Youth

Youth

A place for kids to grow and move.

Movement focused programs for kids and teens. From their first day on the wall to advanced climbing. We offer year round climbing clubs, camps in the summer, and birthday parties on the weekends. Come hang with us.

A girl and boy climbing at North Mass

Youth

Climbing Clubs for all your Crushers and Senders

Kids’ Programs and Events that Actually Go Somewhere

From first-time climbers to club-level kids who train weekly. Pick the program that fits where they are.

Parent questions, answered.

Everything you need to know before signing your kid up — and a few you didn’t realize you’d ask.

Climbing is an amazing way for your child to learn about their body, get stronger, and make new friends, but it does not come without its risks. Please go over the rules of safe climbing with your child as well as supervise your child for unsafe behavior at all times.

Youth Climbing Club: 5 to 14 years old
Camps: 6 to 10 years old

No! Our youth facilitators are equipped to teach your climber how to climb, as well as tips and tricks to a successful climbing experience!

Summer camps run from 9am to 12:30pm Monday through Friday for select weeks during the summer.

No, you must accompany your child at all times in the kids room and on the bouldering floor if they are not actively participating in a club, camp, or class.

1 adult to 5 youth climbers

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.

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.