OA Climbing Home Page
Open Hours Climbing is FREE for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The OA Climbing Wall
OA's state-of-the art climbing wall is inside the southeast column on the second level of the football stadium.
The top rope climbing room is 32 feet high and 66 feet across with 12 belay stations. It incorporates the latest in climbing wall technology with both vertical and overhanging sections as well as a roof and three artificial cracks.
Climbers of all abilities are welcome. Experienced instructors will be on hand to teach skills andassist in solving particular climbing routes. OA will provide harness and climbing shoes.The Climbing Wall will be open only to students, faculty, and staff of Princeton University and PUID required. Children of members of the University community may climb with a parent present.The Climbing Wall is open throughout the academic year except during breaks and final exams.
Climbing Wall Open Hours
Summer Hours
(starting Tuesday, June 9)
FREE for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
-
Tuesday 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
-
Thursdays, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Fees:
-
CLIMBING IS FREE FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
-
Day Passes: Faculty/Staff and their children $8
-
Summer Pass: Faculty/Staff $35 and their children $25
-
Sign up at the OA TripStore.
New to the Climbing Wall?
Climbers of all abilities are welcome. Only individuals who have passed the belaying course are eligible to belay at the Wall. OA offers free belaying classes for new climbers to give you instruction on how to properly tie-in and belay. Classes are offered during all regular Wall hours.
Where is the new OA Climbing Wall on campus?
The new Wall will be inside the southeast column on the second level of the Football Stadium. Click here for pdf file of OA Climbing Wall open hours and map.
Rock Climbing Classes and Trips
There are no classes or trips currently scheduled. Please check back for updats.
Rock Climbing Resources
- Hanging Out - The Outdoor Action Climbing Wall - Princeton Alumni Weekly, November 8, 2000
- Using the OA Climbing Wall
- OA Guide to Belaying
- History of the OA Climbing Wall
- The Joe Palmer '84 Memorial Fund - help support the OA Climbing Program
- Supporting the New Climbing Wall - learn how you can help OA raise funds to endow the Climbing Program at Princeton
Local Climbing Areas
- Ralph Stover State Park, PA
- Allamuchy State Park, NJ
- Delaware Water Gap, NJ & PA
- The Gunks, NY
