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Looking to take your climbing to the next level? Step up your game by joining the Vanderbilt Climbing Club’s competitive climbing team. Our team has two extra practices\u00a0a week at Climb Nashville, our local climbing gym. Whether you are just starting out or training for nationals, our professional\u00a0coaches will help you improve.<\/p>\n
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When are practices?<\/strong><\/p>\n 7:00-9:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Climb Nashville, which is only a 7-minute drive from campus.<\/p>\n How do I get to Climb Nashville? The Vanderbilt\u00a0Climbing Team\u00a0has arranged for our students with cars on campus\u00a0to shuttle athletes to and from Climb Nashville. We meet at Morgan and North houses at 6:30 so we can all get checked in in time for warm-up.<\/p>\n How much does it cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n Climbing Team dues are $380 a semester. This is charged about a month into each\u00a0semester,\u00a0so that prospective members\u00a0have time to see what being on the team is like before formally committing to it.<\/p>\n What are the benefits of being on the team and where does my money go<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n Your\u00a0Climbing Team membership\u00a0covers a membership to Climb Nashville<\/a>, all USA Climbing fees, competition fees, transportation fees, two to three outdoor climbing trips a semester and Climbing Team jerseys.<\/p>\n I can’t afford to pay dues. Does the team offer financial aid?<\/strong><\/p>\n Climbing Team dues can be covered by Experience Vanderbilt. For more information, talk to any executive board member or visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/experience-vanderbilt\/<\/a>. Additional internal scholarships are often offered in the spring semester.<\/p>\n How do I know if I am ready to join the Climbing Team?<\/strong><\/p>\n As far as we’re concerned, if you love climbing and feel that you can make the time commitment to improve your abilities, then you’re ready to join the team. We don’t have any kind of climbing level cutoff for prospective team members. In fact, many of our most active members were complete beginners when they joined!<\/p>\n Does the team ever climb outside?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes! At least two times a semester, the executive board organizes outdoor climbing trips to nearby crags (outdoor climbing areas). Trips are covered in team dues, so it is highly encouraged for members to attend as many as they can! Outdoor trips are highly dependent on the weather, so it’s hard to plan extremely far in advance, but as soon as dates are finalized, they are added to the team schedule.<\/p>\n What is the climbing season like?<\/strong><\/p>\n Each climbing season takes place over one entire academic year (2 semesters), and can be split into three different parts: local<\/strong>, divisional<\/strong>, and national<\/strong>. In addition, each competing university is located in a designated region, where they spend most of the season competing only against other teams from their same division.<\/p>\n Local<\/span>: This part of the season generally starts in October and ends in February or early March. During this time there are climbing competitions across the region every 3-5 weeks, which usually consist of only bouldering (short and intense climbs that don’t require being attached to a rope). Since each division\u00a0is very big, it is not expected of teams to attend every competition, but rather just ones relatively close to their home university. Usually, Vanderbilt Climbing tries to go to at least two local competitions in order to create an opportunity for each team member to complete in at least one.<\/p>\n Divisional<\/span>: Once the local season ends, each division\u00a0hosts one large competition for all of its participants. In order to qualify for divisionals, competitors must have attended at least one local competition (how they\u00a0did during said competition is irrelevant). At the divisional\u00a0competition, teams from all over the region compete for spots in the national competition for sport climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering. Depending on a division’s\u00a0size, the top 5-20 competitors per gender per discipline qualify for the national competition. This past year, the Southeastern\u00a0division allowed for the top 13\u00a0competitors per gender per discipline to move on to nationals (this number changes each year depending on the average number of competitors at the divisional\u00a0competitions from the previous two seasons. To learn more, visit the USA Climbing website<\/a>.<\/p>\n National<\/span>:\u00a0Those who qualify during the regional competition or are able to secure an open spot during the secondary registration period get to compete at the USA Climbing Collegiate National Competition, held in different locations across the country each year. This competition lasts two days, with the first day being qualifications and the second being finals. The national competition is usually held during late April, at the very\u00a0end\u00a0of the Vanderbilt school year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking to take your climbing to the next level? 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