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Anyone living with Parkinsons is welcome to climb with Up Ending Parkinsons, and family members are welcome to join, too.

Find a participating gym or outdoor program near you:

NORTHEAST

  • Location(s):
    Watertown, MA

    Sessions: Tuesdays, 1-3pm

    Please contact for more information: bryan@centralrockgym.com

  • Location(s):
    Manhattan, NY

    Cost:

    $25/session

    $99/membership: Unlimited access & includes the once/week UEP session

    Sessions:

    Thursdays 12-2pm

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s):
    Portland, ME

    Cost: $17/session

    Sessions: Tuesday 10-11:30am Fridays, 12-1:30

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot

  • Location(s):
    Melville, NY

    Cost: Melville, NY: $14-no rentals/$20 rentals

    Sessions: Melville: Wednesdays (check link)

    SIGN UP

  • Location(s):
    Radnor, PA

    Cost: Free for UEP sessions

    Sessions: Wednesdays, 1:30-3pm

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location: Timonium, MD

    Cost: $18

    Sessions: Wednesdays, 9-10:30am

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location: Lebanon, NH

    Cost: TBD

    Sessions: Tuesdays, 1-2:30pm

    Sign Up Coming Soon: Email if interested in participating or volunteering

  • Location(s):
    Oaks, PA

    Cost: Free for April/May 2025 $20/session thereafter

    Sessions: Tuesdays, 12:30-2pm (start date TBD)

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

SOUTH

  • Website

    More info coming soon. Interested in volunteering or participating?

    Email

  • Location(s):
    Memphis, TN

    Cost: Single Session: $10 Membership Rate: $35/month

    Sessions: Tuesdays 1:30-3pm

    Registration link coming soon

  • Location(s):
    Charlotte, NC (South End)

    Cost: Free until May 2025, then $21, including gear

    Sessions: Tuesdays, 10-12

    Click here to register.

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location(s): Gainesville, FL

    Cost: Free through September

    Days: Wednesdays, 9-10:30am

    Click here to register.

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location(s):
    Virginia Beach, VA

    Cost: $20/session with gear/$15 without gear rental

    Sessions: Second Tuesday of the month, 11-12pm

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s):
    Asheville, NC @ The Riveter

    Cost:
    Discounted pricing

    Description:
    Physical therapist Sean Simonds leads this fun community of climbers, who call themselves “The Shaky Climbing Club,” out of a local climbing gym, The Riveter.

    Click here to register.

  • Location(s):
    Midlothian, VA Richmond, VA

    Cost:
    Non-Member: $13, including gear Member: Free

    Sessions:
    Tuesdays 12pm in Midlothian Thursdays 10am in Richmond

    Click here to register.

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

    Interested in volunteering? Reach out!

  • Location(s):
    Fredericksburg, VA

    Cost: Single Session: $15

    Sessions: Every Other Thursday, 2-3:30pm

    Registration link

  • Location(s):
    Alexandria, VA
    Sterling, VA
    Gaithersburg, MD

    Cost:
    Free

    Description:
    Join a robust community of PD climbers across 3 gym locations offering a total of 11 sessions each week.

    Click here to register.

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • More Info Coming Soon.

    Interested in participating or volunteering? Contact us: molly@upendingparkinsons.org

MIDWEST

  • Location(s):
    Amherst, OH

    Cost:
    Free

    Description:
    On The Rocks has 2 sessions each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:30pm.

    Click here to register.

  • Location:

    Shaker Heights, OH

    Cost:

    Free, including belay classes

    Sessions:

    Wednesdays, 11-1pm

    Gym Website

    Program Contact

  • Location(s):
    Kearney, NE - Campus Recreation

    Cost:
    Free

    Description:
    Tuesdays 10-11:30am

    Register: dixonm3@unk.edu

  • Location: St. Louis, MO: STL Summit Shakers Bloomington, IL

    Cost: $18

    Sessions: St Louis: 2nd and last Monday of every month, 4-5:30pm Bloomington: Last Monday of every month, 1-3pm

    STL GYM: MORE INFO AND SIGN UP LINK

    BLOOMINGTON GYM: MORE INFO AND SIGN UP

  • Location(s): Bloomington, MN

    Cost: First visit Free $11, not including gear. $15, includes gear rentals

    Membership Option: $0 activation fee (Scheduled meet-up times included in this as well as general gym access at all open hours)

    Sessions
    Wednesdays 10-11:30am

    Sign up link

WEST

  • Location(s):
    Fort Collins, CO

    Cost: $10/session

    Sessions: Thursdays, 10-12pm

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s):
    Boulder, CO

    Cost: Non-Member: $15 Member: Free

    Sessions: Fridays 1-2:30pm

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s):
    Bellevue, WA

    Cost: FREE

    Sessions: Monthly

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location(s):
    Tacoma, WA

    Cost: FREE

    Sessions: Tacoma: Mondays 10am

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location(s):
    Salt Lake City. UT

    Cost: Non-Member: $16.50 Member: Free

    Sessions: Wednesdays, monthly

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s): San Rafael, CA (PD-Connect)

    Cost: FREE

    Sessions: Tuesdays 2:30-4pm

    Click here to register.

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.


  • Location(s):
    Reno, NV

    Cost: Non-Member: $18 Member: Free

    Sessions: Wednesdays 10-11:30am

    Click here to register

    If you’re already a registered member, click here to book a climbing slot.

  • Location(s):
    Belmont, CA

    Sessions: First Monday of the month

    Cost: Intro to Climbing: Free (email for info)

    Regular Sessions: $27, including gear

    Membership Option: $0 activation fee (Scheduled meet-up times included in this as well as general gym access at all open hours)

    Sign Up HERE

  • Location(s):
    Englewood, CO

    Sessions: Thursdays 10-11:30am

    Cost: Intro to Climbing: Free (email for info)

    Regular Sessions: $18, includes gear rentals (First visit to the gym is free)

    Membership Option: $0 activation fee (Scheduled meet-up times included in this as well as general gym access at all open hours)

    Englewood Sign Up

  • Location(s):
    Golden, CO

    Cost: Intro to Climbing: Free (email for info)

    Regular Sessions: $18, includes gear rentals (First visit to the gym is free)

    Membership Option: $0 activation fee (Scheduled meet-up times included in this as well as general gym access at all open hours)

    Sessions
    Tuesdays 10-12pm Saturdays 8:30-10:30am

    Golden Sign Up

  • Location(s):
    Sunnyvale, CA

    Cost: Intro to Climbing: Free (email for info)

    Regular UEP Sessions: $26, includes gear rentals (First visit to the gym is free)

    Membership Option: $0 activation fee (Scheduled meet-up times included in this as well as general gym access at all open hours)

    Sessions: Monthly, 12:30-2:30

    Sign Up Link

  • Location(s):
    Los Angeles, CA

    Sessions: Sundays, 8-9:30am

    Cost: Regular Sessions: $24, includes gear rentals

    Free for members (discounted membership prices)

    Sign Up Here

  • Location(s):
    Bozeman, MT

    Cost: $16

    Sessions: Tuesdays 10:30-12pm

    REGISTRATION AND INFO LINK

  • Location(s):
    Spokane, WA

    Cost: $17/session(includes gear)

    $70/membership: Unlimited access & includes the once/week UEP session

    Sessions: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. 1-3pm

    Registration Link

MORE TO COME
We’re always adding new locations and participating gyms.

Check back soon!

Want to see a climbing gym near you offer rock climbing for people living with Parkinsons? Help us bring Up Ending Parkinsons to your area.

SCHOLARSHIPS

To make rock climbing more accessible and equitable, Up Ending Parkinsons awards financial support — through a lottery — to people living with Parkinsons who want to rock climb with an Up Ending Parkinsons program but are experiencing financial hardship. 

We accept applications from across the United States on a rolling basis, and provide one month of funding at a time, with the option to extend, directly to the Up Ending Parkinsons program nearest the applicant.

SCHOLARSHIPS

We accept applications from across the United States on a rolling basis!

Please submit the form below to enter the lottery for financial support, and Up Ending Parkinsons will respond within one month.