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| - Okay, I've never been to a Climbing Gym before, so this was a first for me. My wife wanted to go for her birthday, and I thought, heck, let's give it a try.
I saw my wife climb a 30 ft wall, and I actually got a up a 22 footer myself. We and two of our friends had a great time.
Now, the pluses. Friendly staff, lots of walls of varying types, from the basic beginner boulder-type wall, to various sheer inclines, overhangs, and different walls varying in intensity and difficulty. Chris and his guys were super-supportive and helpful, and overall, that was very positive.
On the down side, the gym's a little bit hard to find. It's in an old warehouse complex that used to be a steel processing plant off of old St. Clair in Euclid. You have to go around back of the place and there's very little signage, so you might have to look. Also, the place is a little dusty and shopworn, BUT, to me, that only enhances the feel that this place is SERIOUS. We saw people practicing free-climbing and working on their strength training, and the place is not for the wimpy.
In addition, the equipment, while safe, is a bit shopworn; again, you'd expect this from a place that does a lot of business.
Overall, I think that this place is grand; it's simple, to the point, and what's more, for a guy like me, it helped me get past a bit of my fear of heights, and that's worth it all.
The prices aren't terrible,and include shoes, helmet and harness, and they're constantly trying to improve the place.
All in all, if you want a work out and an experience that helps you "scale new heights", the Cleveland Rock Gym will get you to hit the wall, and then get OVER it.
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