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An old school gym….I love it.

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★ 5

Great group of beginners and excellent instruction! We all left knowing the basics of belaying and had fun while learning!! Thank you Bobby!

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★ 5

My son brought me here and we had an amazing time together : )

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★ 4

Cool gym with a nice local vibe, but whoever sets the bouldering problems must have a deep-seated hatred for the colorblind lol. They often throw light red, orange, and green on top of each other, and it can be a bit dark. Literally my only complaint tho, otherwise great staff and a decent workout area upstairs

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★ 5

Our kid loves this place and the coaches are great.

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This was my first time visiting since this location became The Spot. I know the gym is older but it seems like upkeep has gone downhill since when it was Rock N' Jam N'. My primary concern is that the staff didn't perform any Top Rope belay proficiency testing before letting us use the gym. For myself, I'm less concerned about that, my harness has several top rope cards on it and I didn't need any equipment so I can understand not testing me, but the person I was with had only climbed a few times in his life nearly a decade ago. I have taught multiple people how to safely belay so in our case it wasn't a big deal, but I've been to many gyms and I've never been allowed to belay someone without first proving my proficiency. It just worries me a little that someone could get hurt. Aside from that, the routes were fine, it was not crowded at all which was surprising from my previous experiences at this location, it was clean, and staff was friendly.

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★ 5

The Spot in Thornton held an open house day with a free climbing class for kids. My 9-year-old niece loved it! Staff were very helpful and did well with the little ones. The facility is impressive.

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I have refrained from leaving a review until I could get a full taste of what this gym really offers. I have had a membership for about 8 months, and I go to this location about twice a week.

With 5 autobelays, bouldering area, and lead wall, this gym is a great option especially because it's typically less busy that the other Spot gyms during peak hours. The sets have improved drastically since I started a few months ago.

My chief complaint is it seems the autobelays have been geared towards kids for the past 4 or so months. I have nothing I can project when i go to the gym by myself, with the hardest set being an 11- unless I want to do bouldering.

The staff if incredible, if you get lucky you'll see Petra (the puppy).

The facility is not bad to a fault I cannot forgive. The holds are old in some cases - the color would change completely part way through a route because of the obvious age of them. This does not bother me, just a note. There are a few rips here and there in the mat.

Aside from those though, it's a charming older climbing gym. I would recommend climbing here. As a smaller gym, it gives you most of what you need and at a less busy location.

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★ 4

Fun! Wish there were more auto-belay opportunities. It was great to talk in though!

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★ 5

Great setting at this gym - can get crowded but any gym can especially early in the year

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★ 4

A little strict 😞 not very cool.

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I was unsure about checking this place out after reading the reviews first. Yeah, the lighting isn't great. Yeah, some of the holds are older. But the route setting has been pretty good, and it's nice that the gym is so low-key and hasn't been busy either night I've been this week (climbing from about 5:30-7:30pm, which are prime time hours at any other gym). Gym climbing can be such a 'scene' these days (especially living near Boulder and all it's pro athletes) and this place doesn't have that vibe.

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★ 4

Good routes, but one of the smaller Spot gyms. Bouldering walls have older (slippery) holds. Fun cave area

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★ 5

Awesome local gym 🔥Auto belays are awesome when I come by myself.

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Very very mid. This felt like out of the 90s, and it felt like every route felt like it could be outdoors but it would be a 1 or 0 star outdoors. I disliked every climb I did because it felt contrived and awkward. I’m not saying that I dislike the Spot as the other locations are good, and I have nothing against the staff, but they should do something. Also I thought it was odd you could rate the quality of the climb and there were a lot with Xs or bad ratings. Makes me wonder about the gym already as you’d expect the routes to be high quality at a chain as I know I can always expect that at other gyms I go to!

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★ 5

Awesome old school gym! Tons of overhanging problems and a nice cave upstairs to burn yourself out on. My favorite gym in the city.

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★ 5

Love this gym! Great vibe and alternative to the other spot gyms. Really commend the route setters and staff!

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★ 4

Solid old school gym. Needs a moonboard 2016;)

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★ 5

I feel like this one is just kind of ditched. A few of the ropes are too short to even tie into?! And the routes never get updated. The front desk is amazing though. I just think the routes and ropes need to get updated . Still giving a 5 star because I still love this gym

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★ 4

They have auto belay which is great. They have showers but no towels 😔

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★ 4

Always a great place to be. Friendly staff and fun routes.

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★ 5

This is the best route setting I have found in Denver rock climbing gyms. The routes traverse wide areas which makes them much more dynamic. Keep it up team. We will be back. One suggestion for improvement: get some more air circulation in there. Fans at the least.

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★ 4

This is my local The Spot. Smaller than others; yet very good facilities, plenty of bouldering, pleasant staff.

One star off for their reduced summer hours though. No climbing before work 😕

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★ 5

Cool spot. Especially nice for lead climbing and top rope. Gym was pretty much all to ourselves on a Sunday morning. The weights section was quite large and had a heavy bag. The staff were also very nice.

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★ 5

All staff very friendly and have done amazing work encouraging my son. We did the two week trial of all locations and decided to just stay with the Thornton location moving forward we liked it so much. We both were able to get top rope approved as well I’m under a week from starting.

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This is an odd gym. If it was still a mom & pop I might feel a little differently and maybe appreciate the quirkiness a bit more, but The Spot should have upgraded before opening up after they took over.

There is no AC (or at least it wasn’t on when I was there on a 90 degree day). I felt like I was melting, and it made it difficult to put my climbing shoes on and off.

The bouldering area was pretty disappointing. The grading seems inaccurate and unpredictable, there is hardly any slab whatsoever. Basically all overhang which gets exhausting and doesn’t allow for a long session. The lighting is super bizarre and makes it difficult to see the colors of the holds. And the mats are so old and not very soft.

Everything is basically from the 90’s. I can appreciate things that are different, as there are so many gyms that are cookie-cutter, but not when it makes your climbing experience less than desirable.

It does get some stars for the super friendly and easy-going staff! And I do appreciate a laid-back feel, especially the gym being empty was a nice facet.

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Had a blast with the fam!

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★ 4

Though I do love this place for bouldering, the climbs don't fulfill their grades as other gyms do. This does not bother me but it would be a bit better if they were accurately graded.

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Wanna know what's changed since The Spot took over? Half as many routes. So many empty anchors. I'm hoping that changes, but there have been no signs of improvement over the last few months.

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Extremes disappointed in the new setting schedule, it’s been over a month since anything new in the boulder area was set. Ropes at least got a few new routes but after talking to some of the staff it sounds like that was accidental. If this gym continues to get the short end of the stick with setting then I might need to look for a new gym. At least the sound system doesn’t crackle anymore.

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The amount of routes is still about 40%. I know another review mentioned this and “new grips were ordered” but the current grips seem the same as they were before, just cleaned up. Surely the rest were not that bad if two more routes were added. Ratings need to be adjusted as well. Some are much harder and some are not that hard. 1x route per belay is def less than ideal and it seems the floor was raised and the ceiling lowered on difficulty. Will adjust with some improvements but not feeling confident with the changes promised vs delivered. (When you have more patches than actual mat, maybe just replacing it makes sense, like it was said) I don’t boulder but their routes are just a thin. Local is amazing but a chain is a chain (like Applebees) whether local or national is what I am feeling between here and Movement.

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All of the great reviews posted before August 2023 were earned by Rock'n & Jam'n. What used to be a quaint, local, "mom & pop" grungy climbing gym is now the same exact gym, but with a new coat of paint, sandbagged routes (not everything is a 5.10+/- guys), and a $300 price increase. Ropes are the same. Holds are the same. They have no basis to justify raising prices aside from they can because your only other option is Movement. One of the biggest complaints R&J had was there weren't enough intro level routes (5.5-5.8) for new climbers. The Spot decided gatekeeping is cool, as there are now even fewer lower level routes. I counted one of each (one 5.5, one 5.7, one 5.8) during my visit 8-30.
Assuming they honor my R&J annual membership through Jan 2024 (tried reaching out multiple times to verify, no response), they'll have 4 months to prove they are worth the price increase. Somehow, I doubt it.

Edit: The Spot's response contradicts the board that is right above the counter. Upon asking the employee working the desk if the prices reflected Thornton only, they did clarify that they are "the standard" Spot prices that include access to all locations. When I asked about Thornton only prices, they said that monthly would be $69 (difference of $20 a month for all gym access, not $10) and that there was not an option for a Thornton only annual membership. It's also very convenient that the Rock'n & Jam'n website got taken down sometime this afternoon, so no one can compare what prices used to be. We're definitely not getting the 10% renewal discount offered by Rock'n & Jam'n.

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I will miss the old name (Rock'n Jammin) but it is still the same space and staff.

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★ 5

This place is AWESOME!! I did some climbing here today and there were so many fun routes to explore! You can also get a little workout in at their small gym. On certain days if you’re just bouldering the rate is cut in half. Definitely check it out!

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More of an old school gym, but the setting was surprisingly decent. Some holds could use a replacement, but overall the gym has a lot of character and more affordable prices.

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We LOVE this rock climbing gym! We have learned so much here and the workers are awesome! If you have been climbing for years or you have never climbed before, this place is for you. They will help you with all the equipment or questions that you may have. For beginners or people that don’t have a belay partner, they have 5 auto-belays that you can use. They have rentals available and also do belaying classes. Definitely love this place and the community!

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It's awesome

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What an awesome gym! They have everything you could want for beginners all the way to advanced climbing. Complete with standard gym equipment as well. They have discounted day passes Mondays and Wednesdays.

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My kids love to climb here! We've been twice and will certainly be back!

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Love this place, all the employees are fantastic

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Just moved to the north Denver area and I'm so grateful this place exists. Thank you for being so down to earth and making this a fun place to be! It's not as crowded as lots of other climbing gyms and super chill. :)

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★ 5

Great place, vibe, staff and prices!!

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The staff is really nice, as are most of the other patrons. On our first visit, they took the time to teach enough basics to get climbing. My son has since fallen in love with climbing, and much of that is because of the community at this gym.

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Beware if you purchase punch cards or memberships, they might close this location on you and not refund your purchase, they did this at their other location.

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★ 5

Staff was very friendly - prices were amazing for a day pass visitor like myself given they do half price bouldering on Mondays and Wednesday, and have 15% discounted rates before 3:30pm and after 9pm resulting in an $8.50 day pass!

Bouldering routes were varied in style and graded on the V scale (soft compared to outdoors as are most indoor climbing gym sets), and the tags for the climbs clearly conveyed if features were on or off.

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Amazing staff and a great way to exercise

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Really friendly staff, real gem in Thornton. Just wish the bouldering section was even bigger :)

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I have went here 2 times and it has been a very good experience for me. First time it was my first time rock climbing, I have tried other gyms but for the price and things in this gym it’s worth it. Defiently going be getting a membership here soon.

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★ 5

Really enjoy climbing here! New to the area and after the first two times going here, we bought punch passes. After these run out we’ll probably go straight to a monthly membership since we come so often! The people who work here are so nice. You can feel a genuine sense of community.

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★ 4

Great place and walls but way over priced. Then the membership isn't even worth the money 😒 just get a punch card it's cheaper. Especially if you gotta rent gear out.

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★ 5

Cool bouldering routes, low level routes were easy but required some key techniques which was really cool

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★ 5

This place is awesome. The staff are always very friendly and encouraging.

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★ 5

Absolutely 11/10. Excellent routes, challenging boulders. Walk up to anyone, including staff, and they will be super chill. Excellent everything.

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Its a rad older gym and the person working when I was there was super friendly : )

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★ 5

This place has a very friendly and inviting staff. The environment and the people that go there very friendly. They have different routes that are constantly changing for challenges. It is very awesome for beginning climbing and also for expert climbing they're bouldering section is pretty amazing small but still fun and unique.

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What a great local gym to us! Doesn't feel like there's too many options in this area, so I was glad someone sent us here! When we went, one of the only 90° bouldering walls was being set, but otherwise found some decent routes as a beginner. Also, it was like half price day pass, and very reasonably priced regardless compared to gyms in the Denver area!

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Great climbing gym for harness and for Bouldering. Kids really enjoyed. It is pricey but they love it. Wish they had more of a gym (upstairs) for us that do not climb but have to be in the facility. They have monthly and yearly passes and all equipment can be rented out.

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★ 5

Wonderful place for bouldering and climbing. They have a really good place. It's kept clean. The prices are good. The people working here are wonderful! Great for kids too!
You can pay for a day or get monthly membership. Daily rate means you can return back anytime during that day if you like.

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★ 5

Awesome gym, friendly people.

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Decent gym for training! Little greasy

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This is a great gym, with great routes and a friendly staff. Light on crowds too.

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★ 5

Good price, clean facility, great bouldering routes. Been going here for years on and off.

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★ 5

The best staff in all of Colorado. Come in Tuesday evenings to take a free class with a climbing veteran. Such a class would cost you $50 at other gyms.

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★ 5

Took my granddaughter for first time, she enjoyed it.. Great staff

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I've only been in to climb here a couple times, but the staff is always very welcoming and I really enjoy their bouldering area.

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★ 5

I love this gym with my whole heart. Not the tallest walls in the world, but it has a very unique bouldering cave and some beautiful top rope + lead climbing routes.

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★ 5

We had never climbed before but we're treated great. The staff was very helpful getting us setup and showing us the basics.
They have a ton of climbing routes from beginner to crazy hard. The auto belay systems were helpful to get us started right away. We will definitely be back.

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★ 5

Good climbing routes and friendly staff! If you get a membership, it will cover both of their locations. Back when I was in college, I was part of the alpine club and we used to come here at least once a week in the evenings. Still a great spot!

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Love working out here. Between the weight area and the routes this place is great!

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Amazing Place full of amazing the kind people very welcoming scene and I've never had a bad experience there

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My grand daughters went to the place to climb. I just observed. They had a wonderful time!

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A very nice laid back facility with a good variety of routes for all climbing levels!

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First time Rock Climbing and this place is amazing! The staff is friendly and very helpful.

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Friendly and very helpful

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Awesome climbing gym 👍👍

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The staff is always so helpful and friendly ☺

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Great staff. Lots of top rope choices!

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Great gym

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This place is amazing. I Took my 12 year old sister her and these people are so patient and helpful. If I could give them 1 million stars I would.

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Good session climbing today!

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This place is amazing. The staff are truly inspiring and encouraging. The community of people here is great. I love my membership.

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Great gym. Friendly with beginners, challenging for the more advanced.

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People there are super chill, you are the only one that can give yourself a bad experience there

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★ 5

Super fun great climbs and great staff

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Great climbing gym. I love that the membership covers both locations. Also there’s usually a good mix of route levels.

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Route setting is very good

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Is decent. The price is about right for what it is . The overhanging wall is great training. May not have too many 5.12+ and above routes for my husband. He will run out soon 😅. Some sloper holds are a bit slimey. May need some cleaning. Or maybe are just the made of the holds. Not a big crowd which is great. For beginners/intermediate that don't need to pay a lot to have fun, this is the gym. I would give it at least a 4 stars for a beginner gym. For advance climbers, there may not be too many challenging routes. Let's see how often they reset the routes.

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Wonderful Gym no crowds and staff is incredibly helpful, kind and very motivating. I highly recommend this Rock Climbing Gym its truly a gem

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Love this place

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This place is super nice 👌. My friend has a season pass and I'm thinking of getting one pretty soon.

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Great gym with areas to boulder, belay, auto-belay, or do lead roping! Staff is friendly with a great laid back attitude who are willing to help! Gear rentals are clean and in good condition. I’m hooked!

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Great climbing gym

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Half price bouldering on Wed can't be beat! A great gym with friendly staff.

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Really fun bouldering section. Great staff and really friendly people overall.

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Owner was really nice

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I was really nervous at first, and the staff was very knowledgeable and treated me very kindly walking me through each step. The club members there were very patient and understanding and taught me a lot about rock climbing that I didn't know

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★ 5

So worth of your time to spend a time with your loved one or friends!

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Had a great time climbing and bouldering!

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Cool as hell

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Really fun routes, bouldering is amazing, and pretty good prices! Friendly staff that will gladly help you, and usually a great group of people that climb here as well! Great place to go rock climbing with friends.

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Great staff. Good routes.

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Love climbing here. They change routes up frequently.

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Staff is extremely friendly, rentals are cheap, and it's rarely crowded.

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Great gym, helpful staff, nice facility. The positive community vibe is what sets this place apart from other gyms.

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I love this place. The owners and the staff are very friendly and very helpful. They are always willing to take the time and listen to you,, help you, encourage you and just be friends. I love going here as much as I can.

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★ 5

This is the only gym I use near Denver. I climb gyms in multiple states. Yeah, yeah they have all the essentials: TR, lead, auto belay, boulder, cave, warm up, cool down, strength training, isometrics, plyometrics, yoga classes, etc. But the owners, staff, and gym members are awesome. This place is a real climbing community. Family oriented staff for all ages and skill levels, beginner to pro. They are awesome with training tips for both me and my children. This is one of the most safety minded gyms I've been in. I mean they actually understand what climbing safety is and they make sure their members know too. So many other gyms hide behind the word safety and prohibit actual advanced technical training in their gym under the guise of "safety" which in turn leads to ignorant climbers out on the crag.

Routes are professionally set with skill development being the focal point instead of only how well you are at crimping. It is obvious that they put thought and effort into their routes. Many gyms get lazy in their routes and instead of adding technical moves to up the grade, they keep the route full frontal and just make the holds smaller. If you are a beginner that hasn't quite yet gotten your Popeye forearms and you're wanting to practice 5.10, then this is the gym for you! They definitely have sweet professional grade routes too! Like I said, you'll find a real climbing community at this gym.

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This place is incredible. The staff are all extremely friendly and service oriented. The facility is absolutely perfect. Regardless of your experience level with climbing, I highly recommend giving this a try. They have a wide variety of options, classes, etc. It raises the bar for climbing.

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Absolutely terrible person works here. I would never, ever recommend. Actually meet the people who work here and judge for yourself.

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I wanted to check this place out, but then I found out the person, maybe even the owner, who works there is absolutely terrible. This location is in an industrial zone. I was driving by and saw a dog on the side of the road. I stopped and looked for an owner. No one was there. I called the number on the dog tag and left a message saying I wouldn't mind making sure the dog is safe if she would just like to pick the dog up later. I live about 20 minutes away. When I was almost home, a woman who works at this location rudely demanded I return her dog because I 'stole' it. She even said that she always lets her dog run around like that. I couldn't believe it. Regardless, I turned around and went all the way back to put this dog back where I found it. She tried calling me back, but I did not want to speak with this rude person. Then she texts me and tells me she called the police! Despite the fact that I already said I would put the dog back where I found it. I called animal services and was told that what she is doing is actually illegal. I asked the police dispatcher to stay on the phone with me because I was questioning this woman's sanity and wasn't sure what to expect when I got there. A boy came and took the dog and then the woman and her family came running at my car trying to take pictures!

Moral of the story: Do not try to help dogs found on the side of the road. Also, do not go to Rock'n & Jam, unless you are okay with this sort of behavior. I know they definitely lost my business.

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★ 5

This was an amazing experience & I would recommend this place to anyone, novice or master, who wants to climb.

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★ 5

Great place to go climb. Or learn how to. There's even a giant wall for bouldering, fully padded

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My experience (or lack there of) has been a disappointment

I called Saturday, got my name on a 'list' for the intro climbing class tonight (Monday evening). I asked "Are you sure you're open Monday, even though it's a holiday?" I was assured by the employee on the phone that the gym would be open.

Today I drove 45 minutes to find out they are not open. Closing a business for holidays is normal, but the fact that I can't get proper information and wasted my time gives me an overall horrible experience with this business and I haven't had to step foot inside

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I love climbing here. It's more low-key than the bigger gyms in the city and there's a supportive community of regular climbers that visit. The staff is friendly, the route setting is good, they offer a variety of classes/programs and they have adequate equipment for weight training.

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Been going here for 20 years. It's a gem for when I'm back in the city. Consistently fun stuff and good customer service.

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I’ve been coming here for a little over a year and have never had a bad experience. Routes are regularly updated, staff is highly knowledgeable, and they have plenty of options for memberships.

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