Routes this week

New Routes for Sept 21 - 25

Anchors start on the left side of the top rope area with the A anchor next to the bouldering area. At the lead wall the anchor letters start over again and are then referred to as "A2" etc., with M2 being the last anchor by the beginner wall.

Turn Up the VOLUME Competition Results!

On September 17th, 2009 climbers gathered at Urban Rocks Gym to pull down in plastic paradise for a chance to win some gear and cash. This competition would not have been possible without the help from our sponsors: Evolv, Mountain Khaki, La Sportiva and BlueWater Ropes. Thanks to Evolv, 4 place winners went home with a free pair of shoes and some raffle winners left with a new chalk pot and flip flops. Mountain Khaki sent every place winner home with a special discount card. Norm at La Sportiva hooked us up with the biggest raffle prizes of the night: a free pair of Sportiva shoes and a BlueWater Rope!

And to those wondering where the comp name came from…

No, it is not because we have an affinity to Christian Slater, although he did a wonderful acting job in the hit 90’s feature film ‘Pump Up the Volume’; but it is because we received a HUGE shipment of HUGE holds! Thanks to Etch and Nicros, our boulder is chock full of volume-sized holds, features and XXL holds now!

This event was the biggest comp that Urban Rocks has hosted to date with 45 competitors and just about as many spectators watching the show. Everyone competed very well and a couple of categories even tied making the results even more exciting. Competition winners were determined by totaling the top five hardest climbs of the night. In case of a tie, the top six problems were tallied and then the top seven problems, ect. There were three categories: Men’s, Women’s and Youth. Within the Men and Women’s categories there were four divisions: Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced and Open. Below are the place winners of the competition:

YOUTH
1st - Grant Spear *

* A special congratulation goes out to Grant for not only being the only youth competitor at this comp and doing extremely well, but also because he tied Men’s Recreational for 1st place as well.

RECREATIONAL – Women’s
1st - Rachel Gilson
2nd - Summer Wofford

RECREATIONAL – Men’s
1st - Tyler Wilson
2nd - Alex Snider
3rd - Nathaniel Bankhead

INTERMEDIATE – Women’s
1st - Brooke Hadden
2nd - Chandler Wells
3rd - Bethany Sizemore

INTERMEDIATE – Men’s
1st - Andrew Bryne **
2nd - Daniel Gonser **
3rd - Tim Willison **

ADVANCED – Women’s
1st - Ashley Hamilton

ADVANCED – Men’s
1st - Jacob Fellers
2nd - Al Smith
3rd - Robby Gambrell

OPEN – Women’s
1st - Kasia Pietras

OPEN – Men’s
1st - Jimmy Webb
2nd - Brion Voges
3rd - Jeremy Walton

** Due to a miscalculation on our part, the Men's Intermediate category winners that were announced at the competition were incorrect. The appropriate changes have been made and we apologize for any inconvenience that this caused.

A big thanks goes out to all of our sponsors, the competitors and anyone else who brought this comp together!

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After School Sessions

The After-School Programs are 6 weeks long, with a one and a half hour session per week. The sessions run from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm and includes ages 5-15 years old. The program will focus on individualized attention with 1 instructor per 5 students. We believe that climbing is unmatched in building confidence, problem solving abilities, trust and physical fitness all at the same time.

The After school Program is $150 for each six weeks session and participants also receive membership privileges during the duration of the program. Parents wishing to buy a membership during the same time will receive 20% off our monthly membership price.

Sessions

Session 1 - September 14 - October 23
Session 2 - November 2 - December 11
Session 3 - January 11 - February 19

For more information about the specific activities for each age group ad days of the week that they meet please visit the After School Program link below.

Urban Rocks Gym's After School Program

Summer Bouldering Sessions

Up for some night climbing?


During the month of August we will be running a special Summer Sessions bouldering rate. Beat the heat and bugs and start training for fall! With 3,000 square feet of bouldering and over 100 problems to choose from you should be crushing strong by September!

DETAILS:

When: Weeknights
Time: 7 pm - 10 pm
Price: $10.00*

*Bouldering Only

1st Week of Summer Camp...

Our first week of Summer Camp was a great success! With the help of camp directors, Trevor Childress, Warren Hulsey and Nathan Steele all the kids had a great time challenging themselves on the ropes.

We would also like to say thanks to the kids that attended the camp - we could not have gotten a more excited group, always ready to try whatever challenge we threw at them. They all made great improvements throughout the week learning to trust the ropes, improving their climbing techniques and rappelling off our boulder.

For more information on the remaining Summer Camps visit our website or call us at 423.475.6578

Indoor Rock Climbing Summer Camp

New 3 Month Memberships

We are adding a 3 month prepaid membership to our Membership options. Details...

Adult 3 Months: $175

Student 3 Months: $155

Couples 3 Moths: $312 + $30 per child (12 and under)

1 Parent and 1 Child 3 months: $225 + $30 per additional child

Check out our website for all of our membership and day rate options

- Urban Rocks Gym Website

- Memberships and Day Rates

- Specials & Discounts