Safety Orientation

Climbing can be a dangerous activity if done incorrectly. 

BEFORE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CLIMB, you will need to watch our safety orientation video and pass our safety orientation test with a perfect score. (If you don’t pass the test the first time, you may retake the test until you get a perfect score) 

Bouldering

If you wish to use our boulder, you must watch the safety orientation video and pass the safety orientation test (link above) before being allowed to climb.

Top Rope Climbing

Anyone wishing to belay and/ or climb on our top rope wall must pass our quick 5 minute belay test from one of our climbing staff during open top-rope climbing hours (see above).

If you don't know how to belay or would like a refresher, we offer free 1-hour top-rope belay classes that will give you all of the information you need to know to pass the test.

Upon successful completion of the test, you will be issued a belay card from our climbing staff which will be your ticket to belay and/or climb our top rope wall.

Sign up for a free belay class below and call our front desk at 408.924.6368 for more information.

Lead Climbing and Belaying Class

• Dates: April 23, April 24, and April 30 from 1:45 pm-3 pm (three sessions included in the fee)

• Registration Fee: $30 SJSU Students only

• Brief: This is a class that is an introduction to lead climbing and lead belaying. PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Participants must have completed their Spartan Summit top rope certification concurrently for at least ten months. Participants must e-mail kellen.moczynski@sjsu.edu in order to register and have the ability to climb a 5.9 on the top rope wall.

Spartan Summit Boulder Competition

• Dates: April 17, 2026; 4 pm-9 pm

• Registration Fee: $30 SJSU Students only

  • Each competitor receives a t-shirt

• Registration Deadline: April 15, 2026

• Format: Everyone will be given three hours to attempt all thirteen routes. Scorecards will be given out at the beginning which competitors will mark attempts for each route. There will be two hours to try all the qualifying routes. All must return their own scorecards and turn them in to the judges by 6 pm. There will be an area for spectators.

  • Finals will be held after a 30 minute break at the end after the qualifiers and will be on site.

  • Finalists will not be allowed to view their peers climbing until it is their turn.

  • There will be a men’s and women’s winner

Introduction to Indoor Rock Climbing Technique (two day courses)

• Dates:

  • February 24 and 26, 12 pm-1 pm

  • March 17 and 19, 4 pm- 5pm

  • April 14 and April 16, 12 pm-1 pm

• Registration Fee: $20 SJSU Students only

• Brief: This is an introductory series of sessions designed to build knowledge and proficiency in climbing, belaying, and technique. There will be hands-on belaying and wall practice. Sign up at the SRAC front desk.

Advanced Climbing Technique

• Dates:

  • March 24, 4 pm-5 pm (one session)

  • April 12, 7 pm- 8 pm (one session)

• Registration Fee: $20 SJSU Students only

• Brief: This is a class that focuses on crack climbing technique and body movements in a variety of ways to propel oneself up a vertical crack. Crack climbing is an essential skill in climbing as many routes relay on this ability. Sign up at the SRAC front desk.