Membership Sliding Scale

BKB is committed to making climbing more accessible and inclusive for all who are interested in rock climbing. At BKB we want everyone, regardless of income, background, experience, or preference to feel welcome and have the opportunity to build that power within to climb smarter and stronger. We are committed to changing for the better and doing our part to provide accessibility within our communities.

What is a Sliding Scale Membership?

As part of our work to improve access and inclusivity in the climbing community, we have launched sliding scale membership options and are inviting prospective members to choose the membership price that is most accessible for them. By introducing a sliding scale model, anchored in the economic and budget realities of families in our cities, we are working to make our community accessible for all.

How It Works

Our self-selecting sliding scale memberships are supported by our current market-rate memberships, with 100% of Activation Fees and 5% of market-rate dues going to support the expansion of the sliding scale.

 

If you live or work near a BKB location and are facing barriers in your life that have impacted your ability to sweat it out in one of our communities, review our three tier options and determine which tier best matches your situation. Then fill out our form below, indicating the tier that is the best fit for you, and our team will get back to you on availability and membership next steps. Our team will never ask you for a pay stub, this is an entirely self-selecting process in an effort to meet the needs of different financial realities within our community.

 

We ask that you assess your situation and be mindful of others who require a bit more help with accessing our facilities while deciding if this program is right for you.

Tier A | $29 

This is a good range for you if you: 

  • Have not been able to take advantage of local climbing, fitness + wellness resources due to extremely limited expendable income.
  • Frequently stress about meeting basic needs and don’t always achieve them.
Tier B | $49

This is a good range for you if you:

  • Have not been able to take advantage of local climbing, fitness + wellness resources due to very limited expendable income.
  • Frequently stress about meeting your basic needs but regularly achieve them.
Tier C | $69

This is a good range for you if you: 

  • Have not been able to take advantage of local climbing, fitness + wellness resources due to limited expendable income.
  • Frequently stress about meeting your basic needs but always manage to achieve them.

Fine Print

Every month, each facility will offer 15 new sliding scale memberships. Once that month’s memberships have been allocated, new requests will be added to a waitlist until more sliding scale memberships are released. While the selected sliding scale price will be locked-in for 12 months, these members will not be required to fulfill the full 12-month commitment.

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