climbing and mountaineering. KCCC President Peter Chollet explained that it boils down to getting prospective climbers climbing, either in a gym or outside, and if they are climbing in a gym but have never climbed outside, they hope to get you outside. In order to do that, KCCC has two trips a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Details are shared on their website, climbkccc.com, and their Facebook group, Kansas City Climbing Community. “We invite everyone down to Arkansas Friday through Sunday, and we will help guide you through some routes,” he shared, explaining their hope is to get people involved who wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to travel to northern Arkansas to climb for a weekend. In addition to community outreach, KCCC also supports the local gyms. Chollet says the gyms and their owners are an integral part of the community. “The gym owners around Kansas City are some of the most amazing people in the sport of climbing in this area. The gym owners really show a passion in what they do to support this sport. It’s not a rivalry,” he said. It’s a partnership, one that benefits the climbing community as a whole. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brittany Zegers is a southern California native who, as a teenager, moved north of Kansas City with her family. While the beach remains her happy place, she calls Lawson, Missouri home, and enjoys traveling. A creative at heart, she discovered her passion for journalism, photography and design in high school and continued through college. When Brittany isn’t worried about hitting deadlines, she enjoys spoiling her nieces and nephews, and hobbies like reading, binge-watching a new TV series, crafting, sewing and quilting. R Each gym offers one thing: the opportunity to climb and a different set of puzzles to unlock as you’re climbing.
KANSAS CITY ROCK CLIMBING RESOURCES
KC CLIMBING COMMUNITY WEB: ClimbKCCC.com Facebook: @KCClimbingCommunity A great resource for beginner or seasoned climbers. Tips, tricks and information on climbing, twice a year camping trips, equipment needed, and more.
APEX CLIMBING GYM 7200 W. 106th Street, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-283-7341 WEB: ApexClimbingGym.com Facebook: @ApexClimbingGym
APEX offers a Warped Wall, Ninja Warrior-inspired obstacles and weekly Ninja Games, introductory bouldering training, a youth climbing program, yoga and more. APEX recently partnered with IBEX to allow members a once-a-month day pass at the opposing gym.
IBEX CLIMBING GYM 801 NW South Outer Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015 816-228-9988 WEB: climbibex.com Facebook: @ibex.gym
IBEX hosts some recent additions to their repertoire to include rope climbing, auto belays, large lead cave, bouldering, treadwall, MoonBoard and kiddie wall for even the smallest toddlers. IBEX also offers a portable climbing wall for events like the Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., special programs with home- schooled students and local Boy Scouts, plus competitions with USA Climbing.
MONSTER MOUNTAIN (at Emerald City Gym) 9063 Bond Street, Overland Park, KS 66214 913-438-4444
WEB: emeraldcitygym.com/monster-mountain-wall/ Facebook: @MonsterMountainClimbingGym Monster Mountain sports a 5,000 sq. ft. vertical and horizontal climbing wall, a climbing school for children beginning at age 7, gymnastics, competitions and summer and winter camps.
RoKC, NORTH KC 1501 Howell Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116 816-THE-ROKC WEB: ClimbKC.com Facebook: @rokcclimb Over 15,000 sq. ft. of custom climbing walls, top rope, lead walls and auto belays, bouldering, system and campus boards, fitness center and yoga.
RoKC, UNDERGROUND 3150 Mercier Street Suite 641 A, Kansas City, MO 64111 816-621-2020 WEB: ClimbKC.com Facebook: @RoKCUnderground
Over 4,800 sq. ft. of bouldering walls featuring slabs, face, slight overhangs, sustained overhangs, 40° wall and a large cave with horizontal terrain, plus fitness center with cardio equipment and free weights.
RoKC, OLATHE (Coming Soon)
SEQUENCE INDOOR CLIMBING 1710 Washington Street, Kansas City, MO 64108 WEB: SequenceClimb.com Facebook: @SequenceClimb
Sequence Climbing is located downtown in Kansas City, Mo. in the Crossroads Arts District and, once completed and open to the public in mid to late January, will be a bouldering gym. The 20,000 sq. ft. building will also house a wall specifically designed for competition climbing (something climbers might see in the World Cup or USA Climbing competitions), 10,000 sq. ft. of climbing surface, fitness room, studio and training area.
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