This climbing gym has great bouldering and belay areas that are updated frequently to keep you on your toes. The employees are well informed and friendly. It's an all around great climbing gym.
Good opertunities for rope climbing.
Boulder routes were all quite hard compared to other places around the world.
Worst staff you can ever find here. They hold grudge for you and will take your privilege back whenever it's convenient for them so that you need to spend more money and energy on it again! If you are ever going to get an lead certificate, don't come to Ann Arbor, go to Madison Heights or Lifetime. They have much nicer staff who are truly helpful for your improvement instead of abusing their power.
So many fun yet challenging paths, a great place to climb. The staff is so helpful and friendly. This place has great vibes 👏🏽
Fun place. Prices are fair and staff are nice.
Pricing scheme is stupid. You have to wait until Black Friday or be gouged on a membership. Setting is fine. Staff force you to get belay certified even if you are only bouldering or there for only a day (even guests visiting from elsewhere). The location is very busy when college is in session.
Had my daughters bday here (she turned 5) and the instructors did a great job with the kids. Nice facility, great instructors - would highly recommend for a kids bday party.
I started climbing here the last year of college (early spring of '17) and fell in love with the sport. Since then I have been to 11 other gyms across the country, but mostly the mid-west. Every time I go to a new gym I end up finding a reason to like this gym more. The staff is always happy to help with any questions ranging from beta on a problem to finding the right pair of shoes to places to go climbing outdoors. On top of that the gear shop has had everything that I have needed so far and can probably order it on the off chance they don't have something. As far as route setting goes, a new bouldering set (10-15 problems) goes up about every week and there is usually a new set for ropes (5-10 routes) in about the same time frame. If not a whole set, at least a couple new routes a week. The routes themselves are usually pretty diverse in style and are always fun and challenging. They also do a good job with the classes they offer. I can't say too much about all of them because I haven't taken them all, but the lead class and beginners class are both great. I assume the same is true for the others.
Overall I would highly recommend it to anyone at any level. If you are brand new they will take care of you and make sure you know what you are doing to stay safe and you still have a blast. If you are a seasoned climber there are plenty of challenging routes and strong people to climb with.
Great routes, for both bouldering and climbing. Routes include top rope and lead climbing. They expanded quite a bit in 2016, adding a second area with mostly bouldering routes. There is also a Cafe area, as well as a shop with a good selection of climbing equipment.
Great local place for indoor climbing/ bouldering. Gear, resources, clothing and staff is available to help for any questions related to buying gear or gym to crag. Madison heights location has more classes/resources available to their members than Ann Arbor location - waiting for that to change; especially gym to crag, cleaning, multi pitch, etc. Lots of kids classes and different events - flash light climbing! - that are awesome.
The new bouldering area is amazing, though they seem to rate quite a bit harder than the Madison Heights gym, and I wish you could top out like at MH
Excellent facilities for Bouldering, nice variety of surfaces to climb on. A small negative point is that there are not many easy boulders for beginners to feel comfortable i.e. newcomers not very fit and/or afraid of heights will only have a couple boulders to try :/
Instructors ensure you have a good understanding of the rules and equipment making this a great place for first timers to learn. The equipment is serviced, the runs range from easy to hard, there are auto-belays and plenty of area to boulder.
I started climbing at this gym many years ago, and have always have a good experience. The facility is as clean as possible, which is amazing considering almost everyone has an open bag of chalk. The staff has always been friendly and knowledgeable. They're almost always busy at the gym, so be patient and wait your turn!
They only way I was comfortable transitioning to outdoor climbing was because of all of the answers they were able to provide to me. They have a good gear selection, and price match, but it isn't always easy to get items, depending on the time of year. However, any time I've dealt with their "sales staff" to purchase gear, I never felt they were just trying to sell me the most expensive items. They listened to what I was looking for, and helped find the gear to match my needs the best.
The routes at the gym have a good variety, and they have bouldering, top rope, lead climbing, and auto-belays to choose from. I'd say about once a week or every other week they close off a small section and put up new routes, so there's always something new to try.