Current Status:
Accepting applications
S2
ADVANCED TEAM
The Advanced Team is an introduction to training in a structured team environment focused on skill-building and developing technical climbing ability.
Suggested Age Range:
10-16 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
A Days: Monday and Wednesday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
B Days: Tuesday and Thursday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
Sterling
Tuesday and Thursday |
5pm – 7pm and 6pm – 8pm
Current Status:
Accepting applications
S3
COMPETITIVE TEAM
Competitive Team athletes work to increase their focus on training while deepening their skill development. They focus on more challenging situations and are introduced to competition climbing.
Suggested Age Range:
13-19 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
A Days: Monday and Wednesday | 4pm – 7pm
Saturday | 10am – 1pm
B Days: Tuesday and Thursday | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday | 10am – 1pm
Sterling
Monday and Wednesday |
5pm – 8pm
Friday | 5pm – 8pm
OR
Saturday* | 10am – 1pm
*Sterling athletes will have practices at Sportrock Sterling two Fridays per month.
Current Status:
Accepting applications
S4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Sportrock’s S4 Team is the newest addition to Sportrock’s youth programming. It’s based on the 4th stage of the American Development Model, which the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) recommends as the stage when an athlete strives for high performance.
Suggested Age:
14+ years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria Only:
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays | 6pm-9:30pm
Saturdays | 9am-1pm
Current Status:
Accepting applications
Speed Climbing Team
Sportrock's Spead Climbing Team takes advantage of Alexandria's 15 meter speed wall with official IFSC sanctioned speed holds. We also have a full timing system and pressure plates. Sportrock is also the training place of IFSC bronze medalist Noah Brastchi one of the fastest American's alive.