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| - I've only visited True North once, but I can't wait to return, because their walls are hella high. Built in a refurbished hangar, the gym has walls that reach 36 feet in the air. Awesome! The problem, of course, is that it is located in Siberia.
LOCATION: 1/5
If you have a car, then this is no problem for you. If by TTC though, you can go to Downsview and walk, but it's a loooong walk. Or you can wait for a bus, but you have to take the specific one that goes through that weird industrial area - it's really in the middle of nowhere. In the summer, if you have a bike, my advice would be to go here on a weekend, bring your bike on the subway, and ride from Downsview to the gym.
Or get a car. Lots of parking! But be forewarned - I'm an ex-York student. I know that neighbourhood well, and I got totally lost getting out of there. I was traveling south east and popped out on Keele Street. It was like in science fiction movies when the compass starts going crazy and spins around and the compass breaks and suddenly the heroes/rogue scientists/ragtag group of soldiers end up somewhere in time/on a different planet/travelling through an inter-dimensional portal to a world where up is down, left is right, dogs and cats living together, and hamburgers eat people. Bring a map. Bring two maps. Bring a Sherpa guide and road flares.
CROWDEDNESS: 5/5
We went on a weekend and it was empty until a big class showed up. I imagine the location scares people off.
SELECTION: 5/5
I've only been once, but there was a really good variety of routes - from one end of the gym to the other, the height increases from really low (short little mini-routes adjacent to the bouldering area) to outer space. The range of difficulty appeared pretty wide, with lots of options in each of beginner, novice and expert.
ROUTES: 5/5
I don't remember any designs that disappointed me. The massively high walls were an absolute blast, and with that much wall to work with, there's lots of opportunity for different types of problems in a single route. The giant stalactite that hangs down in the middle of the room is the highlight - even the easier routes have challenging starts since there's a gap between the floor and your first foot-hold.
BOULDERING: ?
I didn't check it out at all. It seemed relatively small, but I don't think this is the kind of gym that people will flock to for boulder problems.
PRICE: 5/5
It's 19 dollars, which is pricey indeed - but given the nature of the gym, I think it's clearly worth the value.
STAFF: 5/5
Only spoke to one staff member during our belay test, but he was friendly.
GENERAL FACILITIES: ?
Hard to judge on one visit, since it's such a big space, so I won't.
MUSIC: ?
Don't recall hearing music, but I'm willing to bet it was 90s rock.
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