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Sportrock Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  • Top Rope
  • Lead Climbing
  • Auto Belay
  • Bouldering
  • Competition Style
  • Speed Climbing
4.7from 487 reviewsDay pass $28
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Sportrock's Eisenhower Avenue gym, open since 1996, with 65 ft rope walls, two IFSC speed walls, a multi-pitch ledge, renovated bouldering and the Sportrock Performance Institute training hall.

About

Sportrock Alexandria

Sportrock opened this gym on Eisenhower Avenue in 1996, two years after its founders started the first commercial climbing gym in the DC area in Rockville. It sits in the West End Business Center, about 200 yards from Van Dorn Street Metro station on the Blue Line, with free parking outside.

Climbing

  • Ropes: more than 150 routes on 20, 40 and 65 ft walls, with top-rope, lead and auto-belay climbing, a lead arch, cracks of several heights and a multi-pitch and rappel ledge.
  • Speed: two 15m IFSC-regulation speed walls.
  • Bouldering: a renovated area with more than 125 problems and a top-out boulder, reset on a six-to-eight-week rotation.
  • Training: a MoonBoard with the 2024 hold set, a Kilter Board, a spray wall, a sloperboard and hangboards, plus a two-storey fitness area with free weights, racks and cardio machines, and a yoga studio.

Sportrock Performance Institute

The SRPI is a purpose-built 9,000 sq ft training hall inside the gym, with 8,500 sq ft of climbing on two World Cup-style bouldering walls of more than 100 ft each, a 20 ft spray wall and a campus board. Its boulders are set in four colour-coded skill circuits instead of grades, and it hosts the Sportrock Climbing League, competitions and coaching.

Classes and community

Classes run from first-timer introductions and belay lessons to lead and crack climbing, alongside youth programmes and teams. The calendar is full of meet-ups, including Girl Beta for women, Latine, LGBTQ+, veterans' and 55+ groups, and sensory-friendly sessions, and Up ENDing Parkinson's, a non-profit founded at Sportrock, runs guided sessions for people with Parkinson's disease several mornings a week.

Prices

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

Day pass
$28

- Child (10 and under): $24

- Student (with ID), military, teachers and first responders: $26

- 5-visit pack: $125; 10-visit pack: $240

- Gear rental: shoes $7, harness $7, belay device and locking carabiner $5

- Climbing on ropes on your own needs a short belay test, and auto-belays a staff orientation; first-timers can book Intro to Climbing or Climb With an Instructor (age 5 and up)

- Yoga classes are free with a day pass

Membership
$90a month

- Monthly recurring membership: $90 a month plus a $49 activation fee; changes and cancellations by the 25th for the following month

- Student (current school ID): $80 a month; military: $90 a month with no activation fee

- Household plan: $130 a month, or $160 with two adults, plus $30 for each member under 18 (up to six people)

- 30-day prepaid membership: $110, no activation fee

- Membership covers all four Sportrock gyms and the Sportrock Performance Institute, with free yoga and fitness classes, a monthly guest pass, free rentals for new members' first 30 days and 15% off in the shop

Upcoming events

All 28 events at Sportrock Alexandria

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

  • CompetitionOn now

    Sportrock Climbing League: Fall 2026 Comp 2

    $100 members, $135 non-members for the season

    Second competition day of the autumn season of the Sportrock Climbing League, a team bouldering series for adults (18+) of all abilities in four grade divisions, held in the Sportrock Performance Institute.

  • Social

    Sensory-Friendly Climbing (Ages 5-12)

    $30 per participant (gear included)

    Climbing session for children aged 5 to 12 with developmental disabilities, including autism, and their families, with lowered lights and music and extra staff belayers. Booking needed.

  • Social

    Latine Climb Night with Escala DC

    $15 for non-members (gear included)

    Climbing meet-up for Hispanic and Latine climbers with Escala DC, a non-profit building community in climbing. Friends and family are welcome, and no experience or Spanish is needed.

  • Social

    Girl Beta

    Free for members, $15 for non-members (gear included)

    Meet-up for female-identifying climbers of all levels: 90 minutes of bouldering or rope climbing together, then drinks at a local bar.

  • Social

    Sensory-Friendly Climbing (Ages 13+)

    $30 per participant (gear included)

    Climbing session for people aged 13 and over with developmental disabilities, including autism, and their families, with lowered lights and music and extra staff belayers. Booking needed.

Key Features

Food & Drink

  • Snacks

Types of Climbing

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

Climbing Training

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

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Free Weights
  • Machines
  • Cardio
  • Yoga Studio

Access

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

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Harness Hire

Other Amenities

  • Merchandise Shop
  • Lockers
  • Showers
  • Workspace

Classes & Programs

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

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym
  • Specialist Training

What climbers say about Sportrock Alexandria

4.7 out of 5from 487 reviews on Google

“I love this place I go climbing about every other month for the adaptive climbing. The wheelchair accessible parking is practically non-existent though. I wish they had more…”

Google review,

“My favorite indoor rock climbing gym! I love the renovations they made. The 60-foot + walls are fantastic. Tons of bouldering…”

Google review,

“…The gym is beautiful, and has routes for every level and everything that we need to stay active. Our kids love climbing here, and the staff is always kind and encouraging.”

Google review,

Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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Beta videos

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

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  • Green tag yellow V6 on the Bayside wall

    • Bouldering
    • V6 · Advanced
    • Volumes

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Red tag black V8 on the Bayside wall

    • Bouldering
    • V8 · Advanced

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Green tag blue V7 on volumes

    • Bouldering
    • V7 · Advanced
    • Crimps
    • Volumes

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Bouldering session at Sportrock Alexandria

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By solidtony420 on YouTube ·

  • Green tag yellow V7

    • Bouldering
    • V7 · Advanced

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Blue tag green V6 on the island

    • Bouldering
    • V6 · Advanced

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Blue tag red V5 top-out

    • Bouldering
    • V5 · Intermediate

    By Jordan Laramie on YouTube ·

  • Crimpy D2 boulder at the Sportrock Climbing League

    • Bouldering
    • D2 (V4–V5) · Intermediate
    • Comp style
    • Crimps

    By CarletonD on YouTube ·

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