Buchanan Park Recreation Center

The Pinnacle at Buchanan Park Recreation Center

Buchanan Park Recreation Center in Evergreen is run by the Evergreen Park & Recreation District. Its climbing wall, The Pinnacle, is a 41-foot freestanding tower shaped like natural rock, standing in the building's rotunda. Sculpted features and custom holds cover its faces, and an overhang adds a challenge for stronger climbers.

Climbing

The wall is climbed on top ropes and auto-belays. During supervised open climbing, district staff do all the belaying: pay the drop-in fee or scan a facility pass, and hire a harness and shoes at the front desk if you need them. Climbers must be at least four years old, and weigh at least 35 lb to use the auto-belays. Open climbing currently runs on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and at weekends, and the times can change from month to month.

Classes and programmes

• Adults and teens (14+): six-week beginner, intermediate and advanced courses, the last introducing lead climbing.
• Youth: Supervised Fun Climb sessions for ages 4 to 8, beginner to advanced classes, a pre-climbing team and a summer outdoor climbing camp.
• Adaptive climbing: sessions for people of all ages with intellectual and physical disabilities.

The centre also has a leisure pool, a hot tub and dry sauna, an indoor cycling room and a 3,200 sq ft cardio and weights area.