Beginner climbing in Santa Rosa

Your first climbing visit to Vertex

No experience, partner, or equipment required. Start with bouldering or auto-belay, or learn the rope systems with an instructor.

Before you arrive

Complete a waiver, wear clothes that move easily, and bring a photo ID.

Every visitor needs a current waiver. A parent or legal guardian must sign for anyone under 18.

Monday-Friday 9am-10pm. Saturday-Sunday 9am-9pm.

3358A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.

Start with the style that fits your visit.

Shorter climbs over padded flooring. No harness or partner is required.

Climb the tall walls without a partner after a staff orientation.

Climb with a certified belayer or take a beginning belay class.

Available after completing the Vertex lead certification process.

$25 for same-day gym access.

$23 for climbers age 17 and under.

$10 for shoes, harness, and chalk. Shoes and harnesses are $5 each; chalk is $2.

Ask the front desk before using any system you have not been oriented to.

Belayers must pass the free Vertex ATC belay test. The published minimum age is 14, or 12 for members.

Vertex top ropes use ATC-style devices rather than permanent Grigris. Rental harnesses are available.

No partner is required, but every climber completes the staff safety orientation first.