Events for January 16, 2026 – Vertical Ventures
Featured Climbing Is…

Climbing Is…

Vertical Ventures 116 18th Street South, St. Pete

Come join us for a FREE community-building climbing session facilitated by our very own connoisseur of climbing: Jorge Each month brings a new focus. From technique, to gear, and everything in-between. Topic: January 16th - 8-9pm - Climbing Is... Jorge Come meet the man who started the Vanguards, has been climbing in this gym since the dawn of time (2009), loves gear, loves coaching, and loves you, in this kick-off to our newest monthly climbing clinic: Climbing Is... Movement. Climbing is Movement / Movement is Expression / Expression is Dance - The purpose of this session is to introduce participants to the unlimited movement patterns to be experienced in a climbing practice and in a way that emphasizes how climbing movement is different for everybody - ultimately manifesting as a form of individual expression. This session focuses on the movement patterns that benefits those just getting into climbing, or those that want to "smooth out" the rough edges of their climbing flow. Learning Objectives: Understand efficient movement, body positions, basic route reading/sequencing, and Flow of movement (Mantra: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast) Potential Drills: Quiet Climbing, Sloth Climbing, down climbing, intentional sequencing

Featured Klub VV

Klub VV

Vertical Ventures 116 18th Street South, St. Pete

Climbing Black Lights Late Nights Music Come see us the third Friday of each month for Klub VV, where we have a different music theme each month and dim the lights for black-light climbs and vibes that range from Lo-Fi to Latin, and everywhere in between. Check out this month's calendar for the upcoming theme.