If I’ve never climbed before, can I just drop in and start climbing on my own? With the exception of the waiver form, there is no restriction for you to just come in and climb. Vertical World offers all styles of climbing: bouldering, top roping, and lead. Anyone can...
. With winter days at last getting longer, a literal light is now at the end of every child’s tunnel: summer – the season of adventure and play. For many kids, at the heart of summer is the unique experience of summer camp. Summer camp offers children an...
Rock n Roll at the V-Club A story from the VW Archives, written by founder Rich Johnston. Circa 1989, just two years after the birth of the first climbing gym in America. I was working the counter at the Vertical Club back in 1989 one day, and not much was...
I recently stumbled across an Instagram post from a group that posts fitness motivation content with a Crossfit focus. Their usual quotes include “The greatest project you will ever work on is yourself!” And “Don’t give up on the person you are...
In 1989 Lynn Hill, one of the most accomplished climbers of her time clipped into the chains at the top of a climb in France, leaned back and fell 70ft. through a tree to land between two boulders on the ground. Amazingly, Lynn came out with only...
