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\nThis rendering shows the interior of the new Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym and Outdoor Guide Service building that will be built on Carey Road. The climbing walls will be 50 feet high.<\/p>\n

\t\tCourtesy Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nBy MAureen Werther\n<\/div>\n

Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym and Outdoor Guide Service will relocate this fall to a new rock climbing and multi-purpose facility at 54 Carey Road, Queensbury.<\/p>\n

Owned and operated by Tom Rosecrans and his wife, Susan Beadle, Rocksport opened in 1992, at a time when rock climbing was an “emerging market” in the U.S., said Rosecrans.<\/p>\n

“Our new climbing walls will be 50 feet high,” said Rosecrans, “a big change from the 32-feet walls in our existing location.”<\/p>\n

Rocksport’s new facility will be approximately 8,400 square feet and, in addition to rock and boulder climbing, it will offer yoga and pilates. The space will also be used to host birthday parties, team-building events, and other group activities.<\/p>\n

Rosecrans and Beadle received a lot of guidance and support from SCORE volunteers in creating a business plan and obtaining bank financing. They plan to start construction soon.
\nHighlander Engineering is the architectural firm that designed the building and Munter Enterprises will do the construction. A Bulgarian company, Walltopia, has created the plans for the rock-climbing structure.<\/p>\n

“Indoor rock climbing used to be thought of as something of a ‘fringe sport,’ similar to how people viewed skiing 60 years ago,” He said. “Somewhere along the way, climbing became more mainstream, and now there are 460 rock-climbing facilities throughout the U.S., with 400 new ones being added each year. “There are also a lot of colleges that have them. SUNY Adirondack has one and many of the bigger schools do as well.”<\/p>\n

He said rock climbing is quickly becoming a family sport, similar to the way it is in Europe. “We have children as young as 4 years old who climb. We also have a program called ‘pebble crushers’ for kids between the ages of 5 and 8.”<\/p>\n

The husband and wife team, who are both retired from teaching social studies at Queensbury High School, started Rocksport as a hobby. They are lifelong hikers, who have climbed most of the mountain ranges in Europe and the United States. Rosecrans has been to the Himalayas three times and climbed to the summit of one of the peaks adjoining Everest in 1992.<\/p>\n

“When we began Rocksport, we ran it part time as a sort of hobby,” said Rosecrans. Once he retired, however, the business started to take off. They went from a few employees to 12, including their youngest daughter, who competed nationally in high school, and who now works as one of the climbing team coaches.<\/p>\n

In addition to vertical climbing, Rocksport also offers boulder climbing, a sub-sport that has a greater degree of difficulty. Another popular activity is climbing across the ceiling.<\/p>\n

Rosecrans and Beadle moved into the 1,100-square-foot space in 1996, after losing their lease in a space near Crandall Park. “Our current space was originally an old horse barn and we had to remove floors and basically rebuild the inside. Now that the business has grown so much, our programs fill the place up and leave no room for tourists or walk-ins who want to climb,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The paradigm has changed over the past decade or so. As the popularity of indoor and outdoor rock climbing has increased in this country, we realized the need to offer a higher level of programming,” said Rosecrans. “This is also turning into a place where people want to hang out.”<\/p>\n

As the sport has become mainstream, national certification has now become expected, if not mandatory, for any world class facility. “Our staff are all certified and are highly trained and competent,” Rosecrans said.<\/p>\n

Rosecrans and Beadle are planning to open the new facility in November. Hours of operation will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, visit www.rocksportny.com or call 793-4626.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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