Riverside Rec Team

The Riverside Recreational Team provides a structured climbing experience and the opportunity for Teens to build their climbing knowledge with supportive instructors and peers. Through drills, creative challenges, and skill-building activities, participants will improve their climbing technique and overall strength, build a healthy climbing mentality, and be inspired to become life-long climbers.

The Rec. Team is for teenagers who are looking for a group class that allows them to further integrate into the climbing community. This program provides a climbing experience that introduces them to a recreational climbing lifestyle as well as competitive mindsets for local/recreational competitions.

Our Rec. Team program provides a community that will allow teens to further their love for climbing. During the semester, participants will develop a greater understanding of climbing movement, grow teamwork skills, and learn about the world of climbing. These objectives will be met through projecting, skill-based activities and challenges, exposure to climbing content, and the motivation of their instructors. Our goal is to help shape responsible, passionate climbers who can continue to enjoy the sport throughout their lives, in the hopes that it becomes as integral to their lives as it is to ours.

This site is specifically for the Rec. Team at the Riverside (60th street) location. For the Chelsea (27th street) Rec. Team, please visit the Chelsea site.

Tryouts

A teen girl holds onto blocky volumes and steps her foot up on the bouldering wall.

Ages 12-18

Schedule

The Riverside Rec. Team meets from 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Wednesdays and 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturdays

The 2025/26 Program will run from Wed, September 10th, 2025 to Saturday, June 27th, 2026.

While the teams do not meet for practice during the summer, we do host week-long training camps at CRG Chelsea to help keep the skills fresh in between seasons.

Pricing

$360

Rec. Team costs $360/month per climber. Program access is limited by availability and roster size.
The monthly fee breaks down to the $105 monthly membership fee and the $255 class fee
Discounts available for siblings enrolled together in CRG programs

Pricing for single-day sessions is as follows:

Non-CRG Members – $55
CRG Members – $45
includes rental gear for the day, if needed

Interest List

What is included

Program Includes:

Up to 2x a week practices
Technique training & individualized lesson planning
Instructor supervised free-climb time
Group games & team building activities
Outdoor climbing movie & competitive climbing video showings
Climbing gear rental included for the duration of the program
Support leading up to and possibly during local climbing competitions, both at CRG and non-CRG gyms.

Participants also receive:

Full membership to the gym, and are encourage to climb outside of their class times as well
Access to all CRG locations (specific age restrictions may apply at each location)

Participants who enroll in the monthly Rec Team do not need to continuously book their classes on this page. They simply show up to the two classes in their weekly block. In addition, their program fee includes a monthly membership to CRG, and they are able to participate in Open climbing whenever they wish. Finally, the primary benefit of enrolling for recurring classes is access to individualized and specifically tailored feedback during lessons throughout the course of a semester.

How to Register

CRG Manhattan strives to provide the highest quality in climbing education and social development to our youth program participants. As such, we have limited roster sizes and access to our programs is highly competitive. Prospective participants can find registration information below:

The Riverside Rec. Team is available as both an “a la carte” class for interested participants, or as a monthly commitment to two classes per week. Participants who are considered joining the Rec. Team, or who just wanted to see what structured climbing education feels like, may use the calendar at the bottom of the page to book a one-off session and try out a class. Single classes open for booking 3 weeks out from the class date.

Should someone enjoy their session and wish to join the team, they should simply inform a coach or email manhattanyouth@centralrockgym.com, and they will provided details on signing up for recurring classes.

Interest Form