Vertical World Seattle

Vertical World – America’s First Climbing Gym® provides a unique training facility and specialized programs for youth and adults within our communities.

We opened the very first rock climbing gym in America in 1987 on Elliott Ave in Seattle. The gym was no more than rocks glued to painted plywood panels. Today, with more advanced facilities, the Vertical World can accommodate a variety of...

Know Before You Go: Routes in the bouldering room are quite challenging--most are beyond a beginner's ability--but balanced between vertical and severely overhung walls.

When to Go: It can get crowded--Tuesday and Thursday nights are often the busiest.

In Short
Claiming to be the first indoor climbing gym in the country, Vertical World has offered a wealth of challenging top-rope, lead climbing and bouldering since 1987. There's 14,000...

Indoor rock climbing, work out area, group events, child care, birthday parties, summer camps, personal training

Vertical World, Americas First Climbing Gym, builds and constructs concrete sculpted and concrete paneled rock climbing walls for Parks, Universities, Schools and homes.
Vertical World was established by Rich Johnston and Dan Cauthorn in 1987 on Elliott Ave in Seattle, Washington. The first gym was no more than rocks glued to painted plywood panels, and began as a venue to provide experienced...

Vertical World – America’s First Climbing Gym® provides a unique training facility and specialized programs for youth and ad...ults within our communities. We opened the very first rock climbing gym in America in 1987 on Elliott Ave in Seattle. The gym was no more than rocks glued to painted plywood panels. Today, with more advanced facilities, the Vertical World can accommodate a variety of...