Phoenix [Tempe] Rock Gym rocks!
I had a great time with friends yesterday. We decided to get together for a Sunday Funday of climbing and [well-deserved] carbs. Most of us had never been to PRG so we had to go thru the standard procedures of a little paperwork, watching a video tutorial, and hands-on orientation with one of the staff members. Totally quick and painless. I will admit though, I am not a pro at knot-tying but the staff are always walking around and more than willing to answer questions or be hands-on help. Big shout-out to Jonah for having extreme patience for orientating me and a friend, and a pair of frantic kids + their parents.
At first it was fairly busy but lucky for us once our orientation was complete it had scaled back and we had a lot of open space to explore. There's a pretty good mix of different levels of climbs throughout the walls. A few times I might've just gone straight up instead of following the specific colored path but no one yelled at me [yay]. It's totally a team sport, especially since here they do not have automatic belayers [must have a partner].
At dinner our group kept saying how much fun and challenging it was and definitely worth return multiple visits. Barely 20 hours later and my arms are still dead. For an open gym pass like we had it was $15. A few of us were eyeing some of their monthly/quarterly passes which are well-priced. Can't wait to come back!