Team Edgeworks

Team Edgeworks is a driven group of youth climbers who want to push their physical and mental ability through teamwork, training, and USA Climbing competitions.

The Team’s goal is to create lifelong climbers while developing strong life skills. Team focuses on improving each athlete’s technique, mental and physical fitness, confidence, and overall climbing performance to prepare athletes for the USA Climbing National team and/or Olympic Team.

Team members enjoy a fun, supportive, and rewarding atmosphere while training to achieve peak fitness under dedicated and experienced USAC-Certified Coaches. Team’s goal is to support athletes as they compete for space on the National Team in bouldering, speed and sport climbing. To help achieve this athletes are required to:

• Have a Competitor Membership to USA Climbing
• Compete in at least two USAC Youth competitions in the fall Boulder season and at least two USAC Youth competitions in the spring Rope season.
• Attend at least two practices per week, and climb on their own outside of practice
• Pay Team membership dues by EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)
• Attend all championship level events which they qualify for.

Age Requirements:

• We welcome athletes ages 7-18

Team Edgeworks is focused on competitions.

• We require that each athlete compete in at least 2 competitions in both the Boulder and Rope disciplines.
• Climbers who are uninterested in competition climbing would be better served by one of our other youth programs.

Team athletes must have prior climbing experience.

• Team athletes must be ready for greater autonomy and responsibility in the gym when compared to other youth climbers.
• We expect that climbers joining Team have a basic understanding of gym etiquette and bouldering risk management, and an age-appropriate understanding of rope climbing skills like tying in or belaying.
• Folks new to climbing would be better served by an introductory-level program.

Team athletes must attend at least 2 regular days of practice per week.

• Climbers in USAC Youth categories U17, U19 and U20 are expected to attend at least 2 practices of 3 hrs per session.
• Climbers in USAC Youth categories U11, U13 and U15 are expected to attend at least 2 practices of 2 hrs per session.
• Regular attendance is crucial for building relationships with coaches and other climbers, and for progressing towards shared goals.
• Climbers who cannot attend practice this frequently should consider a program that has fewer sessions per week.