Indoor Classes
Portland Rock Gym offers instruction for climbers of all ages and abilities. We have a wide variety of clinics and classes to get and keep your climbing where you want it to be! Annual Members receive 50% off our Intro to Climbing, & Climbing Movement classes.
Note: this page is for our climbing classes rather than our yoga and fitness classes. Unlike yoga and fitness classes, these require advance booking and payment to reserve a slot.
Adult Climbing Team
New for Summer 2023! Whether you project 5.10s or v10s, the adult climbing team is a great training opportunity. If you have ever seen our youth climbing team and though, "That looks fun!" then the adult team is for you. Practices start in July on Mondays or Wednesdays (or both!).
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Climbing Classes & Clinics
Get a feel for what climbing is like with up to two hours of top–rope climbing and bouldering. No experience necessary. Perfect for first-timers who just want to check it out. Our instructor takes care of the rope handling, and safety aspects of your first climbing experience. Sign up individually or with a group of your friends. Rental climbing shoes and harnesses included.
Times:
- Monday Nights 6 - 8PM
- Friday Nights 6 – 8PM
Price: $46 per person
For participants 12 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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Learn the basics of climbing and rope–handling. This includes tying a figure–eight knot, climbing commands, and belaying. This one-time, 2 hour introductory class will equip you with the necessary skills to belay a climber on top–rope. Class includes a one–week membership with rentals!
Times: Saturdays and Sundays 10AM - 12PM, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 7 - 9PM
Price: $74 | Members: $37
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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Climbing Movement, is not just a class for beginners, but also for more advanced climbers who have never had any formal instruction on technique. This clinic will help climbers focus on skills to improve the accuracy of foot placement, eye-to-body coordination, climbing without getting too “pumped” and overall efficiency on climbs.
Times: Thursdays, 7 - 9PM
Price: $59 | Members: $29.50
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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Knowing the proper techniques to climb cracks and weaknesses of a rock face are critical if you wish to see your full potential as rock climber. This course will cover the fundamentals of crack climbing.
Times: 4th Thursday of the month, 7pm-9pm
Price: $50 for Members | $60 for Non-Members
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required. All participants should know how to belay.
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Students will learn about lead equipment and proper equipment care as well as clipping and climbing techniques. All participants will gain experience belaying a lead climber and catching leader falls.
Times: 1 - 4PM, every other Saturday & Sunday (two day class)
Price: $150 | $120 for Annual/EFT Members
Requirements:
- Must be a strong 5.10- climber
- Have at least steady six months top-rope belay experience
- Must bring own rope to class
- We also suggest all Lead Climbing students first complete our Climbing Movement Class (see above), or talk with one of our instructors for more information.
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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This three hour class will teach you how to clean a sport anchor to both lower or rappel.
This class is offered periodically.
Price: $70 | $60 for Annual/EFT Members
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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This three hour class will teach you how to rappel with an extended slotted belay and a third hand and switch to ascending the rope.
This is a three hour class offered periodically.
Price: $105 | $90 for Annual/EFT Members
Requirements:
Must have a permanent/yellow PRG Tope Rope Belay Card
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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This three hour class will teach you how to take over the belay from another belayer, Tie off and escape your belay and perform a counter ascend to pick off a climber who cannot be lowered.
This class is offered periodically.
Price: $105 | $90 for Annual/EFT Members
For participants 14 years of age or older. Advance reservation required.
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Private Lessons
Focusing on your weakest areas will usually yield the most immediate improvement. Portland Rock Gym's instructors offer customized, targeted lessons for climbers of all ages and abilities. Previous instructions have included bouldering, lead climbing tactics, visualization, efficiency and training techniques.
Top rope and lead climbing private lessons require at least two participants.
Prices
Lessons start at $65/hour. Each additional climber is an extra $32.50/hour with a maximum of 4 participants. Advance reservation required. One–hour lessons are also available in packages of three, which is $175 (1 person).
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