When I moved my family from Missouri to Colorado to begin my teaching career, I was completely astonished to find that Montrose High School had a climbing team. When I told people about it, I got similar reactions to telling someone about competitive bocce ball. It seemed...
On Sunday, April 26, a total of 18 gyms, fitness centers, and family-focused entertainment centers from Cleveland’s east side united with a goal to brainstorm an action plan and best practices in order to meet the strict sanitation and social distancing protocols outlined by Governor...
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – At long last, a form of yoga I can get into. I may not have a decent warrior, chair, or downward dog pose, and my mind may never stop racing, but in AcroYoga, I at least can serve as an acceptable base. That...
Have you ever stood there waiting for a route at the gym for what seems like hours? You’re not alone. In all of the mighty gyms out there, from coast to coast to coast, there are climbers who walk the line between going unnoticed and perturbing...
My fingernails are full of chalk dust, and my hands are regaining their calluses. I was overjoyed to hear that a climbing gym was opening near my home in Shaker Heights, and getting to know Annie and the community she’s building has been such...
Cleveland may not have the same mountains and cliffs as Denver or Salt Lake City, but that doesn’t that mean we need to leave the town to find some decent bouldering! A new climbing gym is calling the Van Aken District home, so grab some chalk...
After years of dreaming, planning, and hard work, Shaker Rocks is officially ready to open its doors to you! We’re throwing a huge grand opening party this Saturday, May 18, from 5-9pm, and we can’t wait to meet you. Whether you eat 5.14’s for breakfast or struggle climbing out...
For aspirant American Ninja Warriors or fans of last year's butt-clenching climbing documentary Free Solo, (and/or the Netflix original doc The Dawn Wall), a new rock gym has opened in Northeast Ohio. Shaker Rocks is located in Shaker Heights on Warrensville Center Road, across the street from the new Van...
The first lesson may have been the most helpful. On that day, Richman corrected my three greatest climbing flaws, which together were keeping me grounded: my death grip, my tendency to climb by pulling, and my toe-less footholds...
The Richman family traveled to youth climbing competitions throughout the country when their three now-grown children were in high school. Along the way, they visited impressive rock gyms that far outshined Cleveland’s facilities. “I live in Shaker Heights and knowing that the Van Aken District was...