A Note on Youth Participation
- All guests under 18 years old must have a waiver completed and signed by their PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. There are absolutely no substitutions allowed for the parent or legal guardian.
- For our complete Youth Policy including unaccompanied children, youth belaying, lead climbing, and use of auto belays, please see our Youth Policy Page.
Youth Programs
Crag Akademie
- A skills class that prepares kids to join one of our teams or clubs!
- Teaches the basics of climbing and belaying.
- Akademie is for kids ages 6-13 years old
- Youth@ugclimbing.com
Climbing Teams
- For kids who want to be involved in competitive youth climbing
- Übergrippen’s teams compete in the USA Climbing Bouldering, Sport, and Speed Series
- Teams are for kids ages 6-18 years old
- Biannual tryouts in January and August
- Suzu@ugclimbing.com
Youth Climbing Clubs
- For kids and teens looking for a more social climbing experience
- Clubs for ages 3-5 (coming soon), 6-8, 9-11, and 11-14.
- Youth@ugclimbing.com
High School Options
- High School Club
- Colorado High School Climbing League
- DSST Wednesday Climbing Meetup
- Youth@ugclimbing.com
Camps
- Camps for 7-13 years old
- Bringing together the sport of climbing with other teaching in relevant knowledge areas such as science, health, outdoor education and exploration
- Week-long and single day camp options offered
- Summer, Spring Break, Fall Break, Winter Break Camps, and school closure days
- Camps@ugclimbing.com
After School Programs
- DSST Wednesday Meetups (Wednesdays 2pm-4pm) (Starting 9/20)
- Bill Roberts Crag Akademie and Climbing Club (Friday 1:15-3:15, Kids are picked up at Bill Roberts @1:05 and walked over to Übergrippen by ÜG Staff)
- McAulliffe Middle School “Climbing Enrichment”: 6 weeks on Mondays Starting Jan 26th, 2018 (no session on 2/19)
- Youth@ugclimbing.com
Birthday Parties
Friday Night Kids Climbs (aka Parents’ Night Out
- 6-12 years old
- Planned approximately once monthly, check our schedule by following the link above
- 3 hours of supervised activities and pizza dinner included!
- 6pm to 9pm
Onsite Childcare
- You work out, we play with the kids. Check our schedule for times and availability