It's been a while since there's been a climbing gym up north. I was a little bit surprised when I heard that The Hub was Canada's biggest bouldering gym, so I had to give it a visit.
This gym is huge. If it had racks and groceries it may as well be a Costco. The gym wraps around the whole building with a giant boulder for topping out in the middle. Almost all the boulders on the edges also top out. It's pretty nice that almost all the floor is completely covered in seamless padding. It's a bit stiff right now, but it'll break in =).
The holds are still really new, so expect to lose skin on your first visit in the next month or so. I'm really impressed with all the angles in this place and how much space there is.
They have this giant feature called "the dragon" which is pretty much a giant leaning spire over a big foam pit. At first I thought it was really gimmicky and that it was just a weird part of the gym, but after climbing it, it feels more like deep water soloing. It's super cool to land in the pit cause it's really soft and bouncy. I can't wait till crazier problems get set on it.
Being Canada's biggest bouldering gym has a lot to live up to, but I think the Hub did it right. It's still in phase 1 so the yoga and fitness studios aren't built yet, but that won't really hold anyone back cause the place is awesome as it is right now.