Aiguille's Dead Hang - Big Top Bash

By The Ringmaster

Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all Ages! You are about to experience the greatest party and competition on Earth. I am privileged to introduce to you....Aiguille’s 4th Annual Dead Hang - Big Top Bash!

Heat Wave Summer Party Recap

By Aubrey Wingo

Every summer, we are constantly fighting the heat wave of sunny, flat Florida. So what can you do to beat the heat and fight the height? You throw a party! On July 28th, Aiguille introduced the Summer Heat Wave Party to the facility, offering all brand new lead routes, top rope and boulder routes on the wave and the diamond, a luge racing-style slip and slide, contests, smoothies from the Lyman Climbing Club, a massage therapist, BBQ and more! Most importantly, we featured our first Used Gear Sale, where items in “extended stay” lost and found are put out for sale and all profits made are directly donated to the Southeastern Climbers Coalition.

Aiguille's 'Heat Wave' Summer Party

By Kayla Baker

Aloha Floridian climbers, have we got a special day planned for all you dudes and dudettes. In only a few weeks from now, we will be hosting our Heat Wave Summer Party with new rope routes and boulder problems galore.

Aiguille's 2012 Summer Climbing & Challenge Camp

By Kayla Baker

Summer is a time for relaxing with family, hanging out at the beach, enjoying an ice cold lemonade by the lake, and rock climbing with friends… (wait, did you say rock climbing? Yes, that’s right! It’s that time of year again for Aiguille Rock Climbing Center’s 2012 Summer Climbing & Challenge Camp!

Aiguille's 2012 CCS/SCS Competition Recap

By Aubrey Wingo

Every Spring, the anticipation for the rope climbing season builds and builds, and all of Aiguille Rock Climbing Center knows that a competition is coming. On March 31st, Aiguille opened its doors to the 2012 Collegiate Climbing Series Regional Competition and the 2012 Sport Climbing Series Local Competition. Competitors from all over what USA Climbing categorizes as the “Deep South” travel to Longwood in order to climb some of the hardest rope routes that Aiguille has ever set.

2012 CCS Regionals and SCS Local Competitions

By Ryann Lugo

Looking for a chance to test your climbing abilities? On March 31st, we will be hosting two separate climbing competitions: The 4th annual Collegiate Climbing Series Regional Competition and the Sport Climbing Series Local Competition for the 2012 season. We will be closing to the public for these events, but we welcome and encourage spectators until 7pm, when we will resume normal climbing activities.

Boulderpalooza 2012

By Aubrey Wingo

On January 7th of 2012, climbers from around the state of Florida swarmed Gainesville Rock Gym for their annual Boulderpalooza bouldering competition. Among these climbers, the best of the Team Aiguille boulderers as well as many other Aiguille members dominated the population to tackle their steep roof climbing, long traverses, and top out bouldering; something that Aiguille folks do not get to experience as often. After talking with a few of these Aiguille climbers, I got the feeling that this was the most impressive Boulderpalooza yet!

Aiguille After Dark Recap

By Ryann Lugo

January’s Aiguille After Dark was such a big success, we can’t wait until the next one! If you weren’t able to come to the last party, here is a brief summary of what went down...

After Dark: Holiday Party Recap

By Lauren Day

The lights down low, the music up loud, this seems to be commonplace for Aiguille After Dark. However, this After Dark was a little different. The gym was aglow with a multitude of Christmas lights and trees and shimmering ornaments. The smell of baked goods from the bake off wafted through the air filling everyone's minds with thoughts of the delicious holiday foods they were about to consume, and, thanks to our routsetters, trees and stars adorned the bouldering walls.

ABS Competition Re-Cap!!

By RyAnn Lugo

As the Aiguille gym filled with competitors, parents, and friends on the morning of the American Bouldering Series Competition, there was an undeniable ambiance of excitement passing through, along with the snazzy new ABS T-Shirts. Aside from the brand new, brightly colored holds, it's obvious that Mark and his choice team of route setters put a lot of thought into crafting exciting new boulder problems for this year's comp.

Aiguille’s Third Annual Dead Hang: A Halloween Affair Party & Competition

by Kayla Baker

Throw off your sneakers and get rid of those bags! The only Trick-or-Treating you should be doing this Halloween is at Aiguille at our Third Annual Dead Hang: A Halloween Affair Party & Competition.

Aiguille Rock Climbing Center's ABS 13 Competition - Oct. 1, 2011

By Aubrey Wingo

Nothing could bring more excitement to Aiguille Rock Climbing Center in Longwood, FL than the ABS 13 Competition on October 1st, 2011. Greeted with the first cool weather of the season, with doors wide open, Aiguille welcomed its competitors first thing in the morning to pick up their sponsor goodies and comp shirts, designed by Guillermo Casanova (http://guillermo-casanova.com/), and to start previewing their future sends of the day. Scorecards in hand, climbers from the youngest in the Youth-D division of USA Climbing to our Masters competitors (45+), scurried around frantically planning out their strategies and reading the beta of 50 brand new boulder problems set by national route setter, Mark Mercer as well as David Carmona, Aubrey Wingo, Eugene Hoberg, Jackson Clemmer and Jesse Falcon.

ABS 13 Comp.

by Kreg Dobzinksi

We are proud to be hosting yet another American Bouldering Series competition at our illustrious gym on October 1st.

ABS Local 13

The honor of hosting the 13th American Bouldering Series of this year goes to Aiguille on October 1st and we are encouraging you to come on out and support our local talent.

Darkness Falls On Friday

by: Kreg Dobzinkski

The previous Aiguille After Dark was undoubtedly the greatest event the world has ever seen, so now to keep it cool we are going to make it just a bit more difficult to see it. That's right, we are going to turn the lights down low.

JSHIH: jay - shee

By: Kreg Dobzinski

Hey members, we all know how much you love to be in our gym as much and as late as possible, so this time, when 11:00pm comes around on July 29^th, there will be no pointed glares, shin attacks from the vacuum cleaner, and nudges toward the door - instead you will be asked to stay and climb, and experience the pleasing beats and melodies emanating from the skillful hands of the man known as JSHIH.

The Undead Hang Halloween Promo!

4th of July Party/Comp

Come celebrate your independence and Flag for your Flag!

Entry Fee:
$10 for Members
$15 for Nonmembers

This includes your competition scorecard and one BBQ dish and drink. For nonmembers, this includes your day pass however to will need to purchase rental equipment. Spectators can come and watch for FREE!

We will be selling raffle tickets for $1.00 a piece where you will have the opportunity to win

There will also be some rope routes put up the day of the competition for you as well!

If you are competing, you may not come into the gym that Friday until the competition.

Throwdown Pics by Katrin Bell

Here is a link to some amazing photos taken by Katrin Bell of our comp, The Throwdown, held a few weekends ago. So far only the college portion has been uploaded, but the youth is soon to follow.

[UPDATE] Youth photos here.

The Throwdown

Aiguille will be hosting the CCS Florida Regional Championship/ SCS local competition Saturday, April 24, 2010.

Collegiate Climbing Series (CCS):
Registration: 9am-10am
Climbing: 10am-2pm

Sport Climbing Series (SCS):
Registration 2pm-3pm
Climbing: 3pm-7pm

Price: $30 plus $5 for non USAC Members

NOTE: NO COMPETITORS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE FACILITY WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY BEFORE THE COMPETITION.

All spectators are welcome free of charge!