For the 2026 school year, there are 36 boarding schools offering climbing as an interscholastic sport, serving 12,342 students.
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Top Climbing Boarding Schools (2026)
Gr: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 750 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
362 Mariposa Avenue
Ottawa, Canada K1M 0T3
(613) 749-9630
Gr: 9-12 | 297 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
Tuition listed
nondenominational Christian heritage
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Gr: 7-12 | 250 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
80 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238
Gr: 9-12 | 170 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 49%
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All-boys (Non-denominational Christian)
273 Mayo Drive
St. George, VA 22935
(434) 985-2811
Gr: 9-12, PG | 8-12, PG (day) | 535 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
Acceptance rate: 30%
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2735 Mt. Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC V8H 1K8, Canada 1
(250) 743-5521
Gr: 9-12, PG | 350 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Gr: 4-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,900 students
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Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
41227755656
Carbondale, CO
Gr: 9-12 | 174 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 55%
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500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Gr: 9-12, PG | 40 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 6 students
Acceptance rate: 90%
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454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
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P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Gr: 8-12, PG | 110 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 6 students
Acceptance rate: 75%
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Gmeindi 318b
Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland 6085
41339729292
Gr: 9-12, PG | 210 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-1802
Gr: 9-12 | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
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6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Gr: 9-12, PG | 160 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Tuition listed
All-girls
22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340
Gr: 6-12 | 50 students
Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
Avg. class size: 4 students
Acceptance rate: 20%
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All-boys
14 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545
Gr: 9-12, PG | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
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Episcopal
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Idyllwild, CA
Gr: 9-12, PG | 320 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Gr: 5-9 | PK-9 (day) | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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211 Indian Mountain Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(435) 480-0871
Gr: 9-12, PG | 70 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 7 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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255 Olympic Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Gr: 7-12, PG | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 64%
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Chemin de la Source 3
Leysin, Switzerland 1854
0041244934872
Gr: 9-12, PG | 120 students
Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
Avg. class size: 7 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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476 Skiff Mountain Road
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Gr: 9-12, PG | 439 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 25%
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100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173
Gr: 9-12, PG | 340 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
Gr: 4-9 | 88 students
Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
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4382 Cascade Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-9329
Gr: 9-12, PG | 190 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 43%
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92 Northwood Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
Gr: 9-12, PG | 390 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 43%
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204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Gr: 7-12 | 6-12 (day) | 210 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 83%
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Episcopal
290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 1,000 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
3400 Richmond Road
Victoria, Canada V8P 4P5
(250) 370-6170
Gr: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 500 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
Episcopal
6500 St. Stephen's Drive
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213
Steamboat Springs, CO
Gr: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day) | 170 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
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42605 RCR 36
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
(970) 879-1350
Sun Valley, ID
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 435 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 30%
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1 Community School Drive
Sun Valley, ID 83353
(208) 622-3960
Gr: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 737 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
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Via Collina d'Oro
Montagnola, Switzerland 6926
41919605151
Gr: 9-12 | 255 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 16%
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5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Gr: 8-12, PG | 148 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400
Gr: 7-12 | 6-12 (day) | 405 students
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 60%
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319 Webb Road East
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
(931) 389-6003
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