FirstHand Climbing

In case you missed it‼️We are a proud sponsor of this year’s Climberfest! Register with the Carolina Climbers Coalition to participate. You can check out the vendor village, climbing skill clinics, and you can even have off season access to Sauratown… 👀

HAVE YOU HEARD? We are proud to be a sponsor of this year’s NC Climberfest! Join us June 21-23 for raffles, live music, skill clinics, tours, and so much more!

No yoga this Sunday as Abbey is graduating with her Master’s degree this weekend! 🧘🏼‍♀️🧠👩🏼‍🎓 regularly scheduled classes will resume on Tuesday!

We will be closed Thursday and Friday next week for route setting and event prep for our BIG 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AND COMPETITION on Saturday, April 27th. See you here! But not on Thursday or Saturday!

Boulder Bash 2024 is coming up! This citizen’s comp features categories for every level. If you want to compete there’s an appropriate category for you! Don’t want to climb Come out for the fun and check out our vendor village. Links in bio, see you there!

It’s almost time for our 6th Annual Birthday Comp+ Party. Save the date and get ready to commemorate!

Our new session of climbing team starts tomorrow (12/19)! Visit our website for more info and to register your little crusher 💪🏻

Tenaya shoe demo tomorrow!!!

Come try out your next pair of sending shoes from 5:30-8:30pm

Need a little extra motivation to get on your mat in 2024?

We’ve got you covered!

For the entire month of January each yoga class that you attend at FirstHand Climbing will enter your name for a chance to win a hangboard!

That means the more classes you take the more chances you have at winning the hangboard!

Earn a bonus entry by bringing a non-member friend to yoga with you (your friend gets an entry too!)

This challenge runs for the entire month of January. A winner will be announced during the first week of February.

Climbing team is on break for the next two weeks! 🎄

Check out this event being organized by some of our people!

Some cool things and have going on soon!

Tonight! Fridays are also Pay-What-You-Like after 5 PM!

Thanks to our setters, staff, and volunteers for making the QE and our Boulder For Bolts events go amazingly! Thanks to all the competitors we will be sending a check for $720 to ! Full results can be found by following the link in our bio.

Team FirstHand Climbing crushed it at the gym’s first ever USA Climbing competition yesterday! 💪🏻

Boulder for Bolts is your chance to climb on the problems our route setters will be working hard to make this week and to support the . Don’t wait- Sign Up link in Bio!

With all the talk about our upcoming Qualifying Event on Nov 4th you might have missed that we have a open comp benefiting the the following day. Sign up now!

Don’t have plans for Halloween? Spend them with us! Do have plans? Change them!

Check it out! We will have a short week next week so that we can prepare for a weekend full of competition and fun! Don't miss the citizens comp on Sunday, sign up on our website if you haven't already!

Competitions take a huge number of people to pull off and we need your help! Check out the link in bio for info about volunteering for our Youth Qualifying Event happening on the November 4th. Want to compete but not part of USAC? Boulder for Bolts is the 5th!

Come be a part of a good thing tomorrow from 4-8 PM. We will be running a one-night competition to benefit the Shalom Project. Scoring is volume-based, meaning every climb is another point, regardless of difficulty. Additionally, for every point you earn, FirstHand will make a matching donation of 25 cents. Come climb for a cause and help out your local nonprofit tomorrow evening!

Come join us tomorrow for a T-Swift themed evening! We'll have Taylor music, raffles, and a CCC informational meeting. Get your Swift on!

Our second Boulder for Bolts competition is right around the corner! This competition features a full gym reset and multiple difficulty categories so everyone can enjoy. At least 10% of every ticket entry will go to the CCC, so come climb for a good cause!

Schedule note: we will be closing early November 1st, and closed to the public all day on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, for setting and a USAC event. We're sorry for any inconvenience.

The first meet-up is only 2 hours away! You can reach out to if you have any questions. Not a Babe? Friday evenings are now Pay-What-You-Like. No excuse not to be here climbing soon!

Surprise! Ya’ll have been asking for League to return and it’s here. All you have to do to participate in the Fall Climbing League is download Griptonite and track your climbs. Points accumulate through the end of September and those at the top of the leaderboard will be invited for the in-person League Final happening mid October. Get your send on!

We will be open normal hours tomorrow!
11am-10pm

** youth climbing team practice is CANCELED!

** yoga for climbers at 10am has been permanently removed from the schedule.

Can you guess how Lili feels about hosting the meet-up tonight? Every 3rd Thursday. $10 day passes for participants!

Our summer member meet up series is going out with a bang, or should we say a STRIKE!

We will be rounding out the summer of fun with an evening of bowling at Creekside Lanes 🎳

This event is completely free for members as a token of our appreciation, and only $8 for non-members.

Pre-registration is required as there are only a limited number of spots available. Register today on our website or visit the link in our bio!

FirstHand Climbing will be participating in Global Climbjng Day this year, with a full day of Pay-What-You-Like pricing and multiple bouldering 101 classes.

Climbing is for everyone, so stop on by to help us celebrate on August 19th!

Sign ups are up on the website, under special events!

Come out Saturday for a modified round robin chess tournament! The winner earns a $20 gift card to the gym, good for everything from clif bars to member credit.

Please bring boards and chess clocks if you can!