Help Circle City Climbing Team Build a Training Center

Help Us Build Our First Training Center!

Hi friends, family, and climbing community!

We are Circle City Climbing Team—a passionate group of climbers and experienced coaches who dream big, train hard, and push ourselves to develop strong character and work ethic through sport. We've been practicing for the last two years at our fabulous local gyms, Epic Climbing & Fitness and North Mass Boulder, as well as out of the home of one of our athletes' families — but now it’s time for the next big step: our very first dedicated training center.

Why We Need Your Help

Rock climbing is more than just a sport for us—it teaches discipline, resilience, problem-solving, and trust. But without a consistent place to train, we’re limited in how far we can grow and in the value we can offer the Midwest's competitive rock climbing teams. In addition, our climber whose home has generously housed us for two years is aging out of our program, requiring us to find a new place to train our climbers while minimizing our impact on our local climbing community. That’s why we're raising $120,000 to help fund:

A 1,300-square-foot climbing wall built for training and skill development with 1,000 square feet of bouldering mats

Functional fitness tools including dumbbells, squat racks, hangboards, and pull-up bars

A community hub where young climbers and their families can learn, connect, and thrive

This training center will give us the space we need to practice year-round, prepare for competitions, introduce more youth to the incredible world of climbing and host camps, lessons, and seminars for teams around the Midwest and Nationally. While we have raised a portion of these funds via investors, we are hoping to push ourselves closer to our fundraising goal through donations from generous members of our climbing community.

Who We Are

Our team is made up of dedicated kids ages 8–19 from all backgrounds. We have seen incredible success and growth over the previous two years, with climbers competing at Nationals, Worlds, and even the Olympics! Our team, though one of the smallest in our Region and Division, regularly represents the highest number of volunteers at competitions, another metric we are extremely proud of and indicative of our team's culture.

How You Can Help

Every donation—big or small—gets us closer to the wall. Your support will directly help:

Empower young climbers to reach their full potential

Make climbing more inclusive and accessible in our area

Build something lasting for the next generation of competitive youth climbers seeking high-level, skilled rock climbing coaching

Please donate today and share our story with your networks. Together, we can give these kids the foundation they need to climb higher—in sport and in life.

P.s. -- don't want to donate via GoFundMe? Our team has a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations to that organization are tax-deductible. To make a donation to our nonprofit directly, please send your donation via Zelle to [email redacted] and shoot us an email letting us know you did so!

Thank you for believing in us!

With gratitude,

Circle City Climbing Team