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Session Climbing

Santa Rosa, California, United States

  • Top Rope
  • Lead Climbing
  • Auto Belay
  • Bouldering
  • Speed Climbing
4.7from 201 reviewsDay pass $30
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Purpose-built climbing, yoga and fitness centre in Santa Rosa, opened in 2022, with bouldering, top-rope, lead and auto-belay walls up to 48 ft, an Olympic speed wall, a yoga studio, a fitness mezzanine and a lounge.

About

A purpose-built climbing gym in Santa Rosa

Session Climbing opened in 2022 in a custom-built, 23,000 sq ft building on South A Street, just south of downtown Santa Rosa. It was co-founded by big-wall climber Kevin Jorgeson and calls itself a climbing, yoga and fitness facility.

Climbing

  • Ropes: walls up to 48 ft with top-rope and lead routes and between five and nine auto-belays, plus a 10 m Olympic speed wall with its own two auto-belays.
  • Bouldering: walls between 10 and 20 ft high over matting, with every angle from slab to overhang.
  • Setting: more than 150 routes in rotation; setters work three days a week and reset the whole gym over about three months.
  • Training: a training area for climbers, and a fitness mezzanine with a Rogue rig, free weights and cardio machines.

Classes and community

Courses run from Intro to Rope Climbing and Intro to Bouldering to a two-part Learn to Lead class and intermediate bouldering, with weekly coached sessions in the Session Climbing Club, a monthly Workshop Wednesday and private training. The 1,200 sq ft yoga studio has a balcony facing Taylor Mountain, and a 900 sq ft lounge is there for studying, working or catching up. Youth climbers have after-school clubs, holiday camps and recreational and competition teams, which compete in the Northern California Youth Climbing League and USA Climbing events. Climber-run clubs meet here too, including the Women's Lead Club, the Queer Climbing Club and Sober Senders.

Visiting

No booking is needed: sign the waiver online and come in. Under-15s must stay with a parent or guardian, and only assisted-braking belay devices are allowed. Memberships include day passes at seven partner gyms across Northern California.

Prices

As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.

Day pass
$30

- Students, seniors, military and first responders: $26

- Youth (ages 13 and under): $20

- 10-visit punch pass: $270 ($234 for students, youth, seniors, military and first responders)

- Rental: shoes $5, harness $5, belay device $3, chalk bag $3, or the lot for $10

- No booking needed; every visitor signs a waiver

Membership
$95a month

- Standard: $95 a month with no contract, plus a $95 initiation fee; includes 4 yoga and 4 fitness classes a month

- Unlimited: $115 a month with unlimited yoga and fitness classes

- Annual: $1,330, with no initiation fee

- Family: $180 a month for two up to $300 for five (Unlimited family $225 to $345)

- Includes 2 guest passes a month and 2 day passes a month at each of seven partner gyms in Northern California

- Freeze: $15 a month, for up to 3 months

Upcoming events

All 10 events at Session Climbing

As the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.

  • Competition

    YCL Youth Climbing Competition

    A round of the Northern California Youth Climbing League for youth competition climbers, hosted at Session. The gym is closed to the public all day.

  • Workshop

    Workshop Wednesday

    Once-a-month technique workshop led by one of Session's instructors; November's is a top-rope projecting clinic. Book a place through the climbing calendar.

  • Social

    Sober Senders Meetup

    Monthly meetup on the third Sunday for climbers who choose to climb without alcohol or substances, whether in recovery, straight-edge or sober-curious. Boulderers and rope climbers welcome; register ahead.

  • Social

    Women's Lead Club Meetup

    Monthly meetup of the Women's Lead Club, a welcoming evening of lead climbing for women* climbers of all levels, held on the third Friday of each month.

  • Workshop

    Workshop Wednesday

    Once-a-month technique workshop led by one of Session's instructors, with a different topic each month; book a place through the climbing calendar.

Key Features

Food & Drink

  • Cafe
  • Hot Food
  • Cold Food
  • Hot Drinks
  • Snacks

Types of Climbing

  • Rope (any)
  • Top Rope
  • Lead Climbing
  • Auto Belay
  • Bouldering (any)
  • Speed Climbing

Climbing Training

  • Training Walls (any)
  • Kilter Board
  • Hangboard
  • Campus Board
  • Speed Wall

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Free Weights
  • Pull-up Bars
  • Cardio
  • Yoga Studio

Access

  • Memberships
  • Single Day Passes
  • Multi-day Passes
  • Student Discounts

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Chalk Hire
  • Harness Hire

Other Amenities

  • Merchandise Shop
  • Sauna
  • Workspace

Classes & Programs

  • Classes (any)
  • Beginner Classes
  • Kids Classes
  • Local Competitions
  • Yoga Classes
  • Fitness Classes
  • Team Building
  • Private Instruction
  • Women's Programs
  • Outdoor Guiding
  • Charity Events
  • LGBTQ+ Programs

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym

What climbers say about Session Climbing

4.7 out of 5from 201 reviews on Google

“Great climbing gym. Great breadth of program. Amazing community feel. Open early. Too busy some weeknights, difficult to boulder if crowded.”

Google review,

“The climbing walls are diverse and well-maintained, with routes for every skill level.… The seating area and lounge are welcoming, with plenty of room to relax, work, or socialize.”

Google review,

Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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How climbers have done climbs at Session Climbing, played from where they were posted. Walls reset their climbs every few weeks, so check when each was posted.

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  • 5.11 flash on the rope walls

    • Top rope
    • 5.11 · Advanced

    By Rock Therapy Climbing on YouTube ·

  • Yellow 5.9 on the rope walls

    • Top rope
    • 5.9 · Beginner

    By Chris Summit on YouTube ·

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