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The gym itself is great. The community is supportive. And the instructor, Joy, is AMAZING! I have regained control of my body with her Core, Yoga, and Acroyoga classes. Bonus that her classes are also a joy.

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★ 5

ed was great and my handstands noticably improved during the class

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I have been taking yoga classes for a year at Vital West Harlem. These classes are amazing. Emily Horkan, one of the yoga instructors at Vital is great. Her teaching methods are straightforward and methodical.

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★ 5

I love Arielle’s classes!!! I’ve been to her vinyasa V1 and V2 yoga as well as her yin yoga classes which were amazing she gave great pointers and it was well paced. Her pilates class is so hard core!! Very useful tips and always such a delight as an instructor

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★ 5

Great climbing and great classes
For yoga, Jacob is a great instructor!

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Ariel is awesomes. Her yin yoga always leave me so sleepy after a stressful day. Would defo recommend.

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Joy is the best teacher

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★ 5

Started my yoga and pilates journey here a year ago, very impressed with the instructors. Arielle in particular is excellent at giving breath cues and corrections so I really feel like I’m progressing through my practice, not just showing up to a class.

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★ 5

Been extremely happy with this gym since I joined. As a climber I’m also very grateful for the variety of classes offered every day, especially yoga with Jacob Hoffman and Joy Chen. You won’t regret working their classes into your training.

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I climb- a lot.
I have never in my life been to a gym with worse route setting. To call it that is generous. Half of the routes are just plain unfinished- random holds left to confuse climbers. Every single climb is straight up and down, from V0-10. Zero complexity, zero challenge, but of course plenty of money to pay for entry fee. Any stars given by others are likely due to the facilities- decent but tiny weightlifting area and a single treadmill. Truly pathetic “bouldering gym”.

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TLDR: This is a small youth gym charging big gym prices.

This small gym is filled with pleasant sunlight even in the winter, making it a great spot to meet a friend for climbing & coffee on a cold Saturday morning. However, the cramped facilities and poor management caused me to drop my membership in favor of another gym that is more practical for daily use.

There are two modest climbing walls, and the route setting skews difficult, presumably to keep people from flashing everything & leaving. The main space is filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows, a rare pleasure in the winter. The exercise area is a wide spot in the hallway with foam floor tiles and a single squat rack. The yoga room looks nice but I've never used it. There are three bathrooms, all downstairs, and a small locker room. All of this is pleasant enough... on the weekends.

However, on any given weeknight, the entire upstairs area (AKA half the gym) is shut down for comp team practice. Expect it to be loud, chaotic, and mostly empty of regulars or anyone of drinking age. Expect the "locker room" I mentioned to become full of 4th graders on a moment's notice. Vital will nonetheless happily charge you full price for the use of 1/3 of their facilities.

All this is to say that I can't recommend the $125/mo membership to anyone out of high school. Even if you went every weekend for a month, you come out $17 ahead buying 4 day passes instead ($27 x 4 = $108). Do yourself a favor and get a key card for any other gym in Manhattan.

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★ 5

I’ve climbed before at vital Brooklyn, but stopped for a few, and I came to this vital for a day pass, and Charlie one of the staff workers helped me out a lot, very knowledgable and also even gave me some tips to avoid getting injured and for some climbs I couldn’t figured out, keep it up guys! Will get the membership again for sure

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Great climbing but the it’s a little small and off the regular grade chart. I recommend going to the upstairs area. Edit: I’ve been going here for a year now and they never wash the holds and the set is always sweaty.

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I’ve been taking yoga classes here for a few months now and they are incredible, Jacob’s class has been my fav so far! The studio is lovely and has such an amazing vibe, i highly recommend!

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★ 5

This is honestly my favorite gym in NYC. I've climbed all over the city and nothing quite compares to the natural light that floods into Vital West Harlem. I'm also a long time yogi and I was pleasantly surprised to find the yoga offerings at this location to be extensive and super high quality. Really great teachers and a variety of classes offered regularly. The staff are all gems as well :)

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★ 5

It is a great place with very professional staff, nice amenities and multiple climbing paths, 0 to 9, all inclinations and brains to brute force ratios. With the pass you also get access to their other gyms, including the hanging gardens of brooklyn. I am happy I ve stumbled upon them

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★ 5

I absolutely love the yoga classes at Vital!

They have a bunch of class times makes it so easy to fit a session into my busy schedule, whether it's an early morning start or an evening wind-down. The instructors are incredibly skilled and create a welcoming atmosphere for all levels. I always leave feeling both challenged and refreshed, thanks to their thoughtful guidance and clear instructions. It's clear that the teachers are not only knowledgeable but also truly passionate about sharing their practice. I'm grateful to have found such a fantastic studio with top-notch teachers and such convenient options!

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Living rooms in Texas are larger than this gym.

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★ 5

Amazing gem. Yoga is tip-top. Nice people everywhere in a delightful community.

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Lots of courses that are challenging but also easy ones, changes a lot so there’s always new ones

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Cool place L setting

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★ 5

I love this place. The sets are great and the yoga is fantastic. Highly recommend. Also I love Claurys.

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★ 5

One of my favorite gyms in New York City! There is a large front wall which has many slab boulder problems. The cave on the right side of the first floor has tons of fun overhang problems. Upstairs there is a smaller wall, great for kids. There are also yoga classes & a small workout area. Come check it out!

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★ 4

Salle d'escalade incluant un choix varié de blocs pour adultes et enfants, avec des voies en devers et une arche. Toute la salle est baignée de lumière, ce qui rends la grimpe très agréable.
Pas de cuisine, mais il est possible d'acheter à manger à côté.
La salle inclut aussi des appareils de musculation, étirements, renforcements.

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★ 5

great gym, great people, great walls, great classes

hope they get more funding to offer more financial aid, a great program many other rock climbing places don't offer

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Reminds me of my gym at home (Colorado) with its creative route setting, squishy floors and cool people. Coming here every time i visit NY, definitely recommend. Oh, and if you're traveling and couldn't bring your own shoes, their rentals are actually pretty solid with good rubber and moderate downturn

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★ 5

Cool, sunlight-bathed place with fun settings. Can be a little toasted in the afternoon.

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Cool space with some fun problems. Definitely wish this were around when I was a student here. Note that air flow is not the best, the weight training area is very limited, and the padding upstairs is pretty thin. Also, many of the problems are sandbagged, particularly those set by SP.

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A great variety of routes that change frequently, and an amazing staff.

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Great little gym!

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★ 5

Great climbing gym, not too busy during mornings.
Two different walls and a small weightlifting space and cardio equipment.
Super friendly staff.
One of the few gyms that actually has outside views and you don't feel in a shoe box.

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★ 5

Nice place for the kids to entertain and burn some energy. We went up to the 2nd floor, 10 foot wall, much better than the ground floor as it's busy. The membership is pricey for the area. Overall, it's a nice spot for any member of the family.

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★ 5

Great place to visit, not too crowded.
Good wall to start

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It is very big, well maintained, and the employees where very helpful.

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I’ve been on the fence about a membership.
I just need to pull the trigger .
It is a place filled with something that I love, so why not ? 🤘🤘🤘

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Went for information every was polite and friendly

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Great local gym. Well set routes

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Good setup for that quick weekday afternoon climb -- and access for the weekend trip to VITAL Brooklyn.

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★ 4

Amazing ambiance & kind staff. Expect to do stairs if you need to use the locker rooms at all. Great facilities, but a bit small for a climbing gym.

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It’s nice but very small.

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★ 5

Great bouldering gym in Manhattanville with easy access to the 1 train and cross-town buses on 125 Street. Some new cardio equipment has been added for warming up and cooling down

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Nice climbing walls, the gym/lifting area is a little small but everyone knows the etiquette and takes turns. They change the climbing routes pretty often and the staff are very helpful and nice.

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Great little bouldering gym.

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Physically, I feel like a cheetah. Mentally, I feel like NLE CHOPPA.

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It's a good gym with interesting routes and a good community. However, it may not be worth the $115/month for everyone. The wall is smaller than most places so you have a limited variety of problems (although they are good problems). The gym area with the workout equipment is pretty small and cramped. They don't have student discounts but they do have financial assistance programs. However, it is not the same thing. I'd rather have student discounts, no questions asked. The $115 is for access to all 3 gyms (west Harlem, east side and Brooklyn) and the Brooklyn gym is much bigger and had a lot more facilities but it's unrealistic to expect people who live near west Harlem to make the trip to the Brooklyn gym 3 times a week. I would pay $115 for the Brooklyn gym, no complaints but I don't see why I'm paying for a privilege I will use maybe once a month at most. No showers is also a little annoying. However, the route setting and staff is top notch and I still enjoy the climbing sessions. It just doesn't feel like it's worth $115/month to me. If they introduced a $75-$85/month plan for just west Harlem, I'd give it 5 stars easily.

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Facilities are clean.
Decent variation of problems.
Wasn’t too busy in the time that I was there.

The lobby area is so huge!!
Almost seems like a waste of space?

I like that they have cardio offerings upstairs with a bike and a treadmill. Free weights and campus and hang boards downstairs for stretching and conditioning.

Kind of surprised they don’t have showers here seeing that is it’s a climbing gym? Hm.

Overall it’s a nice place to not think about too much & pull on some problems 😌

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The location is nice and secure.

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I've been climbing at this gym for over 3 years the transition from steep rock to vital has been a mixed bag tho mostly downside from a members perspective. If you're thinking about becoming a member here don't expect to get a guest pass like at other gyms. I have a lot of friends who climb at different gyms in the city, they all have guest passes and this allows us to climb together at least once a month and provides a ton of value to me. no freezing your membership either so if you're a student or have long term travel plans I'd think about that.

On to the things I still love about this gym. First the setting, easily the best reason to climb here and not somewhere else. Consistently has diverse sets of fun and interesting problems featuring all types of climbing even at lower climbing grades, which I don't always see at other gyms. Second the gym does have a small neighborhoody feel, my fellow climbers tended to be very helpful and friendly. This could change as the gym evolves into whatever it is becoming but for now the community is still solid.

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One of the best bouldering gyms in the city, with airy and beautiful space, a great variety of routes that change frequently, and an amazing staff.

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Love this gym climbing gym.

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Great place! Lovely staff

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Not worth the $$ of new membership. VITAL took away the student membership discounts (70$/m) and only offer (115$/m). It is a great gym but why double the monthly membership fees for access to the Brooklyn location? I don't want to go to Brooklyn XD –– can you offer different membership options / bring back student discounts / or (at least) guest passes?? Because doing all that and charging > 20$ for a 1 day climb pass that isn't even valid for 24 hours is shameless n silly

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Wildly expensive for what is available at this location. The justification for the $115/month is that you can use the facilities in Brookyln, which are much nicer. However, that's an hour long trek and unlikely to be worth it for most people who frequent this location. I highly recommend going to the Cliffs, which is larger AND still has student discounts. On top of Vital taking away student discounts (because apparently they don't care about accessibility) they also got rid of guest passes and raised the price of the monthly membership.

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The gym itself is nice. The staff however were not that great. I had to ask for different shoes 3 times and each time they gave me something that was either too big or too damaged. The atmosphere was also not that warm. It was very business esque.

Update: tried again after about 5 months. A lot of the routes had not changed. The new owners have just crammed as much new routes as they could into the walls as they possibly could

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If you're new to the area, its a much better value going with The Cliffs. Staff are better, and you have a much greater access to climbing gyms around the city. Membership here gives you access to only here and the Brooklyn location, vs many locations and ropes (with The Cliffs)

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This is a good gym, but it’s wildly expensive for its size and amenities. Staff are super friendly and helpful, but no showers and terrible hours make it not a great choice unless you’re a Columbia student and can get the discount.

The climbs are good and rotated more than often enough.

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★ 5

Love friendly staff, rockwall's are amazing

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Love this place, now they have liquid chalk free of charge

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Great gym. They switch some of the rocks out every week or so. If you join the Columbia University rock climbing club you get a discount. There’s also a modest weights set and three grip ladders.

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★ 5

Came here for the first time and WOW what an experience.
I was so nervous when I walked in and now, I MUST get a membership.

Everyone who works here is so kind and helpful (definitely added to the experience 😊)

I will definitely be back 🥰

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Really fun rock climbing gym the pricing is really reasonable and the people were super nice it has good hours so it's easy to find a time.

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The setting here is very good, with a wide range of both accessible and more challenging climbs. Off-peak passes make this place a must for parents trying to keep their climb-frenzied children engaged, while saving a few bucks.

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The staff was very attentive here. I had a wonderful experience with some friends. We had a blast coming here!

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Downstairs was not bad at all, but honestly their upstairs bouldering space is incredibly unsafe and is the reason for the 2 star review. I got pretty injured upstairs. I will admit it was probably time to get new shoes however the foot jibs when I visited before COVID where so worn down and dirty that combined with my need for new shoes caused me to fall, in doing so I fell straight down and rolled backwards to break my fall as a result I hit the base of my skull on the steel retaining cords. Mind you I'm not that tall of a person 5'6. So my recommendation is to avoid the upstairs area all together, unless they have significantly altered the padding

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A small cozy climbing gym. Very good medium to hard climbs. My only complaint about the setting is the lack of easier climbs. Even the easy climbs that are there are way above a 10 year olds level or a ladder climb. That being said, this is a very small problem that doesn’t concern most. Service is amazing but just make sure to bring a card as they don’t accept cash or Apple Pay.

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★ 5

Im a total noob (only about 4 months of bouldering) but ive visited a few gyms around the city and this has to be my favorite. Awesome staff, clean facilities, constantly updated sets, the exercise area is well equipped and great for some conditioning. All in all, solid 5 out of 5.

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Friendly staff, amazing experience, extremely clean. I will definitely be going back to climb some more.

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I tried and I hated it! Lol It's just not for me smh. This just have to be your thing, for you to enjoy. The place was very clean and Sanitize, low staff BUT, the gentleman did his thing and was very professional. GO if you're into this, not if you just wanna try something new😩🤦🏽‍♀️😂😊

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★ 5

Love this space. Clean, challenging, barbells for strength training. Finally a place uptown to climb

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Cool place grate climbs and has ping pong and hang board + campus board

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Great bouldering gym! Huge windows means there's lots of natural light, and good variety of routes. A small gym/weights area too, and lockers and bathrooms in the basement. There are free lockers for storing your stuff during your session (bring your own lock), and also smaller lockers you can rent for $25 per month, for storing stuff between sessions.

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Great place, friendly experience

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I love this place!

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Great spot to climb, welcoming and kind staff. The gender neutral bathrooms were a pleasant surprise, and the difficulty curve of the wall is varied.

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Solid.

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Excellent hiking. Scenic views and miles of trails.

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Two levels of bouldering (until V7), no top rope.

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Carina palestra di roccia per boulder in NY, un poco costosa ma allineata con i prezzi di NY.

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Very nice place. The interior was clean and spacious. Although small, it has a lot of different courses with fresh holds. Additionally, they have discounts for students which is really helpful.

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Super friendly staff, pretty good Boulders and location.

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Beautiful little wall with a variety of routes.

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Great place, great staff, great routes.... nuff said

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One of the best Boulder in gyms I have been to..

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Fun bouldering spot. It's quite nice i hear that they share routesetters with GP81 which leads to some high quality and challenging routes

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Cozy bouldering gym with a nice variety of wall angles.

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This is a great place to go rock climbing. The facilities are new and well-maintained. The staff members are very friendly and super helpful! I highly recommend this activity. Their hours fit any schedule and the location is conveniently located right near the 1 line. Highly recommend!

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This place is great for both beginner and advanced climbers. The community and staff are excellent, and the rate at which they change holds makes up for the slightly compact size.

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Cool place with lots of options and decent workout area. Lots of route options for beginners as well as veterans. The routes upstairs are shorter but definitely challenging and fun. I didnt give this place 5 stars bc it's really small and the layout is a little weird(lockers, bathrooms & water fountains in the basement). But overall would recommend for a chill solid bouldering spot.

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Good setting, friendly staff, lots of windows.

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Awesome place and cant wait to go

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Good climbing, nice training area.

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It's a nice bouldering spot. Slightly small, but a good diversity of routes. There's also a small weight lifting area, which is a nice bonus, but I wouldn't consider it a replacement for a real gym.

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Love it here. The staff is very nice and welcoming.

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Great little gym! Just bouldering, but there are plenty of routes. The staff is great, and it's in a nice location.

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Bouldering here was a bit crowded, but overall great value. The cave scared the 🙅‍♂️ out of me.

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Always new climbs, really awesome staff!

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Nice! Friendly staff. A little small for the price.

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We have called numerous times in a 3 week span asking for group rates yet all they do is say that “they will get back to me” or to email multiple emails in which they never reply. Their facility isn’t that great as well. I suggest trying another bouldering business.

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Great bouldering gym
Friendly staff. New problems every month in three sections

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Awesome bouldering gym with great problems for beginners to regular climbers of all levels. Friendly staff. Go to the climbing wall on the second floor for shorter, more technical problems to focus on technique. And the first floor has a great mix of all sorts of fun and challenging bouldering problems!

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Great workout

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Really cool gym! It’s on the smaller side but I’m guessing that if you live up here it’s a pain to travel to other gyms and honestly you don’t need to. The upstairs wall is really technical short climbs which I loved even though they’re mostly above my level (V2w occasional V3).

Really great use of the space on the lower level which is where all the longer climbs are. Had a blast! Would go all the time if only I lived closer!

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A little bit on the small side, but the routes are great

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Great employees and chill during the mid day. Routes change regularly to keep it fresh and interesting.

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