Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights
Vertical Endeavors Glendale Heights, 246 Windy Point Dr, Glendale Heights, IL 60139
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Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights includes summer climbing camps, climb teams, leagues, group events, and a non-competitive Climb Club for children. The facility offers climbing walls, ropes courses, ziplines, mountain biking, and hiking trails, along with numerous Top Rope climbs, Auto Belays, Bouldering areas, and Sport Lead climbing. Youth and families can also access lessons such as Basic Top Rope Skills, Movements + Technique, Sport Lead Climbing, and Private Lessons through Vertical Endeavors Guided Adventures, as well as yoga and fitness classes.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Climb Club meets weekly on Wednesdays from 4:30pm–6:00pm, with additional classes and leagues offered in multi-week sessions and full-day formats
• Price: Tryouts for climbing teams cost $20 per child; Climb Club costs $110 per month; the Top Rope Anchoring Skills course costs $175 per person; Adult Climb League costs $10 for members and $90 for non-members per 6-week session; Gals Against Gravity costs $15 for non-members and is free to members; rental climbing shoes are available for $5
Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights is part of a facility that has no minimum or maximum age or skill set to climb, and there is no weight limit for Bouldering, Top Rope, or Sport Lead Climbing, with Spectrum Auto Belay systems tested for up to 250 lbs. Vertical Endeavors provides all necessary climbing equipment for Climb Club and the Outdoor Top Rope Anchoring Skills course, requires a Liability Waiver and Rules Agreement for all participants, and requires staff qualification before participants use Auto Belays, Bouldering, Belaying, Lead Climbing, or Lead Belaying. The program operates within VE Glendale Heights public hours of Monday–Friday 10 AM–10 PM and Saturday–Sunday 10 AM–6 PM, with members-only hours Monday–Friday 8 AM–10 AM.
Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights is led on-site by Facility Manager John Cartozian and Assistant Facility Manager Ben Tobias, who studied Molecular Biology and Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Vertical Endeavors states a commitment to maintaining an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and other behavior deemed offensive, and prohibits such behavior in the facility. Vertical Endeavors Glendale Heights has a partnership with The Forge: Lemont Quarries, offering reciprocal 20% discounts for active members of each organization.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Climb Club meets weekly on Wednesdays from 4:30pm–6:00pm, with additional classes and leagues offered in multi-week sessions and full-day formats
• Price: Tryouts for climbing teams cost $20 per child; Climb Club costs $110 per month; the Top Rope Anchoring Skills course costs $175 per person; Adult Climb League costs $10 for members and $90 for non-members per 6-week session; Gals Against Gravity costs $15 for non-members and is free to members; rental climbing shoes are available for $5
Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights is part of a facility that has no minimum or maximum age or skill set to climb, and there is no weight limit for Bouldering, Top Rope, or Sport Lead Climbing, with Spectrum Auto Belay systems tested for up to 250 lbs. Vertical Endeavors provides all necessary climbing equipment for Climb Club and the Outdoor Top Rope Anchoring Skills course, requires a Liability Waiver and Rules Agreement for all participants, and requires staff qualification before participants use Auto Belays, Bouldering, Belaying, Lead Climbing, or Lead Belaying. The program operates within VE Glendale Heights public hours of Monday–Friday 10 AM–10 PM and Saturday–Sunday 10 AM–6 PM, with members-only hours Monday–Friday 8 AM–10 AM.
Vertical Endeavors Youth Programs – Glendale Heights is led on-site by Facility Manager John Cartozian and Assistant Facility Manager Ben Tobias, who studied Molecular Biology and Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Vertical Endeavors states a commitment to maintaining an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and other behavior deemed offensive, and prohibits such behavior in the facility. Vertical Endeavors Glendale Heights has a partnership with The Forge: Lemont Quarries, offering reciprocal 20% discounts for active members of each organization.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
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