Climb4Community™ at Boulders

Boulders Climbing Gym is proud to be the founding gym of the Climb4Community™ initiative. This initiative aims to increase access to climbing, through targeting and dismantling systemic barriers. From sliding-scale memberships to community-led affinity groups, we’re working to share the power, joy, and pride we find on the wall, ensuring that anyone who wants it has a shot at the summit.

  • Affinity Groups

    Community-led affinity groups create specific space for underrepresented populations in the climbing community. These groups are self-directed and typically meet on Sunday nights for closed-gym events.

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  • Initiatives

    Climb4Community initiatives include our monthly Climb For a Cause Days, environmental conservation efforts, our partnership with the 1Climb program, and more.

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  • Climb4Community Membership

    The Climb4Community membership is for anyone and everyone who believes in the sliding scale model. Membership rates are self directed, with members currently paying from near $0 per month to around double the normal rate. Regardless of monthly dues, all members receive the same perks, in addition to the regular member benefits offered by Boulders.

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  • Climb4Community Youth Programs

    The Climb4Community Youth Programs option is for families with children in Boulders' programs who believe in the sliding scale model. Pricing is self-directed and ranges from near $0/month, up through over double the normal rate. Regardless of price point, all children enrolled in the Climb4Community Youth Programs option receive additional benefits on top of the usual Climb4Community member benefits, including unlimited free guest passes for parents or guardians who accompany them into the gym.

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FAQs

  • Everyone! If you have even just one or two extra dollars per month, you can sign up for this membership. On the flip side, if you’re looking for a partially or fully subsidized membership, this is the one for you as well. An important component of the climb4community initiative is the self-direction of participants, which includes self-directed pay scales. While we need to keep track of money coming in and out through our application process, we rarely influence how much or little someone is going to pay for their C4C membership.

  • The Community Fund is a model for a shared bank of resources. Our fund is supported by climb4community memberships, special sales, day pass donations, fundraisers, and contributions from Boulders Climbing Gym, and supports discounted day passes, educational events, applicable memberships, subsidized groups, and youth program scholarships. This money, fundamentally, belongs to the community, and we aim to have it zero out each fiscal year, meaning that Boulders doesn’t profit off of it. Have an idea for a program we could support? Shoot us an email!

  • Absolutely! Boulders Climbing Gym has this option and other gyms can adopt this option. You can purchase an add-on-only recurring payment from Boulders and 100% of your monthly payment will go into the fund. You will receive a free piece of Climb4Community swag, access to events, and $10 personal day passes if/when you do choose to come in and climb!

 

For more information about the climb4community™ program, head over to climb4community.org