Team Whetstone
Building Lifelong Climbers
Team Whetstone, our competitive national climbing team, builds on the training environment of our Club Teams with the addition of competition and mental strategies. Their training incorporates curriculum geared towards maximizing performance both physically and mentally.
The mission of Team Whetstone is to provide athletes the opportunity to experience the rewarding moments when hard work and commitment are matched with accomplishment and success. Our competition team members represent Whetstone in local, regional, and national climbing competitions hosted by USA Climbing.
Athletes range from 8-18 years old are required to practice at least twice a week.
Tryouts are required and are held twice a year at the change of each climbing season (August and January)
Contact programs@whetstoneclimbing.com for more information.
Find The Team For You
Training Team
Ages 8–18✓ Includes a full monthly membership
✓ Special gear deals for team members
! Tryout required
Competition Team
Ages 8–18Thu + Fri: 4:30–7pm (all ages)
✓ Includes a full monthly membership and team outdoor days
✓ Special gear deals for team members
! Tryout required
How Tryouts Work
Tryouts follow a modified redpoint style format. There will be 8 boulder problems, each labeled with a "top" hold and a "zone" hold. Climbers will have two hours to try to secure as many tops and zones as possible. Tops are valued the highest, followed by zones, then attempts to tops, and finally attempts to zones. (Ex: A perfect score would be 8 tops in 8 attempts and 8 zones in 8 attempts.)
Climbers will be assessed on attitude, ability, and more to determine which team is the best fit for them.
Prerequisites:
- At least 1 year of climbing experience recommended
- You are motivated to improve, try hard, and push yourself!
For more information, email programs@whetstoneclimbing.com
Outdoor Days
On Team Whetstone, we think it’s important to provide young climbers with exposure to many different facets of climbing. In addition to our competition focus Team Whetstone also provides year-round outdoor days across the Front Range, giving team members unique opportunities to climb some of Northern Colorado's most iconic climbing destinations.