Doylestown Rock Climbing Gym & Adventure Center

I had my daughter’s birthday party there (Kinder Party). The staff and facility completely exceeded my expectations. The staff was fantastic with the kids– they were fun, energetic, and so encouraging. Some of the kids that were hesitant at the beginning were tirelessly encouraged by the staff, and did so well by the end! We had our own large private climbing area with lots of different climbing activities. All the kids– both those experienced climbers and inexperienced climbers– had a fantatic time. Paper products and cake server were provided, which is another bonus. Highly recommended for a birthday party!!!

Really awesome local rock gym! The staff and members are super friendly. If you’re looking for a cool place with great vibes to climb at, definitely check out DRG. Their membership rates are awesome, too!
Found this place with a few friends one afternoon. Rekindled my desire to climb, so I wound up getting a membership and taking a few classes. Tons of perks — reduced rates on indoor/​outdoor classes, buddy passes, free clinics, and discounted gear in their pro shop (decent selection of stuff, too).
This is no doubt a climber’s gym — it’s a great place to learn and expand your knowledge with awesome people. They also have a separate kids section that’s hidden off in the back room… so kids have their own space and rarely are on any of the main walls.
To the people (err person…) who is complaining about the size, it should be noted that it’s on the smaller side. With that said, there are TONS of routes and problems here and they’re changing them up constantly (I’ve been here three weeks and they already changed a few routes up). I come and climb here 2−3x a week now and will probably always be challenged with something (then again I suck, so maybe it’s just me). If you’re looking for a mega-​sized climbing gym, this isn’t it… but then again it’s still a gym. It’s a place to train for… well, climbing. If you want to go climb on something big, go outside!

I walked in and was immediately confronted with a rock gym that… is hardly an acceptable rock gym. I had driven over 30 minutes to get there though so I sucked it up, paid their $ 14 climbing fee and decided to give the place a go.
Unfortunately, climbing here was super frustrating. The photos on the Doylestown Rock Gym website make this gym look much larger than it is. This place is actually extremely small with a only a few walls to boulder on — the rest are for top roping. Things got even more frustrating though when I tried to boulder. None of the holds went above 8 feet, 10 at most. For someone who is 5’8, this was the biggest disappointment. On many of the walls, I could start and be up the wall with maybe two moves. Their setup forced me to practice traversing for two hours — which I guess isn’t bad but I was hoping to be challenged, not bored.
Aside from the setup, the overall aesthetic left a lot to be desired, maybe the safety too. Many of the holds were totally falling apart and would slide off their screws when you grabbed them. Some of the holds were also on thinly painted walls just covered by a piece of falling apart wood — especially in their «ice climbing» hallway. Also, and I don’t know how they get away with this, there were hardly any crash pads. Every other gym I’ve been to had stacks of crash pads available for climbers. This gym had maybe five crash pads.
If you’re looking for a quick place to climb, I guess this might be okay. Though, I would suggest trying the gym in Trenton. I’ve never been but it seems like it would be better.

Great rock climbing gym. Lots of bouldering ranging from easy to really intense. The staff are friendly and I really like the fact that they can belay for you. It is on the small side so when it’s busy, it feels a little crowded.

Great concept, awesome little place, but they were SUPER understaffed, so it was kind of a joke. We had to wait forever for the one employee to hold the rope for our kids to climb the walls. The employees were kind, and the place was neat, but I guess they weren’t ready for the business to escalate due to school being out.

Got a groupon for a day of outdoor climbing and it was awesome! The staff is really great — they know their stuff, are willing to help you in every way, are fun and inspiring! Will definitely be going on another of their day long group outings! Wish I lived closer to the gym and could go more often! A+++!

ANDREW IS THE BEST!
I’m completely unfamiliar with rock gyms and what is considered, you know, awesome, but as far as I’m concerned, this place is awesome! I may be a n00b, but my boyfriend and I had a great time here. They have a lot of great different… uh, tracks? You know, routes to climb. I don’t know what you would call it. It’s a small gym, but there’s plenty of variety.
With the introductory «package», you get one hour of unlimited low-​climbs, and two tethered (is that even what you call it?) climbs. I’m terrified of heights, but Andrew was very reassuring and recommended two slightly easier climbs. I made it to the top both times, and I felt great.
It was seriously a lot of fun. There were a handful of very legit climbers, and I didn’t feel awkward or weak at all when I lost my mind at being like, six feet high without a harness… thing. It was a stressful moment in my life. I still felt badass when I was finished with my climbs, though.
I definitely recommend this place, whether you’re a beginner, experienced, or just want a fun hour trying something new.

Doylestown is a very small rock gym, but the routes are so much fun. Lots of bouldering! The staff are very friendly and the crowd that comes here are mostly locals & very chill.
The only thing that kind of sucks is that you have to use their belay equipment and their older ropes/​ATCs are always jamming up. Not a big deal, just something to keep in mind when you’re taking up slack or lowering someone.

I usually climb at Vertical Extremes in Downingtown, but I came to Doylestown today with a free pass to check it out and try some new stuff.
This gym is great for bouldering. They have overhangs, flat walls, a cave, a hallway, an upstairs bouldering area… lots of places to go with ratings from V0 to ??? (didn’t pay attention b/​c I can’t do much more than a V3, but I’m sure they go up to at least V8 or higher). Crash pads are scattered around and there’s plenty to play on no matter what your level.
They have pretty good top-​roping too, though it’s a little smaller than some of the other gyms in the area. About 15 or so top ropes are set up with multiple climbs on each. Pass a quick belay test on the ATCs and you’re good to go. Good variety of features — cracks, aretes, a chimney, inclines, etc. The best wall is the barrel; it’s tough pulling yourself up over the bottom part and the incline at the top pumps out your arms even more, but you’ll get major kudos for doing it. At least the preschoolers watching us clapped. 5.11 is the highest I noticed, but then again I can’t climb more than 5.9 currently so I may just not have noticed. Definitely a lot of good beginner and intermediate climbs though.
The gym is really kid-​friendly too. Birthday parties, parents with kids… rugrats were all over the place. The staff is good at keeping things organized and making sure everyone is safe. They even have a separate «kids» wall. Staff is friendly in general.
My friends and I spent a good 5 hours here on a Saturday afternoon trying everything out (even took a break and ordered in pizza from a local shop). I’m not going to switch gyms anytime soon, but it was fun to check out a new place. Overall, I’d say Doylestown is great for bouldering and great for kids. I’d totally reco it to anyone looking to try out climbing, check out a new rock gym, or have a children’s bday party. Heck, I’d have MY bday party here… if only they allowed booze.