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Vertically Inclined is offering a fun-filled Winter Break Camp for kids 5 to 9 years of age. These 3 sessions (9am-4pm) will see your young ones climbing, learning knots, playing games and more. Our instructors do all the managing of the ropes while your kids climb, climb, climb and have a whole lot of fun!- Monday December 29th - Wednesday December 31st
- Program time: 9am-4pm
- Early drop off available at 8:30am and pick up by 4:30pm
- No climbing experience necessary
- All climbing gear included
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CLIMB Crested T-shirts!
These shirts feature the new VIRG Crest in blue on a variety of shirt colours. Adult and youth sized Ultra Cotton shirts are great for on the wall or out on the town. Crest Logo shirts can be purchased at Vertically Inclined or ordered online. -
Great new T-shirts!
These shirts feature a bright frog logo design on the front and a giant frog on the back. These adult and youth sized 50/50 shirts are a great way to say "I climb!"Shirts available in Black, Purple and Forest Green.
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Want to learn about indoor climbing in a fun and challenging environment specifically for youth climbers? Come CLYP your way to climbing success with us! Based on the popular ASPIRE Adult Program, CLYP (Climb & Learn Youth Program) takes 14-17 year old participants from novice to experienced climbers in 10 weeks. Participants gain a solid grounding in the essentials of rope handling, an extensive repertoire of climbing movement techniques, and the skills and confidence to lead climb and lead belay. Our knowledgeable instructors ensure that all learning takes place in a controlled environment for optimum information transfer and allowing your skill level to improve dramatically! No previous climbing experience is required as participants will receive a comprehensive and complete exposure to the sport of Indoor rock climbing! All required equipment is included with the course. Plus, CLYP includes a free, full use pass for the length of the program so participants can come in and practice their new skills. This program is a pre-requisite for teen climbers entering the sport and wanting to move into ongoing programs such as the Junior Team. View registration and program cancellation policies here -
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The Junior Team is for climbers who want to train more regularly and push their climbing skills to new levels. Instructors guide participants to learn new technical & physical training skills to improve their overall climbing and to prepare for potential climbing competitions. Prerequisite: must have the climbing and belaying skills for Top Rope and Lead. (Check out our New CLYP Youth Program or CLYP Youth Program (Summer) as an option to learn these skills) This semester offers a 11-Week Program on Sunday mornings, Tuesday and Thursday evenings for participants aged 10 to 19. For those registering for 2 days a week, add the sessions to the cart and use the discount code JuniorTeam2 for a 10% multi-program discount. For those registering for 3 days a week, add the sessions to the cart and use the discount code JuniorTeam3 for a 20% multi-program discount. (Only one discount code may be used at a time. Minimum required participants, for each Junior Team option to run, is 6) Each registration includes a 6-punch climbing pass (for 1-day a week registrants) or a full access membership that begins the first day of classes (for 2-days & 3-days a week registrants). Both the punch passes and membership are only valid through to January 5th, 2025. These extra passes are for Team members to continue to climb and improve on days that don't have a scheduled training time. -
Introducing Minty FROG...
Featured on some great new shirts!
These shirts feature a subtle logo design including Minty Frog on the front and the unique use of clear ink continues the low-key styling on the back. These 5.3oz 100% combed cotton shirts are available in a wide range of colours in the women's style cut, and are a great way to say "I climb!"T-Shirt colour is Sage.
Minty Frog shirts can be purchased at Vertically Inclined or ordered online.
See Adult Shirts See Youth Shirts
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Introducing Minty FROG...
Featured on some great new shirts!
These shirts feature a subtle logo design including Minty Frog on the front and the unique use of clear ink continues the low-key styling on the back. Available in two eye-catching colours for kids, these 5.3oz 100% combed cotton shirts are a great way to say "I climb!" Minty Frog shirts can be purchased at Vertically Inclined or ordered online.T-Shirts available in Carolina Blue and Kelly Green.
See Adult Shirts
See Women's Style Shirts
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Introducing Minty FROG...
Featured on some great new T-shirts!
These shirts feature a subtle logo design including Minty Frog on the front and the unique use of clear ink continues the low-key styling on the back. These 5.3oz 100% combed cotton shirts are a great way to say "I climb!"Shirts available in Mauve and Carolina Blue.
Minty Frog shirts can be purchased at Vertically Inclined or ordered online.See Kids Shirts
See Women's Style Shirts
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Rip & Grip Boulder Competition Fall Events for 2025 These comp events will feature brand new problems and climbing for all ability levels. The atmosphere is fun as climbers encourage each other to succeed. Novice, Advanced and Expert categories. Night Agenda: Doors open at 6:30pm - Climbing from 7-9:30pm and results & lots of prizes by 10pm -
This program is designed to get you on the wall and climbing! We’ll cover the basics of managing the ropes and then provide lots of coaching and technique tips as you climb. This is the perfect option for people looking to experience what climbing’s all about. Three-hour sessions include all required equipment and a discount return card. Runs on selected Friday evenings in June (moving to Thursday evenings for July & August) and Saturday mornings. Note: This program focuses on experiencing the basics of indoor climbing. Check out the Getting Into It Climbing Fundamentals Course option for further instruction on the rope work needed to pass a Belay Check in the gym and to take advantage of the many punch and multi-visit pass options. -
Vertically Inclined offers a fun-filled week long Spring Break Camps for kids 5 to 9 years of age running March 30 - April 2, 2026 (Monday to Thursday). These 4 full-day sessions (9am-4pm) will see your young ones climbing, learning knots, playing games (indoors & outdoors), crafts and more. Our instructors do all the managing of the ropes while your kids climb, climb, climb and have a whole lot of fun! Early drop off available at 8:30am and pick up by 4:30pm. View registration and program cancellation policies here. -
This is the classic VIRG Camp program running March 30 - April 2nd, 2026 (Monday to Thursday). Four fun-filled days (8:45am - 4:15pm) of excitement, games (indoors & outdoors) and learning about movement, belaying and new climbing skills at Edmonton's Climbing Habitat! Early drop off available at 8:15am and pick up by 4:45pm. View registration and program cancellation policies here. -
Show the Frog! This unisex and youth T-shirt comes in five colours with a blue Vertically Inclined frog crawling around the side and the CLIMB Everything crest between the shoulder blades. -
The Climbing Club is a 10-week-program designed to get kids going further in the sport of indoor rock climbing. The pre-requisite for this course is one of Treefrogs Level I, Treefrogs Level II or the Getting Into It Course (for participants 14 yrs and up). Building on the skills learned in those programs, participants will learn the principles and skills involved in the most advanced type of climbing we have at VIRG, Lead Climbing. The second focus of this program is improving climbing technique through instruction by, and practice under the watchful eyes of our expert instructors. And thirdly, the Climbing Club gives youth an opportunity to stay active both physically and mentally through lots of on-the-wall climbing time. View registration and program cancellation policies here -
Treefrogs II is a 10-week program for 10-13 year olds who have completed Treefrogs and who want to continue climbing and improving their skills. This program teaches the skills involved in Lead Climbing and continues to help participants improve their climbing and confidence. View registration and program cancellation policies here -
The Treefrog Semester Program is a 10-week course designed to get kids introduced to the sport of indoor rock climbing. The course focuses on three main areas; fun, safety and learning. Your child will learn the basics of rope management (belaying) and tying a climbing knot along with all the climbing safety checks. Each week consists of 2 hours during which time there will be lots of climbing and some climbing related games and activities. All activities are conducted under the watchful eye of one of Vertically Inclined Rock Gym’s expert instructors and take advantage of the facility’s amazing climbing surfaces and safety equipment. The kids’ natural climbing abilities will quickly show through, and at the end of 10 weeks, you’ll be amazed to see all the skills your kids will have mastered, and the walls that they will be dancing their way to the top of! View registration and program cancellation policies here
