WHAT TO EXPECT
The friendly staff at our front desk will check you in and help you purchase a day pass or membership. You will be able to try on our rental shoes to find the best fit for you! Rental shoes are free on your first visit.
Next, the staff will give you a bouldering orientation and tour of our facility.
Remember, you do not need any prior experience to enjoy climbing at Horizon Climbing! Everybody starts somewhere, and we make sure to create a lot of fun climbing for beginners.
If you are looking for more individualized attention getting started, consider signing up for our guided tour & climb.
More questions? Check out our FAQ!
CLIMBING TERMS
Understanding the language
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Bouldering is climbing without a rope and only up to a certain height.
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Used interchangeably to describe the climbs on the wall. We call them problems because they often resemble puzzles to be solved - part of the fun!
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Colorful plastic rocks that are attached to the wall in an indoor climbing gym.
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Volumes are the teal geometric shapes that are screwed onto the wall and are considered an extension of the wall. Volumes can be used no matter what color climb you are on - like a wild card.
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The difficulty of the boulder. We grade on the "v-scale" so you will see tags saying V and then a number. The higher the number, the harder the boulder. For example, a V1 is easier than a V2.
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A corner that points outwards or the side edge of the wall. Sometimes you will see a tag saying "arete OFF" which means you cannot grab the arete on that specific boulder.
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To "send" a boulder means to climb to the end of the boulder while following all of the rules of bouldering and without falling.
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Advice climbers give each other on how to do a certain move or how to do the climb. Beta can also refer to the easiest or best way to climb a boulder. "Intended beta" is the way of climbing the boulder that was intended by the person who created the boulder (routesetter).