Practice
Every team practices two hours a week at the same day, time, and gym. Athletes learn knot tying and belaying, then build technique, movement, and bouldering skills alongside their teammates.
Wisconsin High School Climbing League
Climb.Compete.Belong.
A statewide high school climbing community built around movement, challenge, competition, and connection. Open to every ability level, from first-time climbers to State Finals competitors.
48Teams in 2026–2027
9Practice locations
2Conferences
2009Climbing since
How the league works
Practice. Compete. Connect.
Compete
Monthly top rope and bouldering competitions run in four divisions from 5.9 through 5.12 and up, so beginners and experienced climbers compete against people at their own level. Competing is optional.
Connect
High School Hangouts run monthly and are free for every Wisconsin high schooler, in the league or not. Add clinics, team culture, and a season that ends with the whole league in one gym.
Next on the calendar
2026–2027 season
Seven competitions, a conference championship, and State Finals in May. Athletes need two qualifying competitions to reach State Finals.
Is this for me?
You do not need to climb yet.
Any current high school student in Wisconsin can join. Climbing experience is not required, competing is not required, and every team teaches the basics from scratch.
What a season includes
- Weekly team practice
- Two hours, same day and gym each week, led by your coach.
- Skills instruction
- Knot tying, belaying, technique and movement, and bouldering.
- Competitions
- Monthly top rope and bouldering events across four divisions, plus State Finals.
- High School Hangouts
- Free monthly league events with themes, snacks, and climbing.
- Clinics
- Optional sessions for athletes who want to go deeper into advanced technique.
Find your school
48 teams. Nine gyms and school walls.
Teams climb at Adventure Rock in Brookfield, Milwaukee, and Walker’s Point; Odyssey Climbing + Fitness in Appleton and Green Bay; Climb @ the Loop in Burlington; Greater Heights in Madison; and school walls in Fond du Lac and New London.