Team High Altitude Fitness

Youth Climbing Club Programs

Year-round climbing programs & teams for ages 5-18 years old.

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV TEAM

BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE

Incline Village Climbing Team (Ages 5-7)

TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS 5:00pm - 6:30pm

This recreational program is designed for beginner to intermediate children to meet twice a week to climb in a supportive team building structure. Climbing activities will include the basics of vertical movement with a focus on safety and communication. Climbers will develop their climbing skills with age appropriate games, problem solving, building confidence, and gaining new skills while having fun. This entry level team is for climbers with limited or no experience who want to learn the basics of climbing with a fun introduction to the sport of rock climbing. Our team introduces climbers to safety, basic climbing skills, and helps athletes feel comfortable and excited to climb with their peers.

 

TRUCKEE, CA TEAMS

BEGINNER

Little Sparks (Ages 5-7)

TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS 3:30pm - 4:45pm

This team will focus on the following basic skills:

  • Basic safety & commands

  • “Make it to the top” confidence boosting climbing without totally restricted routes

  • Hold indication (Jug, Pinch, Crimp, Slope, et.)

  • Basic land training skills: push-ups, crunches, lunges, pull-ups, proper form, Team building games and activities.

INTERMEDIATE

Lightning Bolts (Ages 8-14)

TUESDAY and FRIDAY 5:00pm - 6:30pm

This team will focus on the following intermediate skills in addition to the ones listed above:

  • Introduction to belay technique

  • Working on more technically challenging routes and boulder problems

  • Focus on specific targeted movements, techniques and climbing terms

  • More rigorous dry land training

INTERMEDIATE

TRUCKEE RECREATIONAL TEAM (Ages 8-18)

MON WED & THU 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Truckee Location Only

The intermediate - advanced recreational team is for climbers that are interested in advancing their climbing skills while learning how to train physically and mentally. This team is perfect for climbers who want to improve their climbing in a non-competitive yet fun environment. Climbers will benefit from learning teamwork and leadership, goal setting, advanced techniques, and movements. Our advanced coaches will guide climbers to develop strength and social skills in a collaborative environment.

Previous climbing knowledge required. 

A member of Truckee Rec Team possesses the following: 

  • All the skills of a Little Spark and Lightning Bolt

  • Eagerness to progress

  • Ability to learn introduction to belay technique

  • Understands how to read routes

  • Comprehends directions on how to approach learning new movements

  • Natural climbing intuition

  • Can listen to instructions and execute direction from coaches

ADMISSION BY TEAM TRYOUTS OR APPROVAL FROM COACH

ADVANCED COMPETITION

TEAM FLASH (Ages 8-18)

MON WED & THU 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Truckee Location Only

Previous climbing knowledge necessary. Competition Team. Members of Team Flash come to practice with the goal of progressing their climbing in mind. At its core, Team Flash is a family. We provide a structure that caters to improving our climbing & our overall wellness. Thus, athletes of Flash encourage and advise each other, openly!

We practice hard, we play hard and we climb even harder!

An athlete on Team Flash possesses the following: 

  • All the skills of a Little Spark, Lightning Bolt and TFTL members

  • Comes to each practice (MIN 2x per week) striving to better themselves and their teammates

  • Knows how to belay safely

  • Participates in USA Climbing sanctioned competitions

  • Fluent in climbing vocabulary

  • Understands center of balance and how to manipulate it in order to progress on a climb

  • Gives full effort at training and cross training on and off the wall

Participation USAC competition is mandatory

ADMISSION BY TEAM TRYOUTS OR APPROVAL FROM HEAD COACH

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Commitment:

Enrollment in Team High Altitude Fitness commits climbers to a full season (3 months for beginner to intermediate teams, 10 months for competition team). After commitment met, monthly auto pay remains in effect until High Altitude Fitness has received written notification to terminate by the 30th of the month prior to the month you wish to cancel. Please call, email or come in person to complete cancellation.

 

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