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Gripstone Climbing Club
Gripstone Climbing Club (GCC) is a progressive climbing program for climbers between the ages of 7-14. These modules span four weeks with 8 classes lasting an hour and a half each. During these sessions, your young climber will learn all the basics of indoor climbing under the care of Gripstone’s staff. Participants are encouraged to continue the program over multiple modules for further knowledge and development as a climbers.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Meet Matthew Adcox. Matthew has been climbing at Gripstone for 2 years now and has been crushing it. Matthew has been training hard on and off the wall of Gripstone. He even placed first in Men’s Intermediate at the Summer Bloc Party and we could not be more psyched for him. We have gotten to know Matthew pretty well, but we wanted you all to get a chance to get to know him as well, so we asked him the important questions.
What is your favorite thing about Gripstone? The Community
What is your favorite thing about the real world? I love reading and climbing
Jug, Crimp, Sloper, Pocket? Crimp
Cake or Pie? Cake
Cookies or Cream? Cookies
If you see Matthew at the gym, make sure to say hi to him.
STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS
The verification process for Gripstone Student Memberships during the fall semester (Sept. 1st – Dec. 31st) will begin September 1st. Please review the Gripstone Discount Membership Verification process for details on how to qualify for the student discount. The verification process will begin Sunday, September 1st, and will be valid until December 31st.
CLIMBING LEAGUE IS BACK
The Climbing League is BACK! GCL is a weekly series of low-key, team – focused, climbing competitions hosted by Gripstone which are open ONLY to Gripstone members. Starting the week of September 16th, participants will be able to compete once a week (either Monday OR Wednesday evening, not both) for the first 6 weeks. Each of these 6 weeks will alternate between bouldering and roped climbing, and the season then culminates in a Final event held on Friday, November 1 which will feature both climbing disciplines (roped and bouldering) and after which we will present the season awards.