START ‘EM YOUNG.

All information on youth climbing at NMB can be found below.

 
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Youth Program Offerings


Birthday Parties (Ages 3-11)

Saturday and Sunday | 10:00am – 12:30pm, 1:00pm – 3:30pm, 4:00pm – 6:30pm

The, 'Play Your Way,' package is $350 for 2.5 hours. This package gives you access to the youth room and space for 2.5 hours with the option to bring in all your own food, beverage and party favors. If your children are 6 or under, the max amount of youth we can have in the space for a party is 12. If they are over 7 or older, the max amount we can have in the space is 7.

The, 'Fun and Games,' package is $450 for 2.5 hours: This package gives you access to the youth room and space for 2.5 hours with the option to bring in food, beverage and party favor. It also includes one of our youth facilitators leading the children through games and activities throughout the birthday party. If your children are 6 or under, the max amount of youth we can have in the space for a party is 12. If they are over 7 or older, the max amount we can have in the space is 7. This is the ONLY package that is allowed to enter the main bouldering room.

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Youth Summer Camp 2024

1-week program | Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Starts Monday, June 10 through Friday July 26 | Members: $265, Non-members: $285

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Climbing Club Spring 2024

Little Crushers: (Ages 5-7)

8-week Program | Mondays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Starts Monday, April 8th, 2024 | Members: $335, Non-members: $395

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Dyno-soars: (Ages 8-9)

8-week Program | Wednesdays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Starts Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 | Members: $335, Non-members: $395

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Send Kids: (Ages 10-12)

8-week Program | Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Starts Monday, April 8th, 2024 | Members: $380, Non-members: $440

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Rock Stars: (Ages 13-14)

8-week Program | Tuesdays & Thursdays 5 pm - 7:00 pm | Starts Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 | Members: $405, Non-members: $475

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Tips For A Successful Climbing Session.

Bouldering is super fun and kids are naturals at it. But bouldering can also be dangerous and has many risks associated with it. Highly-attentive adult supervision is crucial for the safety of youth and other climbers. Here are a few tips:

  • Stay safe. Treat walking through climbing areas like crossing a busy street. Look both ways--plus up!--and proceed with caution. Avoid cutting closely around sharp corners or underneath overhangs, and inspect all the walls around you. Never stand, sit, or walk in an area where another climber could fall.

  • Never climb above, below, or near another climber.

  • No running, yelling, roughhousing, horseplay or gymnastics (flips, cartwheels, handstands, etc).

  • The Adult Climbing Area is a more dangerous environment than the youth-only area. Please respect our guidelines for youth climbers in the adult areas.

  • Climbing shoes make climbing much easier and should be snug without being painful. Climbing in regular street shoes or bare feet is not allowed.

  • Stuck? Try moving your feet up to extend your reach. Climbers should focus on keeping their arms straight and using their legs to push themselves up.

  • Have questions about bouldering, the facility, or safety? Ask our staff — we are here to help.

Youth Safety Rules

  • Any youth (persons 14 years and younger) must be actively supervised by the adult who is responsible for them during their visit to the gym. Direct supervision is required over youth during the entirety of their visit.

  • Adults cannot supervise more than (2) youth at a time.

  • Before climbing, all participants under 18 must have a waiver signed only by a parent or legal guardian.

  • Unchaperoned drop-offs are not permitted. Youth must be actively supervised by their responsible adult at all times.

  • No jumping off structures.

  • No running, rough-housing, horseplay, or acrobatics (flips, cartwheels, handstands, etc.).

  • Indoor voices. No yelling.

  • Fitness equipment may only be used by people 14 and over. No playing allowed on the fitness equipment.

  • Never stand, sit, or walk in an area where another climber could fall. Always look at the climbing walls around you, especially when walking through the gym, to see where climbers are on the walls.

  • Never climb above, below, or near another climber. Please be considerate.

  • Never climb up the designated descents on the top-out structures.