ABC Kids Climbing

ABC Kids Climbing offers recreational youth classes led by youth climbing instructors. The classes include footwork, balance, coordination, try hard, and comfort at heights, and the program also offers Open Gym, Team ABC, camps, private lessons, birthday parties, groups, indoor summer camp, indoor/outdoor summer camp, outdoor summer camps, and school day off camps.

Programs

• Open Gym — Youth climbers must be supervised by an adult. · During weekday mornings and weekend afternoons
• ABC Kids — Recreational youth classes led by youth climbing instructors; builds footwork, balance, coordination, try hard, and comfort at heights.
• Teams — Team ABC program focuses on long-term development of athletes, starting from a young age.
• Camps — Beginner through intermediate climbers · Kids develop skills and work on body awareness, footwork, and route reading in bouldering and roped climbing.
• Outdoors — Youth climbers of any ability level · Outdoor rope climbing and bouldering with guides; includes introductory summer camps, afterschool classes, team overnight trips, and multipitch climbing.
• Private Lessons — Adults or youth; beginners; intermediate to elite youth athletes; families; friends; adults or kids who want to learn how to belay · Personalized programs; private or semi-private lesson.
• Birthday Parties — Children · Instructors lead children through climbing, games, and activities; includes ABC room, top rope walls, climbing, zip line, slide, food, cake, and gifts.
• Groups — Ages 3-18 · Groups of children of all levels and abilities; younger kids use ABC Room, Tree House, and Loft; older groups use Bouldering Corridor and Tread Walls.
• Indoor Summer Camp — Indoor summer camp focused on efficiency and confidence in bouldering and roped climbing; advanced climbers may work on dynamic movement, edging, flagging, and drop knees.
• Indoor/Outdoor Summer Camp — Ages 7-9 · Hands-on adventure with a mix of indoor and outdoor climbing; introduction to outside climbing for campers who have not climbed outside before.
• Outdoor Summer Camps — 5 day camps that build teamwork, self responsibility, and confidence; options from never-climbed-before to top ten in the state.
• School Day Off Camps — Full and half day camps on major holidays, indoors and outside depending on weather.

At a glance

• Ages: 2–18 years old

About the provider

ABC states that it was the first ever youth specific climbing gym and the world’s first climbing gym designed specifically for youth athletes. The leadership team is The Raboutou Family: Robyn Erbesfield, Didier Raboutou, Shawn, and Brooke. ABC says its mission is empowering kids through the sport of climbing, and that it has more Olympian alumni than any other climbing team in the country.

Youth climbers must be supervised by an adult during open gym. Cancellation policies are referenced on the site. Private lesson pricing is listed for ABC members currently enrolled in a team or class and for guest climbers not currently enrolled in a program.

Last updated November 4, 2026.