You get chimneys and slabs as well as the classic gym overhangs and roofs, and an in-house guide service offers rock trips across the Northeast. MetroRock says their routesetting style emulates outdoor climbing as opposed to competition-style setting. In other words, your membership card is for more than just the gym it’s for the wider climbing community. MetroRock has three gyms in New England, and the mission of each isn’t just to get you prepped for gym climbing and belaying duty they also want their members to take the skills they learn indoors and transfer them to the crag.
Being in a creative environment encourages you to think outside the box when you’re climbing.” -David Nguyen MetroRock Connecting new climbers to the community Photo: Courtesy Or walk by the beginner’s wall and see a giant purple elephant. It’s amazing to walk in and see that giant eyeball staring right at you. Member Quote: “The aesthetic of the gym plays a huge part in my climbing experience. Climb So iLL designs their own holds and works with other hold companies to create grips and colors exclusive to their gym, so the routes are truly one of a kind.Ĭlasses & Clinics: Yoga, strength and conditioning, gym to crag, Warrior’s Way, scouts, and running. Nearly everything is repurposed from the original building or custom-made-the place has a brick factory–meets–USS Enterprise look and vibe. The walls are among the wildest and most creative we’ve ever seen (think giant eyeball, see below).
Louis climbers since it opened its doors in 2012. Housed in a once-abandoned power plant, Climb So iLL has made a massive impression on St. I’ve met so many new friends here-and I climb stronger than ever.” -Matthew Henson Climb So iLL Yesterday meets tomorrow Photo: Tim Kemple Member Quote: “Brooklyn Boulders Somerville has created an environment where there’s an organic community that gathers to climb, workout, and hangout.
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The routes here are, well, fun.Ĭlasses & Clinics: Yoga, Pilates, capoeira, pro climber speakers, and parkour. The walls are a natural wood grain, pleasing to the eye, and a creative challenge for routesetters, since smearing is all but eliminated. Their Somerville (MA) location incorporates a 4,000-square-foot workspace where you can post up to finish your freelance assignment or trade some stocks (why not?) before working your project. BKB has expanded from Brooklyn to three more locations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois. There’s graffiti and art and an attitude of fun. But Brooklyn Boulders, or BKB, has brought an urban, almost punk, approach to gym design and climbing ethos. In fact, they relished being uncool, or not giving a shit at the very least. There was a time when climbers didn’t care about being cool. Related: Photo Gallery-8 Incredible Climbing Structuresīrooklyn Boulders Making climbing the epitome of cool Photo: Courtesy.There’s a real sense of dedication and camaraderie among all the climbers that makes it feel like home.” -Leah Scott Everyone is psyched, but not overly intense. Member Quote: “The Front is my top choice because of its atmosphere. It’s still a spot to hone your craft and progress as a climber, but they now offer a multitude of classes, weight training, cardio, and even complimentary yoga and Pilates, a perk for the “not interested in climbing significant other.” In 2010, The Front installed solar panels, generating almost 10 megawatts of power per year, and they neutralize the rest of their energy consumption with wind power offsets.Ĭlasses & Clinics: Yoga, Pilates, spinning, bouldering 101, intro to climbing, lead climbing, and gym to crag. It’s a place that, they say, inspires people to keep pushing themselves. The Front Climbing Club The power of authenticity Photo: Courtesyįounded as a bouldering gym, The Front in Salt Lake City has a reputation for attracting some of the area’s best climbers as members. While in practical terms the very best gym in the country is the one closest to your house (or van), here’s a short list of gyms driving the current plastic paradise boom.
Once a dank cave where diehards trained through the winter, the climbing gym is now an architectural wonder, a cultural phenomenon-and the perfect place for our tribe to gather. This story originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of our print edition. Get access to everything we publish when you
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