When I first heard there was going to be a new bouldering gym in Las Vegas, my initial thoughts were "cool....not going to be a good place to train, maybe check it out when it rains and the sandstone is soaked."
Then I came into the refuge and my mind was thoroughly changed.
To call this place a climbing gym is to use a misnomer, it truly is a training facility. The offerings of fitness and yoga incorporated with VERY good route setting really helps push this place to what Las Vegas has long needed.
Within a week of opening, the number of local hardmen and hardwomen I have seen frequenting this place reinforced what I had already suspected: This place is awesome.
It has a very open feel to it, the walls are quite tall and downclimbing is an essential skill here if you value your knees/ankles. Staff is fantastic as noted above, and most of the time they are wearing staff shirts. Most climbing gyms I have been to I haven't been able to tolerate the 'bro' mentality and condescension many of the staff members have, that is absent here.
I agree that it is a bummer that vending machines are the only food/drink options other than water here, also would be nice if they sold a few things like chalk and tape...but that is truly nit picking.
The owner is very active in the gym as is his manager, and both are very receptive to and often solicit feedback. Now if only I could get stronger so I could climb some of those V-Thatisreallyfreakinghard problems...