Xtreme Plex

I am sad to say that this location is CLOSED! I am Sad because I drove 1 hr to find this out. Hopefully this review will prevent unnecessary travel.

I’ve always wanted to try rock climbing, so when I saw this special on Groupon, I roped a friend into it, and we went!
XTreme plex is located in a indrustrial-​looking part of Monee. When we entered the climbing entrance, we signed in, and signed some waivers. We had the full attention of a belayer for an hour, and took turns climbing (or trying to climb!) up the walls. Climbing for an hour is exhausting. By the end, I was sweating and shaking due to the effort it took. I really need to work on those guns! :-)
I was impressed by the professionalism, and the advice that our belayer gave us throughout the lesson. The friend I was with is «hawse” – her words, not mine – and he also did a good job pointing out the harder paths for her, and the easier paths for me. If you’re into climbing, there are several cool «upside down» types of climbing that you can do here as well.
Monee is kind of far away, so I don’t think we’ll be back. But I would recommend it for a fun, healthy way to spend an afternoon.

So here I am with another groupon review.
I purchased the groupon for rock climbing because I always wanted to try it. It took me a couple of months to decide to go but yesterday I figured was the right time.
I was nervous as hell to start but I figured, I might as well. Mark was my belayer for the hour and he was great. I was so scared going up the wall the 1^st time, I couldn’t make it all the way up. Mark started me out on the kiddie wall and talked me through it. He explained everything and gave me tips for climbing. Not only did I make it up the regular wall the 2^nd time, I rang the bell. (YAY)
This is a definite workout for your arms. I was sweating bullets going up the wall but I felt great. I will definitely be back. Not only is it an awesome facility but it’s a great workout.

As a last minute decision, my boyfriend and I decided to visit XTreme Plex for some rock wall climbing. We were first time climbers, testing the sport to see if it is something we’d like to get more serious about.
On a Wednesday night at 7PM we were the only climbers at the facility. Perfect. We got one-​on-​one attention from the staff. They belayed us for an hour giving us tips on climbing, and challenging us to follow different routes.
All of the equiptment I needed for climbing could be rented at the Plex (including climbing shoes), they even had equiptment for sale.
I learned a lot about climbing from the staff, and it helped that I had the opportunity to climb at my own pace.
The walls at XTreme Plex don’t seem to be very tall, however the walls are wide with many different climbing options. I could spend hours on those walls and never get bored.
The XTreme Plex also offers classes on Ice Climbing… *wink*