Odd bit of History – Just Hanging Around

So there has been a story floating around for the past eighteen years about a weird party that was held at the Vertical Club.  Back in 1988 we would rent out the gym to groups that wanted to hold private after-hours parties. In those days we needed the cash and as long as the place was cleaned up for the next morning, what the heck ­ well, sort of.  I got a reservation one day and a deposit for a Saturday evening after-hours social party....

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A Variety of Terrain

A Variety of Terrain

The Redmond Vertical World has a long and rich history of supporting the community, building relationships and many different types of rock climbing walls! Stop by and try out our facility today!

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B.H. (Before Handholds)

We are very accustomed to a large variety of hand-holds, taped routes, and a forum for giving an opinion on the latest sandbag. That world did not always exist, of course. In 1987 when we were starting the first rock gym in the country there were no such things as hand-holds.  We had to use rocks brought in from our buddies that they picked up on their latest climbing trip. Hand-holds didn’t come about until late ’88. Metolius was the only...

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