Rock Climbing

Climbing Information

Our experienced rock climbing leaders provide trips to nearby popular climbing locations. The club also organizes indoor rock climbing trips!

Links

Climbnasium
Climbnasium is a premier indoor rock climbing facility that offers extensive bouldering areas and top-rope climbs to 40 feet in height! We organize trips here all year round!
 

Destinations

Climbnasium

The Climbnasium offers great indoor rock climbing for climbers of all levels. It’s only 10
minutes from campus! On Friday nights, it’s only $7 (not including rentals) to climb for the
whole night! BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! We charge club members only $5 for night passes AND rentals!

White Rocks at Pond Banks

At this location there are 20 climbs mapped out. Two routes are bolted and there are some cool boulders in the area. Also, look for small bore holes in the rocks, these are pre-Cambrian fossils of worm-like creatures that lived at the bottom of the ocean millions of years ago.

Pole Steeple

This area has incredible views of surrounding hills, valleys, and Laurel Lake. It’s located in Pine Grove Furnace

Shaffer Rock

This area is located in Michaux State Forest. There are 20+ toprope problems and dozens of boulders for pad squashers. Parking is only a minute from the climb site and it is about one hour from Messiah.