Terms & Conditions
Personal Responsibilities
Indoor rock climbing and bouldering involves certain inherent risks. It is the participant’s responsibility to understand these risks and make the decision to participate. At Verm City, all climbers and boulderers must acknowledge these risks and take personal responsibility for their own safety by signing our acknowledgement of Risk agreement.
General Rules & Regulations
All climbers must check in at the front desk before entering the climbing area.
All climbers must have a valid Verm City waiver signed before climbing. At Verm City, anyone aged 18 and below is considered a minor. Minors, below 12 years old, MUST need a parent or guardian to sign on their wavier also.
For minors who come alone, they MUST bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
Parents are responsible for their children.
Climbing shoes must be worn in the bouldering side. No barefoot climbing, open-toed sandals, hiking boots or hard soled shoes.
No climbing with personal stereos, iPods, etc.
Participants will be charged for unreturned rental items.
No teaching or instructing except by Verm City staff.
Verm City is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
Water in “sport bottles” is allowed in the climbing area. No other food, drinks or gum are allowed in the climbing area.
Drugs, alcohol or objectionable language are not permitted. We are a PG-13 facility. Offenders may be removed without refund.
Verm City reserves the right to expel any participant judged unsafe or objectionable to other customers. Offenders may be removed without refund.
Bouldering
The bouldering terrain at Verm City is radical. As such, boulderers must take responsibility for not climbing beyond their ability, ensuring their own safety and the safety of others in the bouldering area.
Bouldering is only allowed in the bouldering area unless bouldering problems are set elsewhere and mats are in place. Traversing is allowed anywhere, but never over head-high.
Bouldering with harnesses is not permitted.
Remove all jewelry, watches, etc. before climbing. These objects can cause injury during climbing.
Never boulder underneath anybody else.
Small mats should be positioned over the spaces outside the large grey mat. Never move mats when someone is climbing.
Minors ages 16 and below must have rock climbing experience AND either have adult supervision or be a participant in a Verm City class. Adult supervising must also have their own valid paying pass.
If minors ages 16 and below want to climb by themselves, they must first take a safety test from one of the Verm City coach to ensure their own personally safety. Verm City’s coach must approve said climbers abilities to climb by themselves.
Minors ages 16 and below must have the consent of both parent AND Verm City coach in order to climb by themselves in the bouldering area.
Minors MUST have an adult as a spotter.
Climbers are responsible for appointing their own spotters. And Spotter is a MUST for climbers.
Climbers should always assess their comfort level in spotting another climber, or in being spotted. Nobody is ever obligated to spot!
Please be on alert while climbing! Accidents can and will happen at any moment.
Kids Climbing School (Bouldering)
Swinging from the ropes or pulling them is never permitted.
No one under the age 12 is allowed in the bouldering area unless participating in a Verm City class or under parent's supervision.
Running and unsupervised roaming are not permitted. This rule will be strictly enforced.
No food or drinks in the climbing area. Water in “sport bottles” is allowed.
Please use your “indoor voice” in the main climbing area.
When climbing, please exercise restraint in selecting routes. If other climbers are waiting and the climber can’t make the climb in a couple attempts please move on to another route.