Open Gym is La Vida Rock Gym's public climbing program. We welcome new and experienced climbers of all ages. We provide complimentary belayers, harnesses, and basic instruction. Climbing shoes can be rented for $1. This spring semester we will provide Open Gym Tuesday - Thursday as well as Lessons, Classes, and Private Events per request.
The La Vida Rock Gym is hosting a "Superhero Celebration" theme-day for area families. We'll have climbing games & challenges, treats & prizes, and a drawing for a family membership (a $95 value!). Come dressed in a superhero costume to earn extra points. It's fun for the whole family!
Hosted by Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, this fun event is a fundraiser and climb-a-thon in support of Girls Inc. of the Seacoast Area. Participants are encouraged to fundraise before the event and then come to MetroRock for a night of climbing complete with a music, pizza, ice cream, snacks and prizes! Our top fundraisers will be awarded prizes and all climbers will be entered into our prize drawing taking place at the close of the event.
Boulders! Amazing designs! Glow in the dark! Finals Round! Pizza! We got it all! Here's the lowdown: Imagine a normal bouldering competition, but the room is only illuminated by black lights and each problem has an amazing day-glow design around it. Climbers can be part of the show by wearing white or fluorescent colors. It's the most visually interesting climbing event you'll ever see! Climbing for all ages and levels during the day, finals round in the evening, complete with refreshments and spectacle.
Calling all Ipswich River teens! Ready to take a break already from the busy school year? Join other teens at Wildwood for a weekend full of fun camp activities and meet others who share Mass Audubon connections. Activities will include:
The Girls Inc. Bowl-A-Thon is a fundraising event for girls between the ages of 9 - 18, to benefit Girls Inc. of the Seacoast Area. The event will take place on Saturday, May 14 at Gametime Lanes and Entertainment in Amesbury, MA. Proceeds will support Girls Inc. programming in our local schools.
Cub Scout Pack 49 is hosting an open house for all elementary age boys who are interested in joining cub scouts. We will have a fun filled night where the boys can experience some of the fun and adventure of cub scouts through rock climbing and nerf battles. We will be at the Teen Center at the Sterling YMCA in Beverly. Additionally, the boys and their parents can also talk to boys who are currently involved in cub scouts and their parents to find out more about the scouting program.
The La Vida Rock Gym invites parents to learn how to belay! Belaying refers to a variety of techniques used in climbing to exert friction on a climbing rope to ensure the safety of the climber and to ensure that a falling climber does not fall very far. If you have a child interested in rock climbing and find yourself nervously watching as your child climbs, take this course! It will enable you to become the belayer and you will be able to identify unsafe belaying proceedures when somebody else is holding the rope!
Open Gym at La Vida Rock Gym is open to the public and is a great place to get instruction or just practice to perfect climbing techniques. We welcome new and experienced climbers of all ages. We provide complementary belayers, harnesses, and basic instruction.
The Check the Lavida home page invites parents to learn how to belay! Belaying refers to a variety of techniques used in climbing to exert friction on a climbing rope to ensure the safety of the climber and to ensure that a falling climber does not fall very far. If you have a child interested in rock climbing and find yourself nervously watching as your child climbs, take this course! It will enable you to become the belayer and you will be able to identify unsafe belaying proceedures when somebody else is holding the rope!
