12 awesome rock climbing gyms in Colorado
From beginners who are new to rock climbing to seasoned climbers looking to keep up their training routine without hitting the crag, indoor climbing gyms are a great place to practice. Here are 12 awesome climbing gyms found around Colorado.
Author’s Note: Some climbing gyms may require reservations. Check the provided websites for more information on passes and reservations for the gym.
CityRock, Colorado Springs (Photo) Credit OutThere Colorado
1. CityRock – Colorado Springs
CityRock has several options for an indoor climbing adventure. CityRock features a MoonBoard, an interactive training wall that connects climbers across the globe. There’s also an artificial cave system under CityRock that lets visitors crawl through passages. Climbing walls reach as high was 43 feet and the bouldering wall is 14 feet high.
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Gripstone Climbing and Fitness, Colorado Springs (Photo) Courtesy Gripstone Climbing and Fitness
2. Gripstone Climbing and Fitness – Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs’ newest rock climbing gym, Gripstone, offers more than 100 rope routes and more than 50 boulder problems. It’s known for its notably high lead climbing wall.
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Pure Bouldering, Colorado Springs (Photo) Credit Christian Murdock, The Gazette
3. Pure Bouldering Gym – Colorado Springs
Pure Bouldering Gym offers climbers a variety of boulder routes. Upstairs is divided into vertical climbs and a cave while the basement has routes for any level of climbing, including overhung walls for extreme climbers. This gym also has a covered, heated outdoor climbing area featuring “The Ark” – a giant “boulder” with climbing lines around it. Become a member for 24/7 access.
Pictured: Tyler Youngwerth, 28, boulders in the climbing gym at Gearonimo Sports owned by Tyler and her parents. Youngwerth and her twin sister, Jesse, were nationally ranked rock climbers in 2012 when they were diagnosed with a rare condition known as Moyamoya and had to have brain surgeries.
Photo Credit: Christian Murdock, The Gazette.
Springs Climbing Center Courtesy Photo
4. Springs Climbing Center - Colorado Springs
The Springs Climbing Center offers three bouldering rooms with two of the rooms also offering auto-belay routes.
Photo Courtesy Springs Climbing Center.
Eagle Climbing + Fitness (Photo) Credit Dre Hernandez (@wanderingdre)
5. Eagle Climbing + Fitness
Eagle Climbing and Fitness offers a 53,000-square-foot indoor climbing facility with top rope, lead climbing, and bouldering options for everyone.
Photo Credit: Dre Hernandez (@wanderingdre) via Eagle Climbing + Fitness.
Indoor Rock Climbing (Photo) Credit Drazen_ (iStock)
6. Grand Valley Climbing – Grand Junction
With more than 14,000 square feet of climbing walls, Grand Valley Climbing offers auto-belays, challenging overhangs, 45 top ropes, a technical boulder route, and more.
File photo. Photo Credit: Drazen_ (iStock).
Buena Vista Peak Fitness (Photo) Courtesy Buena Vista Peak Fitness
7. Peak Fitness – Buena Vista
There’s routes for any climber at BV Rocks Climbing Gym in Buena Vista. This spot offers auto belays, top roping, lead climbing, bouldering, and a rappel ledge.
Photo Courtesy Buena Vista Peak Fitness.
Movement + Fitness (Photo) Courtesy Movement + Fitness
8. Movement Climbing + Fitness
Movement Climbing + Fitness in Boulder offers 22,000 square feet of climbing, 66 anchors, and more than 100 bouldering problems on walls up to 40 feet tall. Find locations in Denver, Boulder, Englewood, Golden, and Rino.
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Earth Treks Climbing Gym (Photo) Credit Emily Mair
9. Earth Treks – various locations
Earth Treks in Englewood offers 29,000 square feet of climbing with 48-foot walls for bouldering, top rope, and lead climbing for all ages and abilities.
Photo Credit: Emily Mair.
Denver Bouldering Club North Courtesy Photo
10. Denver Bouldering Club North
Denver Bouldering Club has three locations throughout the metro area. The north location is the largest facility featuring more than 15,000 square feet of bouldering that includes top-out walls, a ‘mega cave’, and more than 100 problems to climb.
Photo Courtesy Denver Bouldering Club.
Übergrippen Indoor Climbing Crag (Photo) Credit GlevityCo
11. Übergrippen Indoor Climbing Crag - various locations
Übergrippen features walls designed from the concept of crags, which are steep and rugged cliff faces. Übergrippen offers indoor walls for top rope, lead climbing, and bouldering over 16,000 square feet of surface at its Denver gym (new Castle Rock facility coming in 2021). Übergrippen also has plans for a second location in Castle Rock by late 2021.
Photo Credit: GlevityCo
Breckenridge Recreation Center Climbing (Photo) Courtesy Photo
12. Breckenridge Recreation Center Climbing
The Breckenridge Recreation Center features several indoor amenities such as workout equipment, a playground, track, dance studios, aquatics areas, and the rock climbing wall. The wall features three top ropes and 10 lead climbing lines and is designed with a wide range of realistic features. There’s also a bouldering gym for climbing.
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