The Foster Field House serves as a facility for recreational activities and Kinesiology Classes. Recently completed, students, faculty, and staff have access to many features, including:
- Bridge to connect the Maverick Center to the Foster Field House
- New Track loop in Foster Field House
- 1 Mondo Sport Court (court 1)
- 4 Wood Floor courts (courts 2-5)
- Drop-Down Volleyball Nets
- 38' Climbing Wall with attached Bouldering Wall
- A state-of-the-art cycling training room (for our Cycling Team)
- Kinesiology Athletic Training Lab & Classroom
Featured amenities at the Foster Field House
The breathtaking climbing space boasts a 38-foot wall with 2,400 square feet of climbing area. It features a large bouldering area, seven top rope systems and four auto-belay systems for climbers without belaying partners. There is also a climbing training area that includes hangboards, to help with finger strength; campus boards, which a climber ascends using only their hands; and system boards, which help climbers-in-training focus on particular climbing positions.
Free beginner climbing orientations are available every day of the week to teach the novice climber proper knots and belay techniques. Other classes to be offered throughout the semester, in cooperation with the Outdoor Program, include climbing movement, rappelling, rope rescue, basic lead climbing and lead belaying, multi-pitch climbing and more.
Climbing Wall access is for students only. All climbing equipment is available at the front desk and can be rented for no charge with a MAVcard. The bouldering and training areas will be open during normal Foster Field House hours; top rope climbing hours are more limited.
Contact
Hamilton Rec Center Main Line: 970.248.1592
Foster Field House Main Line: 970.248.1501