★ 5

I love climbing here, the staff are always so nice and they want to teach you and see you improve as a climber. Even other climbers there are always willing to give you advice if you’re open to it, or belay for you if you’re a solo climber and want to do something other than the auto belay routes. I haven’t been lately due to unrelated injuries, but I’ll get back there when I’m able.

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Absolute rip off. Takes your money then tells you the ropes for kids aren't working. What a joke of a place. What kind of ownership can't have a way to pull the wires down when let go. The girl working was completely useless and full of nonsense.

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★ 5

Kind staff I recommend going here

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Nice climbing gym. Many different walls to climb with varying difficulty levels and inclines, as well as many kinds of hold shapes. Bouldering area is nice but not the biggest I've seen. Staff is always helpful and friendly.

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After going to Mass gyms, I lowered by rating from 5 to 3. I don't like the colored tape method, actually, I hate it. All Mass gyms I've been to (about 4 now), have colored holds for each route.

I honestly don't know why VD doesn't just take down several routes and a time, and collect the holds by color, and rebuild the routes with only one color.

Also, I took another star off because the place is honestly pretty run down. Several boulder routes were incomplete. We came across loose holds (which can be dangerous). They just stopped having holds at the end of the route, missing or hard to see tape, etc. There's really no excuse for that.

I wish new a new owner emerged and revitalized this gym and brought it into 2024 climbing standards. Tape colored holds is very much the OLD way of doing things.
I would gladly pay $5 more per visit on the day pass, and it would still be cheaper than mass gyms.

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Awesome place, very informative with their belay lesson, very comfortable environment for climbing.

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★ 5

Great climbing gym. Phenomenal atmosphere and very friendly people. Great gym focused on getting people outdoor climbing and grading reflects that

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Great staff, kind patrons, good routes,

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★ 5

This is the third time I've been to this location and every time has been a blast! Staff is friendly and knowledgeable, facility has plenty of gear, and I always enjoy re-learning the techniques.

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★ 5

The staff treated my girlfriend and I very nicely during our first visit. Definitely plan on going back.

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Nice staff, decent gym for the price, and setting is ok. What is not ok is not having enough staff to control a birthday party my entire time there kids were running around the bouldering area with no sense of what is around them. It seemed like the staff didn’t care about that and the parents had no knowledge of climbing etiquette and why you shouldn’t let your kids run directly under someone climbing. As luck would have it I fell on a kid then the parent proceeded to claim that I was at fault but it is not my responsibility to look after your kid. This leads me to believe that the parents and the children lacked an orientation explaining why it’s a bad idea to run under someone climbing.

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Affordable, friendly staff, reasonably maintained rental gear, and a variety of route difficulties. I don't climb very often, so idk how often they mix things up, but it has been fun every time I have went here

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I've bouldered at a number of gyms and these climbs are poorly set. Small section and having to look at the tape color on every hold is not ideal. Color coded holds are much easier to follow. Staff was friendly. My friends rentals were torn open in spots

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There is much more vertical action then the Manchester location(the elevator shaft excluded) the peeps behind the counter were great and the locals were rad.

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Friendly staff and plenty of straightforward bouldering.

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★ 5

My 10 year old son had a birthday party at Vertical Dreams Nashua this afternoon. It was fantastic, start to finish. The staff gracefully managed a rowdy bunch of very excited kids, and safety was clearly a priority. I wouldn't hesitate to go back, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an alternative to the trampoline park. Five stars!

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I feel bad about doing a negative review, especially when the front desk was nice. The bouldering section was just too small, and the floor isn't padded so you have to move around crash pads. When a lot of people try to boulder, it's easy to run out of crash pads even if there was room to climb, and I personally just don't feel as safe with crash pads compared to gyms with padded floors. Knowing that some of the floor wasn't padded did not help considering that the climbs didn't flow well in my opinion. Additionally, they had a much smaller assortment of campus boards/workout equipment, and didn't even have the bench cubbies to store your stuff. It also felt less clean than other gyms, though that may be down to the lighting and the old walls they use.

It is much much cheaper though ($15 compared to $27 elsewhere when you don't need gear) and again, the staff was pleasant.

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★ 5

This place is the best. Rock on dude.

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★ 5

When here with a group of friends to get my first taste of climbing and loved it! The belay class really helped me feel more comfortable climbing especially for my first time. And there was also a self belay there if you didn't bring a buddy. Lots of different walls and difficulties with even a boulder and hand boards. All in all I will be coming back here!

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Just okay

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The shoes they provided were horrible. All the kids in our group complained

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★ 5

Vertical Dreams is a fantastic place to pick up indoor rock climbing. The prices are unbeatable and the staff is very friendly.

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★ 5

Great place for rock climbing both for rookies and experts alike.The staff are great and make sure everyone has a safe and enjoyable rock climbing experience, Will visit again for sure.

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Andrew was super helpful and friendly! Relaxed, welcoming and safe environment with outstanding customer service!

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Great spot. Friendly staff

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Great staff

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Nice small but compact gym

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★ 4

Better than the Manchester location, blundering routes still seen 1 or 2 grades harder than other gyms

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★ 5

Friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great for first timers or those who need a “refresh” for belay

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Great gym, Bryan works there

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I had the funnest time there

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Great old-school climbing gym at a great price, severely hampered by short staffing. Please have more than one person on staff during a weekday evening rush.

I went here for the first time with a couple friends who had been there before. We bought our day passes and tried to take a lead test, and ended up waiting for ~1 hour 15 minutes because the only staff member there physically couldn't split his attention that many ways and had to keep jumping around to sign people in, give intro safety lessons to others, etc. We ended up giving up on the lead test which was unfortunate since I came up from Boston because the shape of the walls looked like it'd be fun on lead.

Don't lose the forest for the trees. We got some great exposition on the importance and variations of clipping techniques, but then didn't have time to do much of anything else let alone actually take a lead test. Consider hiring more people, drawing in volunteers with free membership to have more hands on deck, or limiting capacity based on staffing. Otherwise the shortfall causes both service and potential safety issues.

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★ 5

Super friendly and great atmosphere.

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If your going here for bouldering the premade paths that they make are not for beginners, however you can always just try climbing without following one

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★ 5

Very fun! I will go again and again!!

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Good for all ages

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don’t come here for bouldering or auto belay. some of the rocks literally spin or fall off when you try to reach them. the 2 auto belay systems they have are sketchy af. bouldering here is not what you’d expect. shoes that you rent out feel awful

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★ 4

I loved it. This was my first time doing Indoor Rock Climbing. If I had any suggestions, it would be to actually offer a class for beginners on how to rock climb. The other would be to have larger foot holds. Those of us with large feet have trouble using the footholds!

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Trying to climb and there were sweaty holds. Even with enough chalk on my hands trying to climb was not fun. SUPER small bouldering section. I’ve been other places and the smell here was awful. Staff was friendly don’t get me wrong but I walked out after 10-15 mins. Won’t be back

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★ 5

Friendly staffs, clean facility

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★ 5

Calm collective and educational experience. I recommend calling and asking Chris is in the shop as he was a great introduction to rock climbing and to Vertical Dreams.

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Fun

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I really enjoyed my time at Vertical Dreams but one major thing that threw me off is the odors and cleanliness of the place. The first thing I noticed was how STRONG the smell of body odor and sweat was when I walked in. I powered through and eventually got used to the smell and had a good time. Other gyms I have been to are better maintained and I have not gotten my nose assaulted the same way. The workers there are super nice and made everything very enjoyable. They are knowledgeable in anything related to climbing.

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★ 5

Place is great. I am new and Chris was a great instructor! Great way to learn and feel confident.

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★ 5

The staff at this location are the best! The climbing is great and everyone that works there is extremely knowledgeable, helpful and kind. Its seems like every time I go Chris teaches me something new and gives me fantastic advice.

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★ 5

Love this place. We go regularly. Chris is the best.

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★ 5

Great customer service!! Finding other rock gyms are incredibly stuck up in MA and do zero problem solving for customers. This place is great!

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Friendly, well trained staff, professional gear, and a good attitude about safety.

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First time and my grandkids loved it

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★ 5

Amazing place with friendly staff. Great place for beginner lessons and to get started. Also contains enough advanced routes for experienced people as well.

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The staff here is very friendly and the gym has a great range for beginners, to advanced routes.

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★ 5

Great place with helpful encouraging staff that makes the gym feel like a community.

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★ 5

Great spot! Chris behind the counter was welcoming and knowledgeable. Seemed odd that he was the only staff person there, but he was certainly making the rounds. Climbs were tough but fun. There were more bouldering routes than I expected when I first walked in. Can't wait to come back!

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★ 5

The staff was friendly and very good at teaching new climbers. It was very clean and orderly. My friends and I had a great time learning and climbing!

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Just stopped in to meet with the staff and plan some events super friendly people! I've climbed here before it looks little different (good changes of wall holds) very clean. Safety is number one with these guys! Highly recommended!

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★ 5

Very nice facility and super friendly staff. I was in town for work and visited the local climbing gyms and this is the only one I would actually get a membership at! I love the old-school cement walls and taped problems. I can't speak to the climbing as I only bouldered this evening, but the setting was dynamic and interesting. I'll definitely be back!

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★ 4

Fun experience for all... just wish they would notify you that a birthday party was going to take place when you call. Beware if your child would like to climb, you have to pay to take "a class" so they can climb. So definitely gets pricey!

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★ 5

I've had a family member ship here for years. My kids love it. Friendly/supportive staff. Interesting routes that are constantly changing/updating.

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Go climbing!

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Had a great time

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★ 5

I went from working here for many years to being a paying customer, which provides me an opportunity to finally leave a 5 star review! :)
Vertical Dreams has the best setting of any rock climbing gym to which I’ve ever been. The grades accurately correspond with outdoor climbing most of the time, which is awesome for training purposes. Also, the prices are insanely fair! If you didn’t know, you can leave and come back when you’ve purchased a day pass ;). $11 (student rate) for all day climbing? Sign me up! The whole community here is wonderful, too. Both employees and members are super welcoming and friendly. This is the place where lasting friendships are created!
No matter what level of climbing you’re at, this is the gym for you! I can’t recommend Vertical Dreams highly enough :)

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★ 4

Great place to learn the basics of rock climbing. Also, wonderful place to bring the adventure craving kiddos

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★ 5

Enjoy the climb!!

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This is where I started climbing a few years back and loved the gym. But just climbed here and I think the setting has gone down a lot. I think setters need more training, a lot look like highschoolers with not that much experience.

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★ 5

Boulder climbing / rock climbing

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At first you think it is smaller, but there is actually a lot to climb. Areas for kids and beginners, but also lots of lead opportunities.

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★ 5

We had a great time here. Got a Groupon for two, and had a blast. Although it was a little busy, there were plenty of places to climb. We are beginners, so there were places we climbed easly and many that challenged us. There were even some that we didnt dare take on. The staff was great! I'd recommend giving this place a visit. Wear shorts, a water bottle, and bring a lock to lock you things up in a locker.

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★ 5

The guy who rung us up and gave us a brief belaying lesson was super nice and a great teacher. The atmosphere is great and everything is well maintained. This place is easy to get to and right next to millyard brewery so you can easily grab a pint after!

I found the courses in general to be pretty tough, not many beginner courses.

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★ 5

Friendly and welcoming stuff and members.

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Came here with my family today and the two instructors did a great job teaching us safety and knot tying. We had a great time and my kids are asking when we can go back again.

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Everything about this place feels outdated. It's small, dirty and dark, with old equipment. The boulder area is really small and the crash pads seem like they're stuffed with tissue paper. Route setting is nothing special and actually feels lazy at times. Nearly every route feels the same- strong moves on bad greasy crimps. I feel like they have never washed their holds because the really feel old and greasy. They really need to step things up and update a lot of things here they can compete with modern climbing gyms.

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I've frequented many other climbing gyms and I find that the routes here are way more dialed. The rating system here is more consistent than other places and You can tell the routes have been set by experts. Staff is genuine and friendly. Pricing is very fair.

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★ 5

Worth the climb if you are in the area. Small gym, but a good one. The bouldering area is a little small. The marking system is clear. Some sections are darker mainly the overhang portion. The changing room is large and clean. Their are two showers available.

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Being a beginner, I felt that I was not welcomed. The auto belle is not beginner friendly.

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Staff is very keen on details involving safety

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★ 5

Great place to climb with plenty of options for each skill level. They change up the routes enough that there is always something new to try. The staff is very friendly and helpful!

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The trainers are super helpful and friendly.

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Really awesome climb at Rumney!

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Great place. Nashua staff very knowledgeable and accommodating towards beginners. We will go back.

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Good range in climbing difficulty. No autobelays, so we took the lesson and were climbing on our own in 30 minutes. Matt was super helpful, patient and nice. Would definitely recommend if you have any trepidation about climbing. Learning how to properly belay took any fear I had away.

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★ 5

VD in Nashua has a good variety of walls and routs, and is targeting mostly somewhat experienced climbers. But newbies at bouldering, as well as the kids will also find some nice routs for their level. VD has shower and locker room (bring your own lock if you want), lounge room, to get some rest, and of course rentals. They can teach you basic stuff about belaying and climbing, if you need.
It feels great there on weekdays till 6, evenings and weekends are quite busy.
I enjoy every my visit to VD and going to join their outdoor programs as well.

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A fantastic place to bring groups for a day of fun. Also for those who are an enthusiast of rock climbing, a great spot to hone your skills.

And sometimes if you belay... You just get kicked in the face.

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Great climbing and great community!

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Great Rock gym.

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Great place with everything from easy to very difficult. It currently needs a new floor since all the seams are coming up, but foam is still alright. Lots of Bouldering problems and even more sport climbs. Definitely a good place to go at a great price.

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LOVE THIS PLACE. I came in new to climbing this summer and have since built a network of friends. The routes are masterfully set, accounting for all different levels of experience. The atmosphere is nothing but positive; complete strangers will cheer you on. If you're looking to hold a group event, there is an area with seating and tables.

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★ 5

Vertical Dreams Nashua is a great spot for climbing in Southern NH. There is extensive toprope climbing on textured walls. The bouldering area is small, so if you're interested in bouldering go to the Manchester location or Pawtuckaway State Park. The routes are updated frequently enough that you can try something new each week, but not so quickly that your favorite routes are taken down too quickly. Compared to many gyms in the Boston Metro area, the pricing is reasonable and membership has good perks.

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Pretty litty

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Good time, not too expensive

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Challenging routes

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So much fun!!

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Great bear friendly staff awesome atmosphere!

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We went this past Saturday (June 17) with a group of boy scouts. Everyone had a really great time. Instructors explained all the safety requirements, we did some practice runs, and then we were off climbing. The instructors stayed engaged with everyone as we used the facility, double checking that we were following all safety precautions. There was a good mix of climbing walls - everyone was able to make it to the top from a few different starting points. Well worth the trip!

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I just started this fun sport and the people down there are SO great and friendly !

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They have a couple of walls but, they don't have a large bouldering section and the high walls are mostly the same.

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Because I can climb here!

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Good rock wall. Good to have parties and a good place to climb for beginners and advanced climbers.

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★ 5

Great climbing gym, pretty good bordering wall but great climbing walls.

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Fun place to climb with family and friends!

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Extremely helpful and friendly, thoroughly enjoyed our first experience

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Our local gym. Love the staff

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Best indoor climbing gym around. The Manchester location is a bit larger, however for Nashua it's still very decent. The price is a little steep, but they do have a lot of deals and other ways to bring it down.

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Like a few other reviews mention, I was also new to climbing when I first visited. Matt was especially helpful and welcoming from the start. Definitely worth checking out!

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started off new to rockclimbing going to vertical dreams. the team is filled with great people who want to help you learn.

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This plane has way more rock climbing walls than Manchester, but so much less bouldering.

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I am new to rock climbing and this place is beginner friendly. They make you take a getting started lesson that's about 30 minutes vs other places that make you take a 3 hour course. They already have the carabineer set up so all the belayer has to do is to attach that to their harness. There's a wide range of top rope walls and they have a decent size bouldering section. The staff are also very friendly and knowledgeable and willing to answer any question you may have.
Only con would be that the tape that marks the path are worn out and falls off sometimes. Thus making it more difficult to follow a path.

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★ 5

Love this place! I've been going to the Manchester location for a while and only checked out the Nashua location (the old Boulder Morty's) in the last few months. It's a bit bigger than the Manchester location, has a greater variety of routes, and texturized walls. I have yet to check out the bouldering area, but it looked pretty decent from what I saw. The staff is also awesome, and always willing to offer advice on equipment or how to complete a route if you ask.

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★ 4

MUCH better than the Manch location, so far. Bouldering problems are updated regularly (or have been so far) and top roping stuff is fun.

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