CRUX LGBTQ Climbing - "Climbing on Sacred Land" Film & Climb (Albany, NY)

The gym is closed to the public on what is our monthly meetup, but we're happy they're opening it just for us!

• 5p-6p Climbing
• 6p-7:30p Potluck and viewing a recording of the 2021 panel "Climbing on Sacred Land."

Please label the ingredients of your potluck food! No one will be turned away for not brining food. Please see our usual meetup details below:

All experience levels, bodies, and abilities welcome (pro tip: you don’t have to be “strong” to climb)! If it's your first time, don't worry - we'll help you climb your first walls, and there are routes set for all levels.

The gym features two separate climbing areas with over 50 top rope and bouldering routes, a 45 degree climbing wall, and 1/3 mile of interconnected indoor caving routes. Each climbing route is graded using a circuit grading system, which categorizes each climb into a range of grades. Instructors are also available to provide free belay lessons and demonstrations to new climbers.

Much thanks to AIR for offering discounts during our monthly meetups! $10 day pass or $15 with rentals.

Single stall all-gender bathroom off the common room, which is located to the right of the gym’s entrance and over a small step.

Both climbing areas are accessible via an outside door at parking lot level. The gym is working on installing a low grade for the step between the two rooms. There is a ~1in step onto the climbing mats from the floor. The second floor party room can be accessed via the stairs behind the 45 degree climbing wall.

Some individuals in the group are adaptive climbers or have experience climbing with people with physical disabilities. However the gym does not have adaptive equipment, such as a seated climbing rig.

If you have questions about what is available and how we can best support your needs, please reach out.

Come with climbing partners or let us help you connect with others. You can boulder, top-rope, or lead climb - the choice is yours! (And if you don't know what those terms mean, we'll help you out.)

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