Rock Climbing Club

Milwaukee Recreation's Rock Climbing Club is open to all city of Milwaukee residents, including both MPS and non-MPS students. Participants must be of high school age and currently enrolled in high school, and cannot attend a school that already has a designated team within the Wisconsin High School Climbing League (WHSCL).

Please initiate the registration process with Milwaukee Recreation here.

During the 2025-26 school year, three rock climbing sessions are available:

• Fall: Oct. 1-31 ($35)

• Winter: Nov. 1 - Jan. 31 ($105)

• Spring: Feb. 1 - April 30 ($105)

Participants can register for all three sessions at once, or just one at a time (please use the registration link above). Please note: participants must be registered by the first day of each session to participate in that specific session.

Registration for any session of the Rock Climbing Club includes the following benefits:

• A full membership to Adventure Rock during the time period of the session(s).
• An opportunity to practice with the coach(es) and team(s) of your choice.
• Access to three facilities and fitness and yoga classes.

Indoor rock climbing requires a few pieces of basic gear including climbing shoes (for bouldering, auto-belay climbing, and top rope climbing), a harness (for auto-belay and top rope climbing), and a belay device (for top rope climbing). Gear is not included in registration, but can be rented from Adventure Rock on a daily ($6) or monthly ($25) basis. Alternatively, participants may consider purchasing their own equipment from local retailers or online.

If you plan on renting equipment through Adventure Rock, please indicate as much during the registration process on the Adventure Rock website (there will be a question during the registration process regarding rental equipment).

Register below:

• Milwaukee (Rufus King and Milwaukee School of Languages)
• Walker's Point (Reagan)

Students will also need to complete this registration, in addition to the Adventure Rock membership registration above. 

To pay their league fee, students will select the team with which they practice and select the practice slot from the calendar. From there, they will be prompted to sign the student-athlete code of conduct and pay their $25 league fee.

• Milwaukee League Fees
• Walker's Point League Fees

Rock Climbing Club participants are invited and are welcome to practice at either location on any day of the week. Participants can also attend multiple practices each week. Please note: WHSCL rules state that participants must compete on behalf of the high school they attend (a student can be the only individual to represent their high school in competitions).

Three MPS high schools have existing rock climbing teams with coaches that have a designated practice date and location, but all participants are welcome to join any practice.

Rufus King

• Coaches: Tory Kress, Hannah Murphy, Vicente Delgado
• Practice Day: Mondays
• Practice Time: 7-9 p.m.
• Home Gym: Adventure Rock - Milwaukee (2220 N. Commerce St.)

Reagan

• Coach: Matthew Sanders
• Practice Day: Thursdays
• Practice Time: 6-8 p.m.
• Home Gym: Adventure Rock - Walker’s Point (613 S. 2nd St.)

MSL

• Coach: Hunter Resler
• Practice Day: Wednesdays
• Practice Time: 6-8 p.m.
• Home Gym: Adventure Rock - Milwaukee (2220 N. Commerce St.)

Practices will typically be held at the home gym locations listed above. Please note that coaches may choose to occasionally hold practice at a different location. Stay in touch with your coach to make sure you know where practice will take place each week.

Adventure Rock Milwaukee features both ropes climbing and bouldering. Adventure Rock Walker’s Point is a bouldering-only gym.

Rock Climbing Club members are encouraged, but not required, to participate in competitions hosted by the Wisconsin High School Climbing League (WHSCL). A schedule of these events is available online and will be discussed in further detail during practices.

Are you interested in supporting the club via a donation? Milwaukee Recreation relies on donations and fundraising to keep the club running, which lowers student fees so everyone can participate in the program. If you are interested in a monetary donation or you want to donate old equipment, we are certainly able to work with you.

Please email Rob Perry at Rob [at] mkerec.net to discuss how your donation can help the team. All donations are tax deductible.

To submit a monetary donation, please make a check out to Milwaukee Recreation with the Rock Climbing Club in the check memo. Mail to: Milwaukee Recreation Rock Climbing Club, 5225 W. Vliet St. Rm. 56, Milwaukee, WI 53208. You can also donate via credit card; to do so, please call our office at 414-475-8812.