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Rock Wall Climbing
Minimum age to climb is 4 years old. Parents of children requiring hands-on climbing assistance must remain with their child while climbing. Appropriate attire (gym clothes) and closed toe footwear required, specifically climbing shoes or sneakers. Groups of 5 or more climbers must call in advance to ensure proper staffing requirements. A complete list of rules and regulations is available at the Rock Wall.
Women Rock!
Discover your strengths! Conquer your fears! Challenge yourself and connect with other women. This 2-hour program will help you tap into your mental and physical strengths on the Rock Wall and in life.
Rock Wall Certification
Would you like to learn about rock climbing and be able to climb during non-staffed Rock Wall hours? Learn how to tie knots, manually belay, use the automatic belays, basic climbing skills and more. Participants must pass belay test to complete certification. Each class is 3 hours long and includes harness, helmet, and belay device. Advance registration required.
Make Big V Rocks your daycamp or daycare field trip destination any time of the year! For prices and details, please email mbulkley@bigvanilla.com
Private Rock Climbing Lessons
Are you or someone you know a novice climber looking for more in-depth climbing instruction? Private lessons will give you the ability to work one-on-one with an instructor to gain knowledge of various techniques to reach your climbing goals. Climbing shoes are not required but recommended. Harness and helmet provided.
Rock Climbing Punch Card
Give someone 12 half-hour visits to the Rock Wall for the price of 10 half-hour visits. Saves time and money! What a great way to reward your child for academic achievements, personal milestones, reinforcing positive behavior, and more! Purchase at the Front Desk. Available for use during staffed Rock Wall hours only.
Parties & Group Events
The Rock Wall is available for birthday parties, private parties and group events, including Scout Troops, Sports Teams, Youth Groups, Church Groups, or any group wishing to reserve our indoor Rock Wall. Please see the party page of this guide or check out our website, www.bigvanilla.com, for more information.
Minimum age to climb is 4 years old. Parents of children requiring hands-on climbing assistance must remain with their child while climbing. Appropriate attire (gym clothes) and closed toe footwear required, specifically climbing shoes or sneakers. Groups of 5 or more climbers must call in advance to ensure proper staffing requirements.
Member Says Rock Wall Party A Success! "I just wanted to take a minute to express my great delight wth Alexanders
Birthday party on Saturday. It was the most wonderful experience, it was
better than I could have imagined! I was in the military for 10 years and I
have seen military manuvers that were not as well run as my sons party. I
do have one small complaint - and it's about me. I can not remember the
name of the 2 amazing staff members that ran the party and I really want my
son to write them each a thank you note. Please let your staff know that they ROCK!!!" - Chris V.
"Women do rock...especially with Suzette and Kate at the helm. I
re-discovered the positive aspects about myself through simply
challenging myself to try something new. Suzette really helped us to
uncover how each one of us approaches life and how we can improve on it.
The other women there were all so supportive, it brought out everyone's
true colors
I highly recommend this fun and wonderful event to everyone!"
Paige Stanton
"Several words come to mind: awesome, exhilarating, challenging, takes your breath away, character building. I had never tried anything like this before. The experience allowed me to see how I handle new and unfamiliar challenges. While it was a bit scary, reaching the top was fulfilling. I would highly recommend it, as long as you have a strong heart."
Patt Haun
"Although I was a bit reluctant to sign up for this event because I have
always lacked strength in my upper arms (never was able to climb the
rope in gymnastics in high school) I am so glad that I did make the
effort to climb the rock wall at Big Vanilla recently. I probably was
the oldest in the group and took the longest amount of time to climb.
However, the group kept cheering me on and encouraging me and giving me
advice which foot to place in which direction. I almost reached the top
and then I "ran out of steam" and struggled. I almost gave up. However,
I rarely if ever give up on anything I start in life. So I stepped down
one peg with both my left and right feet and tried a different approach
and I MADE IT TO THE TOP!!!! However, I did not really like the view
from up that high so I said, "Take my picture and then get me down from
here, please." The first thing I did upon reaching the floor was go to
my purse and get my cell phone and call my son--he works out on a
regular basis at a gym and was really not surprised that I accomplished
my goal. My husband was the next person I called as he was very encouraging.
The days to follow changed--I now feel I can do anything I attempt to do
in life. It is all in my mind and how I allow my brain to talk to
myself. Thanks so much for this awesome experience!"
Carolyn Smith
"I loved "Women Who Rock". Meeting other women and learning how they overcome challenges was great. And all the cheering and support helps you to get to the top of the mountain!" Jennifer Perry
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Big Vanilla Athletic Club offers the most amazing indoor rock climbing wall. We call it “Big V Rocks.” Our 40-foot wall caters to climbers of all levels; our wall is made up of 5 faces called Avalanche, Cavern, Everest, Glacier, and Cliff — each one offering its own degree of difficulty to accommodate the varying skills of climbers. Big V Rocks invites climbers of all levels to enjoy year-round climbing in our temperature controlled facility. — Climb on!