Climb Time

Such a great time! I used to come here as a child for b-​day parties and it was so much fun. They allow you to order food in, so great for a pizza party. They offer belaying and bouldering. They offer great day rates and shoe and harness rental. They also offer belaying lessons. The space is clean and offers restrooms and cubbies for your gear while you climb. This is a great day event with family or friends!

We had a great time at CT last weekend. We learned to top-​rope climb and attempted bouldering, but definitely want to go back soon to try again.
Location: It’s in the very back of a warehouse complex. The sign is hard to see from the road so you may have to turn around and backtrack to get there. Google maps and Apple maps will not take you directly there.
Atmosphere: We came earlier in the day (around 11am). I would recommend coming at this time if you would like it to be quiet and are taking a certification class with one of the employees. There were only two people on staff and when it started getting busy they were scrambling to try and help customers learn how to climb and get them checked in for their equipment rental. It was freezing in there as well. I would recommend long sleeves.
Climbing class: The class takes about 30 minutes and you learn how to properly tie the rope to your harness as well as the proper lingo to communicate with your partner. I think it’s a great couples exercise because you MUST communicate whether you are climbing, coming down, or about to fall. It takes a lot of trust in your partner as well. What I didn’t like is they just taught us the top rope climbing, but didn’t explain anything about recommendations of routes or what is best for beginners or people trying to advance. Once the class was over, they basically just let us do our own thing, but there was no explanation of bouldering. They were happy to take our money and teach us how to climb and tell us how they are «primarily a bouldering» location, but no explanation of what bouldering is or why people do it. So we basically just watched others do it and asked questions until we had the guts to try it ourselves.
There were advantages to just letting us venture on our own and we felt really confident by the time we left. Also, once the class was done we had the option to stay all day if we wanted to, but bouldering was pretty exhausting. The other nice thing is that now we are «certified» so we don’t have to pay to learn how to do any of the climbing. We just pay for our use of the gym.
Overall, I would definitely come back and really enjoyed the work out from bouldering.

Climb time is where I learned to climb, and have kept coming back ever since. The bouldering is pretty diverse in terms of height and route variety. The top roping is minimal and mainly used for teaching belay and parties. If you have climbed a decent amount in the past, it isn’t worth your time. That is not really a problem though as this is primarily a BOULDERING gym.
What really keeps me coming back is the exceptional staff and friendly environment. This is the kind of place that gets to know their regulars and calls them by name. The regulars are all super friendly and happy to talk to you or help you out if you need. All in all, this is a fantastic example of what a climbing gym should be. You don’t need a state of the art facility. You only need a couple walls, plastic, and great people.

Would definitely look at other rock climbing facilities before coming back here. Process was quite confusing, environment was chaotic, and everything seemed to cost extra.
I came for a child’s birthday party – the biggest frustration is that you have to provide your own belayers, and if people are not trained they are required to pay $ 15+ to be trained for 5 minutes. One person in our group took longer to catch on to the knot tying and the employee gave up on him, told him she didn’t feel comfortable certifying him to belay, yet still charged $ 15 for the incomplete training.
I am confused how you could come and climb without bringing a partner to belay…
Dress warm – this place is freezing, especially right after opening.

My girlfriend and I went rock climbing for the first time today. Climb Time had very reasonable prices, and it was a great place to try rock climbing out. I highly recommend Climb Time!

CT has crazy tall bouldering walls and brutal inclines. This place will make you strong fast. There’s almost always a free wall or two if you just walk around the middle boulder, since people seem to cluster together. highballing with large crash pads is too much fun not to go! This place sets routes for strength as well as fun, but you’ll get worn the F out FAST.
they also sell shoes and gear, plus their day passes are the cheapest around. I love it.
p. s. when you’re heading up Kenwood Rd. there will be a small 1 story, orange/​red brick office park area just after a fire-​station. CT is behind the office park past a taller trucking/​shipping warehouse. good luck ;)

Finding this place is almost as hard as climbing up the wall for the first time. It’s waaaay in the back of a business zone so keep an eye out for the signs that guide you towards the door. Once inside, you will be able to rent/​buy any equipment that will get you (safely) up the walls. It had been a long time since I climbed so I did take the quick belay course $ 6 and was climbing up the wall in no time. If you just want to climb on the shorter walls (called bouldering) you will not need to have a harness or take the class. You will need to buy a day pass $ 10 or some other membership. Shoe rental is $ 4 and I skipped that as I did it in a pair of vibram five fingers shoes. The only other cost for rope climbing is for a harness ($ 4).
So, for either $ 20 or 24 you can find yourself climbing up one of the various walls, each with its own unique challenge. Some of the walls are really difficult and some are just difficult enough that you will feel really proud of yourself if you can reach the top. And pay no attention to those around you that scale the walls like spiders, they were just like you once. The vibe is really chill and people are friendly and able to offer advice if you need it. I recommend taking breaks every once in a while so that your arms can rest and watch other climbers. My best tip is to use your legs, they are much stronger than your arms and will really get you up the wall.
Climbing is very challenging and I really find it both frustrating and rewarding. You will have fun (go with some friends: they do have group rates) and get a workout too!

Considering that Climb Time’s website still has an announcement about an event in January, you might think they’re a little behind the times. Well, really, climbing a rock is about as primitive as you can get, so let’s not cast stones here (hee hee).
Anyway, this is the place to go for beginners, mostly because it’s cheaper than Rockquest but still offers relatively easy ascents. It lacks, however, the extensive variety of Rockquest, so intermediate and advanced climbers should pony up the extra cash and head there.
Filling out the forms, completing a belay course, and all that jazz is an irritation, but you can do the paperwork before you go by downloading it from their website. As for passing the belay test, practice your figure 8 knots, and that’s something of a head start. After all, you’ll want as much time to climb as you can. Your forearms will probably disagree, though.

A decent bouldering gym. Technically, one can top-​rope there, but there isn’t much point as the ropes span only one wall and the walls are fairly short. There is no leading.
Most of the routes are too difficult for children or beginners, which sometimes makes it nice — no competing with boyscouts for ropes — but it still gets crowded. If you’re used to slab or vertical or mildly overhung routes it will destroy your ego completely. Can you say overhang? Oh. my. abs.
In some places they have crash pads as cushy as a moon walk; in others there are only small mattress-​like pads that you have to drag around; in some places no pads are used. They have surprisingly few problems because of it.
It is INCREDIBLY chalky. I fear for my lungs when I go there. And as far as I can tell, any teenager is permitted to set routes. The routes can be a bit wacky, but occasionally someone will get it right.
Warning for the shy: the popular thing to do there is sit in couches in between climbs and watch the other climbers. People are pretty nice, though. Even the 13-​year-​olds who climb circles around me are good for encouragement and beta.