Join us for our After Hours Pride Climb Night and help us raise money in support of the victims and their families affected by the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs, CO.
BRC will be matching verified donations on Saturday, January 28. We will also be offering free day passes to non-member users, and punches to members upon proof of verified donations per $20 value to the Official GoFundMe.
Click Here to Donate!
National Compassion Fund – On November 19, 2022, a gunman opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO, killing five people, wounding 17 and injuring others. Faith Haug, a local LGBTQ+ businesswoman, started this fund for those directly impacted by the shooting and asked the National Compassion Fund to administer it. The fund will benefit the loved ones of the people who were killed, those who were injured, and those who were present and suffered psychological trauma.- 100% of donations to this fund will go to survivors and victims of this tragedy. Donations made to this fund are tax deductible.
What you get from BRC for your donation upon presentation of Donation Verification*:
Please note that day passes will only be redeemable on January 28th.
Non-Member:
Free Day pass with Rentals
Per every $20 verified donation amount (Ex: $100 donation= 5 Day passes, $50= 2 Day passes)
Members:
Free punch added to account.
Per every $20 verified donation amount (Ex: $40 donation= 2 punches, $75= 3 punches)
Join us for a fun indoor rock climbing experience. Our expert instructors will teach basic risk management skills, play rock climbing games, and more! Kids spend some time as a group and also by age and experience.
Our climbing camps are designed to challenge both the beginner and the experienced climber. Campers practice risk management skills, belaying, and climbing techniques in a fun, challenging, and supportive atmosphere!
On Friday at 5:00pm, the Boulder County Health Department Mask Mandate will be rescinded.
At that time, masks will be optional at the Boulder Rock Club.
We thank everyone for being understanding over the past two years and helping keep our community safe and healthy along side us with the guidance of Boulder County.
We will continue to offer hand sanitizing stations, keep our disinfecting protocols and make sure our ventilation system is pumping in fresh air hourly.
Since the onset of the pandemic, we have done our best to adapt programming, policies and protocols to keep our members, guests and employees safe. We will continue to follow science-based recommendations from the CDC, state and local public health agencies. We see this most recent change in masks as another step towards getting back to focusing on what we love; rock climbing with friends and family. We hope this change allows you additional freedom and the ability to enjoy the BRC to its fullest.
Following recent updates to national, state and county guidelines, the Boulder Rock Club has updated our Mask Policy, effective Saturday, May 22nd.
To align with our community and surrounding businesses (King Soopers, Whole Foods, The Y, Colorado Athletic Club, Trader Joes, Home Depot and countless others) we will make masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals. Masks will be strongly encouraged for everyone else. Staff, members and guests are welcome to continue wearing masks if they feel more comfortable doing so. And we will support those individuals in their decisions.
We will continue to offer hand sanitizing stations, keep our disinfecting protocols and make sure our ventilation system is pumping in fresh air hourly.
Since the onset of the pandemic, we have done our best to adapt programming, policies and protocols to keep our members, guests and employees safe. We will continue to follow science-based recommendations from the CDC, state and local public health agencies. We see this most recent change in masks as another step towards getting back to focusing on what we love; rock climbing with friends and family. We hope this change allows you some additional freedom and the ability to enjoy the BRC to its fullest.
Boulder County is now in Level Yellow (keep it up!) which means we have changes on how BRC is operating:
-BRC will be moving to NO reservations starting this Friday, February 12th.
-Capacity of the entire climbing area is limited to 75 people. This is monitored by our Occupancy Counter (https://boulderrockclub.com/brc-occupancy-counter). You can also view this on the front page of the website AND through the RGPro Connect App.
-Youth Programming is A GO! This means we can resume Climbing Club, Day Off School and Holiday Camps, and more! For any questions regarding Youth Programming, please contact laurie@boulderrockclub.com.
Things that have NOT changed:
-Masks are required over the nose, mouth and chin at all times.
-Persons who have had any symptoms associated with COVID-19 or have had any contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the last 14 days are not allowed to enter the facility.
-Wash your hands upon entering the facility and use hand sanitizer available throughout the facility!
Thank you as always to all our climbers for making BRC a safe and thriving community!
Good news everyone! Since Boulder County is now at Level Orange, we have increased occupancy for our current reservation slots.
STARTING SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH, BRC is making the following changes to our gym reservations and occupancy:
-Reservations required 2pm-8pm, Monday through Friday. All other times we will be using the Occupancy Counter to manage capacity. Please note that occupancy will be reduced when room closures occur for routesetting.
-Reservation time slots are for the entire climbing area. Limit 50 people in the climbing area at all times.
-Reservations are cancelled after 30 minutes if you no call, no show. If you are going to be late, please call and let us know. If you need to cancel a reservation, please email cancel@boulderrockclub.com with your name and reservation room/time.
-No reservations required for the Weight Room or 3rd Floor Workout area. Those rooms will be a maximum of 8 people per room.
-Day Passes and Punch Card Holders are allowed at any time.
-No First Time Guest Passes allowed at this time.
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Thank you for all your patience with all our policies changes and those we might change in the future. Let’s keep each other safe so we can keep climbing!
Boulder County is moving to Level Red – Severe Risk on their COVID-19 Status Dial starting Friday, November 20th at 5pm. This newsletter is to update our members and customers on what new restrictions we must face to climb in this new normal.
Reservations for all rooms begins at 4pm tomorrow.
New Reservation Policies
Reservations will be separated by room, which includes:
Main Room: Limit 15 People
Expansion Room: Limit 15 People
Weight Room:Limit 6 People
3rd Floor Workout Area: Limit 6 People
Reservations will be 1 hour and 45 minutes long with a 15 minute gap in between reservations.
Reservations can be made 72 hours in advance.
2 people max per reservation, 3 reservations per week.
There is a 30 minute cancellation window. If you do not arrive (or call to let us know) in 30 mins, your reservation will be cancelled. After 30 mins into a time slot, you may call the Front Desk to see if there is availability.
You may not book back-to-back climbing reservations in advanced.
However, you MAY book a Weight Room or 3rd Floor Workout Area reservation before or after your climbing session to complete your workout in advanced.
Who Can Climb and When?
n order to prioritize climbing to our members, the following time slots are reserved for MEMBERS ONLY:
As you might have heard, Boulder County has moved to Safer at Home-Level Orange (High Risk). Here’s what that means for us, starting Friday, November 6th:
-BRC is already operating below the County’s occupancy restrictions to promote social distancing. We will remain at our current limited occupancy at all times. Our Capacity Counter is available on Facebook and the front page of our website.
-All youth programming is suspended per further notice (until numbers approve per the Order).
-Reservations still required during peak hours (4:30-8:30pm)
We thank our members and guests for their diligence in proper mask usage, social distancing and personal hygiene. We want to keep providing you with great routes and great service!
Climbing Club and Tiny Tots enrollment for Q1 is live on our website. Kids who sign up for Q1 have priority enrollment for each continuous quarter so you have first dibs to do our programs throughout the school year!
BRC takes the health and safety of our community very seriously but also prioritizes your kids learning and having fun! Visit our Youth Program COVID Procedures to learn more about what we are doing.
Re-Opening Membership Specials and NEW Online Membership Purchases!
We have extended our summer membership offerings to thank you for all you’ve done for us. Not only do we have some amazing deals for you but we have also made it easier to become a member with online memberships sales. Sign up online, we will have your membership set up and ready to go upon your next visit.
*Adult, Student/Military, and Youth Prices available.
(No initiation fees. No freezes or refunds for the summer special. Six month membership includes 1 month freeze, 12 month membership includes 3 month freeze. Visit our website for all membership benefits. Rentals not included.)
Looking to support our gym during the closure and score a good deal at the same time? We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with the Trango/e-Grips/Tenaya retail support program, to provide our members with a discount on orders and the chance to support our retail shop at the same time. For every order placed using our code, Trango will support our gym with proceeds of the purchase!
Use the discount code BOULDERROCKCLUB-SUPPORT (insert your code in place of red text) when ordering from www.trango.com, or place the code in the Customer Notes Field on www.e-grips.com.
Trango will fill and ship the order directly to you.
Trango will provide us with proceeds, just like you bought directly from our shop!
Thank you to Trango for giving us this opportunity to support our local gyms!
That’s right, folks. It’s happening! We will be re-opening soon. Very soon.
Expect some changes and new procedures, which is the way of the world now. We will be offering reservation-only, member only climbing and weight room appointments. Masks will be required at all times. More details to come soon!
When we announce our re-opening date, we will re-institute everyone’s memberships. Credit from our original closure will applied.
If you want to support us and our staff, the best way is to restart your membership and come climb.
We will send an email with all the details, post on Facebook and Instagram (follow us if you haven’t already), and, of course, at www.boulderrockclub.com.
We look forward to seeing your beautiful, masked faces climbing with us again soon.
UPDATE 4/27/2020
We just finished listening to Governor Jared Polis’s press conference about Safer at Home and were listening intently for specifics on climbing gyms and a possible re-opening date. As of now, we are ordered to stay closed; we will not re-open May 1st, and we do not have a new date or timeline based on the current information available.
The Governor urged the public to stay vigilant, stay at home whenever possible and suggested the state would cautiously re-open businesses in stages. Due to the very nature of a climbing gym and health clubs/workout facilities in general, close contact is inevitable. Social distancing is not entirely possible in our facility or any climbing gym. Our team is looking at all the requirements currently available for businesses to re-open and remain open. We are brainstorming with the Climbing Wall Association and will join fellow Front Range climbing gym owners/operators on a conference call this week to talk about re-opening procedures when that time comes. Please know when we are allowed to re-open, we will be very diligent about creating a safe environment for our members, guests and staff.
Many of you have reached out wanting to know how you can help the BRC get through the closure and how you can help support our staff. ‘Donating your March Credit’ was a huge help. We now have other ways for you to contribute financially. Since we voluntarily closed on March 15th,we have committed ourselves to continuing to pay all our staff for as long as possible.
Without knowing for certain, we are preparing ourselves for extended closure orders and the possibility of a soft re-opening. Who knows when we can have a packed gym, youth programs, climbing team or even a group belay class again. “Normal” may be a ways off.
If you have the financial means, maybe you can make a contribution to the BRC. We commit that we will use member contributions in the most responsible way we know how, to continue paying our employees. There are many options right now, but we feel trying to pay our staff 100% of their intended schedules is better for them than choosing unemployment plus the aid package for individuals.
We realize contributing financially is not an option for everyone and completely understand. We also know we might not be your contribution of choice during these difficult times. If choosing to financially contribute to us versus other entities, health care workers, first responders, low income sectors; please choose someone in greater need.
If you do choose to support us financially, there are several ways. Go ‘HERE To Contribute’ and you will see all the details. There are many options that can make an enormous, positive impact on our future success. Whether you pay monthly or purchase paid in full memberships, we have options for contributions.
You could send us homemade cookies! The desk staff love cookies. Maybe wait until we re-open because we are not there…
The absolute best way to support us is to keep us in your thoughts and join us when we re-open. We will be there for you.
If you have questions about your membership, you can email our general inbox frontdesk@boulderrockclub.com. You can make Membership Changes here. Remember, unless you need to make a change, we will automatically freeze your membership for the full closure time. Nothing else to do.
Thank you for considering. Be safe, stay healthy and keep fit!
CLOSURE UPDATE 3/17/2020
As you know, we decided to close on Sunday, March 15th for the health of our employees, members, and the community as a whole. On Monday, March 16th the Governor ordered all gyms to close starting Tuesday, March 17th for at least 30 days. We will comply with that order by remaining closed until we are allowed to re-open AND we feel it is responsible for our members, employees and guests.
The BRC is spending this closure time planning for the re-opening and making sure we can continue to pay our employees that rely on us for financial stability. Many of us will fall on hard times and we feel it is our responsibility to ensure our employee’s economic health and well-being.
Be safe everyone, stay healthy, stay fit.
MEMBERSHIP INFO: About your Automatic Monthly Membership
We billed everyone on March 1st. We voluntarily closed on March 15th and initially told all members we would apply the prorated credit (17 days’ worth) on the April 1st billing. We will now, automatically, do that on our re-open date. Very detailed info about this at the bottom of the email. You will not be billed until we have an official re-open date.
We are now asking any member that has the financial means to ‘Donate your Credit’ to our employee financial fund. Your donation will go a very long way in making sure we can continue to support our employees. Many of our members have reached out to us proactively and have already donated! Thank you. Know that we have reached out to our vendors, landlord, managers, and owners to all pitch in. Many of our own employees have volunteered to forgo pay so that we can contribute to those that need it. This shows what an amazing group of people and community we have at the BRC.
If you can click this link to send an email to ‘Donate your Credit’ If you Donate, then we will simply charge your normal rates when we re-open.
If you are experiencing financial hardship and your 17 days’ worth of membership means everything to you right now, please reply to me directly(Kevin Bains). No one should go hungry or lose their shelter during this pandemic.
For everyone else, we will credit your account the 17 days when we re-open automatically. Nothing else to do.
BRC Billing Policies:
*We bill all members on the 1st of the month.
*Any member joining or renewing mid-month pays for the remaining days in the month (pro rate)
*If anyone joins on the 20th of the month or later, we collect the remainder of that month (pro rate) AND the next month.
Possible Billing Scenarios based on re-opening date:
-If we re-open with more than 17 days left in the month: we will apply your 17 day credit and bill you for the remaining days left in the month.
-If we re-open with less than 17 days left in the month: we will apply the 17 day credit, and then apply any remaining credit to the next billing date (next 1st of the month).
-If we re-open on the 20th or later(which is less than 17 days), will apply the 17 day credit to the remaining days left in the month (pro rate) and the 1st of the month billing
Paid in Full Memberships:
Your paid in full membership’s expiration date will automatically be adjusted to compensate for the full length of the closure. You will not lose any membership time. No need to do anything, we will adjust this automatically based on the re-open date.
We have a wonderful climbing community and hope we can welcome you all back soon. Stay safe, stay healthy, keep fit.
Kevin Bains
BRC UPDATE 3/14/2020 9:00pm
While we have communicated that we would stay open until it no longer seemed like the responsible thing to do or we were no longer allowed, the staff and managers have agreed: we feel it is no longer responsible to remain open. As difficult as this is for us, we must all do our part to stop the spread of the virus.
The Boulder Rock Club will be closed starting Sunday, March 15th through the remainder of March. This situation is fluid, and we will be ready to change those dates if the situation requires.
Memberships:
-Monthly members will receive pro-rated credit for the remainder of March applied to the April 1st billing. We will send detailed information before that billing cycle so everyone knows what to expect. No need to do anything, we got it.
-Paid in full members will have their memberships extended for the full duration of the closure. We will make this change automatically.
-We know there will be many special membership cases and we will deal with those on an individual basis to ensure we are taking care of our members.
-No need to contact us if you are a Monthly Auto or Paid in full. We will take care of your membership automatically.
-If you have special circumstances surrounding your membership, please go HERE and fill out our form. This is the best way for us to handle your membership. We will then contact you individually.
Thank you for being a wonderful climbing community. Stay strong, stay healthy, find ways to stay fit and let us know how it’s going for you. Know that we will be working hard during this closure. We will do an extensive cleaning and disinfecting of the facility so that we are ready to re-open when the time comes.
Thanks for climbing with us. We look forward to tying in with you soon.
Kevin Bains
General Manager
BRC Update: 3/13/2020, 4:00pm
We are planning on staying open as long as it is allowed and the responsible thing to do. If we are required to close, or no longer feel it is responsible being open, we will close.
Notices will be on the alert banner on our home page, this page, Facebook and a member-wide email if we close. Decisions will be made based on current information and that information is changing minute by minute, hour by hour.
BRC Update: 3/13/2020, 11:00am
All Youth Programming, Adult Programming, Fitness Classes and Yoga are suspended until March 30th (end of Spring Break). This includes:
-Team BRC, Climbing Club, Tiny Tots, Spring Break Camp, Teen Introduction to Climbing, and private lessons
-Intro to Climbing, Women’s Intro to Climbing, Belay Basics, Climbing Technique, Learn to Lead, Women’s and Spanish Speaking Climbing Night, Climb Like a Girl, Train Smart/Climb Harder, The Skillful Leader
-All Free Fitness classes and Yoga Classes.
BRC’s Local Sport Climbing competition is cancelled.
The BRC is still open, and we are monitoring local, state, and federal public health agencies to determine our course of action for the near future. Please take all necessary precautions to keep yourselves and those around you safe.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at frontdesk@boulderrockclub.com.
EVENT CANCELLED – ALL Refunds have been processed and should credit in 3-4 business days. Thanks for thinking of us and for registering for our comp. -BRC
Boulder Rock Club is hosting its annual Youth Sport Climbing Local Competition on Saturday, April 4th, sanctioned by USA Climbing.
BRC will be closed to the public all day, but open regular hours during competition preparation. BRC Members can climb at The Spot Boulder for free on the day of the competition.
We will be routesetting for this competition over the weeks before. If you are competing, DO NOT CLIMB ON ANY COMPETITION ROUTES. They will be clearly marked.
Please send any questions to cwall@boulderrockclub.com.
COMPETITION INFORMATION
Cost: $70
Registration ends on Sunday, March 29th at 11:59pm.
All competitors must have a USA Climbing member number upon registration. This can be either a Competitor or Introductory membership. Visit USAClimbing.org to become a member.
This USAC Sport Local will be held as a “Flash Format” sport climbing competition. For details about this format, please refer to the most recent edition of The USAC Rulebook.
4 minutes climb time: 1 minute transition time: 4 minutes rest time: 1 minute transition time, etc.
Youth C & D athletes will be top rope only. Youth A, B, and Junior athletes will lead climb. Adaptive Youth are open to those with disabilities age 8-19, and will climb during their corresponding age category.
Running orders and climb times will be released on Monday, March 30th. It is the responsibility of the athletes to be at their first climb 5 minutes prior to their climb time.
Forerunner videos of the competition routes will be released by Friday, April 3rd.
Climbers may warm up in The BRC’s bouldering areas. Only registered athletes and registered coaches will be allowed on the main floor of The BRC during the event.
8am BRC Opens Doors – Check In Begins
9am First Climbers Begin Climbing
3pm Climbing Ends (TENTATIVE)
Youth Category Breakdown
Youth D 2009 or later
Youth C 2007 or 2008
Youth B 2005 or 2006
Youth A 2003 or 2004
Junior 2001 or 2002
VOLUNTEERING
Link to follow.
Please contact event organizer Chris Wall if you have any questions.
Join Dr. Ellen Kindelsperger of The Chiro Lab and receive a FREE consultation with the focus on shoulders and shoulder pain. Participants will receive 20% off any follow-up treatment (only $48!).
January 28th, 6:00-8:00pm
Hang Dog Lounge
First come, first serve. Sign up with Ellen on the 2nd floor.
Visit her website to see all services provided or schedule an appointment at www.thechirolab.com.
At BRC, we are here to help you achieve your indoor and outdoor climbing goals. Head trainer and coach, Chris Wall, has developed new training packages for climbers to start your New Year goal tracking off right!
The Whole Training Package is a comprehensive 2-month individualized training program. Participants will have their fitness and technical ability evaluated in order to correctly design and implement the best custom training program for them. Participants will receive:
Pre-Evaluation training session
Hands on preparation for your Technical Fitness Evaluation
Technical Fitness Evaluation (see below for details)
Body Composition Assessment (see below for details)
Seven Personal Training Sessions with Chris to implement your training program
Custom Workouts to complete on your own each week
Post-Training Technical Fitness Evaluation to assess the results of your training program
consultation with the focus on shoulders and shoulder pain. Participants will receive 20% off any follow-up treatment (only $48!).