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Love FHC. Love that they have classes for teens and are very supportive!

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Love the boulder problems here. Clean facilities.

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great gym everyone here is super friendly!

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our first time rock climbing, and we had a ton of fun! staff was very welcoming and informative.

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I came with my three kids and it was our first time ever trying this activity. We felt very welcomed. The staff were friendly, comfortable, and informative. The kids and I all loved it. It was a great experience.

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Consistently great route setting and new routes constantly being added. Great climbing community here, too.

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Great welcoming community

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First time visiting here with my 8 & 10 year old kids. Michael, the assistant manager was SUPER helpful answering a bunch of questions and getting us started climbing. He took the time to explain shoe fitment, the different routes the different membership options and so much more. My kids LOVED it and so did I. Will definitely be back and absolutely would recommend.

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This is my new hobby to gain strength and hangout with my daughter.

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Great climbing gym. Plenty of variety for all levels of climbers. Staff is helpful, too.

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Looking forward to visiting soon. Looks like a great place to go.

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Friendly people!

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Was here today 2/3/24. Took a climbing 101 class. Teacher was very helpful and patient. Learned a ton. Clean facility. Lots of space to workout and climb. Friendly staff. Pricing was alright. Will come back and take more classes in the future. Great experience overall.

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This place is fantastic. I've been a number of times, and each time I return, the walls have all been updated. New challenges for every ability level.

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Very nice and top notch bouldering gym. They have a number of stations to use with varying degrees of difficulty. Ranging from massive meat hooks to ripples on the face.

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I love Firsthand. After two years of consistent climbing there two times a week, I can no longer imagine life without it. It has changed my whole outlook on exercise and has gotten me into the best shape of my life, at least since high school. I have been struggling for years to find an exercise that I really love. The climbing gym is what I have been looking for. I really enjoy figuring out the problem of the route I am working on while I get a great workout at the same time.

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They change every couple weeks to always have new climbs. Very cool place.

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Climbing 🧗 competition! Great atmosphere, everyone was nice. Clean bathrooms! Awesome!

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Awesome gym with awesome people!

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★ 5

Great gym! Tons of fun! Friendly staff, members, and guests. Very close to downtown Winston Salem, in the Innovation Quarter. Note that there is no roped climbing, and there are no tall climbing walls. It’s just bouldering. You’ll still get as much climbing as you want, and you’ll still want to go back every week!

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★ 5

The world needs more places like this

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Amazing place to climb.

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Absolutely adore this gym. My first visit was back in January and I've been returning weekly since. The staff are all incredibly friendly and will take the time to help you if you need it. Weekly events such as group yoga keep visits diverse and you'll meet countless wonderful people. I've made a group of friends that I now hangout with weekly in and out of the gym, thanks to Firsthand.

Animals are allowed in the gym although you'll never see more than 1 or 2 at a time. This could pose issues for someone who is allergic but the air is well circulated (as it needs to be for all the chalk) so I can't imagine it would cause issues.

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Very dope and chill experience! The instructor their was so nice and helpful! Definitely will be back!

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Great Boulder gym and friendly staff!

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Amazing for all climbing levels!👏

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My wife and I visited on a rainy Saturday afternoon for the first time. Being new to this sport, we were a little apprehensive at first, but the staff were extremely friendly, encouraging and even offered advice on how to tackle some of the courses. I also love that first time visitors get complentary shoe rental as well. We had an absolute blast and it is an extremely fun way to get a good workout. I highly recommend you visit!

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Good place to climb locally. The only downside is that it's smaller than a lot of climbing gyms I've been to. The routes can be almost too challenging for beginners like me so it's definitely for more intermediate to advanced climbers. I might enjoy it more after I get better at climbing but overall, not a bad place

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Amazing environment and the climbs there are super high quality and well kept

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Beautiful. So much wall. I'm a beginner and only did level 0, and there was plenty to wear me out. I saw some incredible climbers out there.

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Encouraging environment, fun place to workout and challenge your climbing skills. They change holds on at least one wall every week. 🤙🏽

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Great environment, everybody is super friendly. I can’t personally speak to the route setting at higher grades, but as a beginner it feels like there are a variety of great routes to learn on. I would strongly recommend this gym to anybody.

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★ 5

Really great bouldering gym. They have a kilter board, which was super exciting to me as I've never seen one in person before. Nice little gym area, good route setting and friendly staff. If you like bouldering you will like this gym!

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★ 5

I went with friends who are members and wasn’t expecting to climb. But decided I would give it a try. The people there were super helpful and very friendly and I really enjoyed it and will be back.

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★ 5

Great people, fun challenging routes, lost of space

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Great place to learn how to climb. The intro to bouldering class is completely worth it. I'm afraid of heights, but I have taken some falls on the mat and feel completely safe doing so.

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Friendly staff, reasonable prices, and great atmosphere.

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Great time for a first time climber!

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My fiancé and I attended a Bouldering 101 class here. The price was reasonable, and the instructor Ben was very thorough and friendly. The variety of routes seems pretty good, and we were told they set new ones pretty frequently. We will definitely be coming back for more

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This is an amazing place to climb. They have no top rope course but definitely amazing for bouldering or for kids to climb. My kids loved it. The gyms mats are also very soft which is amazing for those miss steps on the wall.

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Only place in town now that gnarwall closed. Great routes and friendly people

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Super fun and safe!

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I didn't use their facilities, they didn't have any safety straps. Even though it only looked to be the height of a second floor ceiling that was still high enough to sprain or even break an ankle/leg/ect. Not recommended for children and inexperienced beginners.

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★ 5

Very friendly people! All around a great place!

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Really fun and challenging routes! Student day pass was perfect for breaking up a road trip. Staff was attentive and extremely friendly. Small fitness center with a single bench+rack+bar tucked off to the side to help you finish your training session. Perfectly empty for me, but I bet it might get backed up during peak hours. Bummed I wasn’t there on the beer night.

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★ 5

My impression after one month with a membership is that they reset frequently, offer zero-commitment prepaid monthly membership (I’ve never seen this before) and it’s both family-friendly but also good for training. Not overpriced like gyms often are especially considering you get a free beer at the brewery on Tuesdays.

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★ 5

My first bouldering gym; plenty of more beginner-level problems, and I've never met an unkind person who went here. People love cheering each other on and helping each other out.

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Great 👍

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Great play for beginners and kids of all ages! Took my 3 year old and she had a blast. They have a great family plan too!

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Before I talk about how awesome this climbing gym is, first let me give a little information on my experience. I have been consistently climbing for about 4.5 years. During that time I have visited maybe 15 different climbing gyms across NC and SC. I tend to gravitate more towards roped climbing, so a good bouldering gym is hard to find. With that being said, originally Rockbox, now Firsthand climbing, has been one of my favorite climbing gyms EVER!

I started coming here around 2018 when it was relatively new, and have been visiting frequently. The setting here is amazing and is updated very often. Some of my most memorable and fun boulders I've climbed have been set here. The staff is also very friendly and prompt in fixing anything brought to their attention. The pricing is very reasonable for both the day pass and memberships.

Some things that could be improved:
More cubby space to put belongings, a larger parking lot (I've seen people parked illegally in the road in front of the building), and perhaps a more diverse set type; currently a lot of the steeper problems utilize slopers and pinches, and steep crimpy problems in the V4-V7 range are limited.

Overall, I highly recommend Firsthand Climbing to both inexperienced and experienced climbers alike. I will continue to support this amazing facility!

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Very nice and helpful, friendly environment. Felt very comfortable as a beginner

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Been going a few times as a total newbie. Prices are fair and staff has been helpful and nice. Gym is clean and allows dogs if you've got a well behaved, leashed pup. Not a ton of V1-V2 routes, but enough to keep things interesting so far. V4-V6 seem to be where the majority of the routes fall with a smaller number being easier or harder (which is probably appropriate for people that climb more frequently than myself).

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Very helpful staff!

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Great climbing just a little hard to breath while wearing a mask.

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Had a wide range of the more difficult courses. Needs more beginner courses though. The people there were very friendly and helpful.

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First time visiting this climbing gym and loved it! Good vibe, friendly folks and great variety in the routes.

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Impressed!!! Dogs allowed! Only well trained and on a leash of course, but WOW!!! I wish all bouldering gyms were like Rock Box. If I lived closer I would go here more frequently. Good variety of routes. Lots of solid V5-V6 problems. Owner and staff are very friendly and involved. Will definitely be back when I'm traveling through the area! Thanks for the great experience and allowing my pup inside. Game changer.

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Super fun, with a good variety of easy to challenging routes, definitely want to go again!

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Good problems. Good variety. Friendly staff.

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Good climbs. A little underwhelming and I had to wear a mask the entire time even though I have asthma. Not very accomidating.

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Very solid rock climbing gym with a good variety of problems and friendly staff. The overhand problems are particularly fun.

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Very easy to sign up for pay for hours of climbing. Employees are nice and care about each climber. I had no problems taking a small group of friends to go climbing and enjoyed the challenging courses. Very reasonable prices as well.

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This place is phenomenal and such a good deal price-wise. The employees and the climbers are friendly and helpful - the climbing community in general is just the bomb. Good place to project or workout or just have fun.

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Great gym for training. Friendly and encouraging staff!

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Great place for families, students, and anyone else who wants to learn how to climb, have fun with their workout, or enjoy wholesome community. Very affordable and extremely friendly staff!

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Great set up. Friendly and welcoming staff.

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My Daughters favorite place. She Ripped!

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Best bouldering gym in Winston Salem.

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Great climbing gym for all levels of climber.
I have climbed here for a few months and just met an employee named Matt who is straight up one of the most positive people I've ever met and made rock box seem like a friendly place.

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Great experience! I'm a beginner and I really enjoyed just simply trying this out. Friendly staff and members...

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I love rock box because they have a good variation of problems. They have a cave and flat wall. They change the problems every couple of weeks which is cool because you have time to work them and also it gives you a sense of urgency to send it before they change it. Changing the problems keeps things fresh and interesting. The last thing that draws me to this place is the fact they also have a free weight gym set up that I can use to do work outs and also campus boards to train on. The staff have always been freindly to me and they have drinks and Cliff bars available for sale of I get dehydrated or need some fuel.

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Absolutely great place.

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Fun spot to Climb and train. Super nice staff, and easy to get started!

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I love this place! Plenty of routes that are being changed regularly, nice and helpful staff.

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I took my son there and he had a great time!

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Solid, creative problems, a good lifting area with a barbell and squat rack, and friendly people. What more could you ask for? Great gym.

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Rock Box is a family friendly environment packed with loads of fun! The routes on the wall change twice a week, meaning that there are always new climbs that get put on the wall during the week! With other gyms that reset their wall less often, I've found myself to get easily bored. On top of that, management and staff are friendly and always up to help. If you're in the area then I would highly recommend giving Rock Box a visit!

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I have never gone rock climbing, bouldering or done anything like this before. The staff was enthusiastic, welcoming and made me feel like I could do as much as I wanted to try. I had a great time, looking forward to going back.

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I take my grandboys here as often as I can. It's a great summer afternoon activity for them and they love to climb.

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As far as gyms in and around Winston Salem goes, this is the best. Good setting, nice people, good training equipment. I've heard other gyms around larger cities have some better walls but they're too far to be reasonable to go to every day. They switch out sets often which is great. Only thing I want is some more proper gym equipment

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Been a member for several months now. They keep the routes fresh and have a good variety in difficulty. The is always something I can challenge myself with. They sometimes change walls at peak hours though which can make the gym feel very small, but other than that I've had no problems.

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Great gym

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Great climbing gym just wish people wouldn't let their kids run wild

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Cool rock climbing gym! Super open and clean space. Enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and wide range of problems from V0-V10!

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Great staff, encouraging community and a great route setting schedule keeps it challenging and new every week.

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Extremely cool rock climbing center overlooking the entire city. Awesome use of warehouse space.

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Great place for beginners with plenty of room to improve my climbing

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Great bouldering gym. They are active with the community and keep the place happening. Changing walls every week is great for regulars.

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Fun place and very friendly staff. The library is also really cool; wish my gym had one.

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Solid routes. Some fun setting

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They have a high problem turnover, friendly staff, and a comfortable environment. They enforce their guidelines in a kind and constructive manner, promoting safety. Also, the facility is clean.

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Nice routes, friendly staff, good atmosphere

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I stopped by here on my back home to Boone, NC today. I was blown away by the quality of the gym in its opening week. The routes were challenging AND extremely fun. I love the atmosphere and cannot wait to make this a frequent stop on my travels up/down the mountain. Can't wait to see Rock Box grow!

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Awesome first day! Excited to see how this place grows

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Fantastic new addition to the Winston-Salem climbing community. Modern new facility with a variety of holds and climbing angles. Looking forward to see the growth and development of the area.

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