Climbing Wall
The Climbing Wall is open Sunday through Thursday from 6:00
pm to 10:00
pm and Friday 6pm-9pm.
The Climbing Wall is FREE
for students and there are memberships and daily rates available for
community members.
General Information
The UWSP Climbing Wall is located within the Multi-Activity
Center/indoor track of the Health Enhancement Center. The 28 ft. high,
2300 sq. ft. wall was designed and built by the
EldoradoWall Company. The wall consists of 15 top rope belay
stations and up to 8 lead climbs.
Mission
The mission of the UWSP Climbing Wall staff is to provide a safe,
challenging atmosphere for everyone choosing to climb. This focus allows
students, faculty, and community members the opportunity to set and
achieve goals in an arena of perceived risk, rather than real risk. In
addition, the UWSP Climbing Wall provides a state of the art design for
intermediate to expert climbers to improve their climbing ability.
Knowledgeable training and consistency in policy provide safety and
commitment to the climber.
Belay Certification
Belay Certification is an option at the climbing wall, but only a
requirement if you would like to belay someone. This is to ensure
your own safety as well as everyone else using the wall. There is a
separate certification for belaying a lead climber. Certification
renewal is required once a year.
Top rope certification can be acquired any night Sunday through
Thursday during regular hours and is available to climbers age 14 and
older. If you are with a scout group looking to earn a belay
patch, please email Noah Schmelzer at
climbingwall@uwsp.edu for more information.
If you are interested in certification, ask a MAC desk worker or
Climbing Wall Instructor for a
waiver. The Climbing Wall Instructor will then guide you through
the necessary skills and make sure you understand the information.
Once that is complete you will be able to belay and climb that
night. You are not certified until you come in another night
and show the instructor that you remember, understand, and can
demonstrate the proper skills.
All climbers, belayed certified or not, are REQUIRED to
have a waiver on
file at the climbing wall.
*If you are under 18 years of age, this
waiver must be signed by a legal guardian.
Waivers are valid for one year. Click on the link to print
out a copy of the
waiver, if you would like to bring it already signed the night
you intend to climb*
If you are planning on bringing a group, each child is required
to have a waiver
signed by their legal guardian, copies of this
waiver can be printed off through the link provided and can be
brought by the child on the day of the event
We have recently purchased new equipment for the
wall and are currently using the
Misty Mountain Infinity Harness,
Five 10 Spires and
Bufo Unbreakable Shoes
Children’s harnesses are available upon request
Children and adult helmets are available upon
request but are not required for climbing
Climbers are allowed to use their own gear
provided they show it to a climbing instructor and get the ok
We do not have chalk available for climbers
however any form is acceptable, blocks can be purchased at
DivePoint Scuba, downtown Stevens Point