Reviews of Boulder Rock Club (Gym)

Brian Fox

The name has changed a time or two over the years. But the club is still spectacular. Updated well kept facility with more routes then you can imagine. Great auto-belay system makes it a place you can climb when you partner has a case of the Friday night flu...

Revarx

This place truly does have everything. They have yoga and fitness/workout rooms, cardio machines on the upper level, and tons of rock climbing. They have a starter area to bring newcomers and kids, then both bouldering and belaying areas.

Drew Campbell

Major issue with billing everyone should be aware. They just switched systems and I was overbilled by a month. I noticed it and called in and apparently IF YOU notice it and call in they will simply offer to mail you a check for the difference. I asked if that was all they were willing to do, Alissa the manager said yes. I said that seems like a poor effort and that I'd probably cancel and she said ok. Don't cry for me Argentina but that seems a bit lackadaisical customer service. Just be aware of the billing issue because they won't call you.

Jesse Johnson

Climbed here for years before moving away.

Bao Nguyen

The BRC is an amazing climbing gym to say the least. They have great routes and plenty of climbing areas. The gym also comes with lots of classes and programs which you can sign up for. There is also a decent fitness room and cardio area. I have now been to several climbing gyms across the country and the BRC is still my favorite. New routes go up every week so you can keep coming back to the BRC and face fresh problems. This was a very big problem I had with gyms elsewhere. I would come to a gym months after I have previously visited, only to find the same routes still up.

Andrew Carlson

One of the best climbing gyms I've ever been to. They consistently put money into improving it (recently redid the bathrooms and lighting). Great staff and good climbers that are (mostly) respectful to one another. A good amount of auto-belays too with a wide assortment of routes to climb.

Brenda Gallagher

The best.

Naomi Guy

20 years ago I visited for the first time. I was blown away by how friendly everyone was & the quality of the route setting was & still is outstanding. As a former route setter & climbing gym assistant manager in the UK, I had pretty high standards. Over the years I have had private strength training sessions with Chris Wall, participated in many of the climbing competitions held there & appreciated the facility & all it has to offer. A well equipped gym, yoga & strength training classes. My kids have participated in camps & parties & one of them was on the climbing team. It's a great place to bring kids & new climbers as it has a unique beginner climber area. And they have free coffee for the early birds!

Maximilian Wright

Tons of auto belay, top rope, and lead climbing routes.

Eric Welch

I have been a member for years and it is worth every penny!

TheJuice IsLoose

Amazing location. Great staff. A sweaty paradise!

Janna Devereaux

I drive up from Denver to climb at this place with my boyfriend. Worth every penny and the drive! Love this place!

Kelsey Shumate

Wonderful routes and friendly staff! As a nanny in Boulder I think the BRC's youth program is the best in Boulder. The staff are always in control of the class and they make climbing fun and engaging for the little ones. I highly suggest taking your kids to the BRC.

Michael Strong

Not a bad gym, but it can feel a little cramped when it's moderately busy.

Minh Huynh

The routes here are awesome! Love jstar's problems.

Adrian Knoth

Meh. OKish for climbing but absolutely terrible for bouldering. Also pretty small, easily gets crowded. Middle of the road climbing gym, not much to be excited about.

Donovan Bagley

Great gym. I really enjoy the cool little overhang archway in their bouldering area. Also, the slide to get down once completing a problem is a clever idea.

michael atwood

This place Rocks! I used to eat rice for a month, just to save month for a winter membership.

Ian L

Great place. Friendly Staff. Clean facility. Has auto belay and a good bouldering section if you are going solo. Chill setting. Looking to spray more than climb, you might like it better elsewhere

Tera Blondin

It was fun

Wazo Heat

Great hours, friendly staff, awesome extras (yoga, fitness classes) and just a darn fun place to be.

Connie O'Dell

Nice selection of climbing routes, good service, good classes,

Jason Pfund

I only went here for one day to try out their bouldering. The gym is definitely more focused on top rope than bouldering, but the route setting was solid.

Isabelle Bullock

Nice environment, doesn't stink like some, they're always changing up and adding new routes keeping things interesting

Chandler Alexander

I love this place so much I would sleep on the floor

Vincent Hutton

Rock gym has it all!

Theresa Hart

The workout is intense more than I'd ever do on my own. and very effective. The staff is so friendly and welcoming.

Alex White

Stopped by while traveling through and was very impressed. Tons of space and cool staff. Check it out

David Goldstein

Pros: quality route setting, new routes are set several times a week. Cons: Cramped, Less square footage and shorter walls than the competition. Poor ventilation: cold at the bottom and hot at the top.

phillip horner

Best gym in town

Arlan Robertson

Great place to train and get a workout in. Best gym in Boulder.

crystal hinds

This place is a lot of fun. Mostly geared for full sized climbers and boulder brats, but there is a tucked away area up top for mini climbers and wee ones. They do a great school age birthday party complete with challenges and games. Great secret slide too!

Jon Solove

Helpful, friendly staff and great route-setters!

Dan M

Locals Only Beta: Sober climbing group on Friday from 6-9 pm. Join the Phoenix Multisport Group which support activities for the SOBER climbing community. Learn to climb and belay with all gear provided. Lots of great folks. Must be sober at least 48 hours to attend! No charge but donations are gratefully accepted.

Evan Owen

Love this gym, friendly staff

Andrew Commander

Great variety of bouldering, sport, and lead climbs

Matt Abitan

Best climbing gym in town

J&N Mapara

Really enjoyed my first time at rock climbing here. My son enjoyed his first time here too. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Azalea Drace

Nice people and facilities. Really cool climbing walls and gyms.

emily chiles

Good variety of routes, nice staff. Overall a pretty good gym

Logan Melton

Almost as good as The Spot

Daniel Erat

A bit on the small side, but great routes.

Bear Schneider

Staff is cool, routes are fun even if you just boulder, tons of belay and autobelay options, weight room filled to the brim with equipment, showers, free coffee until 11?? I will save money by coming here to get my morning cup(s), and I'll get a workout in too! Already being cheaper than anything back home in NC with better amenities and perks makes it hard to beat, AND THEN they hit you with the fact that there's no sign up fee.

Shanna Henkel

Joslyn's Mas Chicas (Motivated to Achieve Success) climbing class for women is the best and starts up again this week!

Adam Isaacs

BRC is a great place for topropes and lead. Chill environment and some strong climbers to learn from. They have high walls and multiple autobelays for the solo day. Pretty small bouldering area but there are some thoughtful routes in there.

Dan Sosalla

I love this gym because most everyone is friendly and it still has a home-grown vibe. Routesetting is good but not amazing. Subjective, I know. Decent weight gym with all of my favorite climbing related exercise equipment. I'm a fan of the Moon board and campus board. If they ever expand then I would love to see an angle adjustable system wall. The Moonboard is tough for most people in my opinion. I enjoy creating problems on a general system board where I can focus on crimps or pinches etc.

Max Otto

I had lots of fun!

Cyrus Khan

A fantastic indoor gym with a wide variety of lead and top rope walls along with bouldering of all shapes and sizes as well. The classes are also worth attending with experienced coaches like Chris Wall and Brent who will make sure you leave fitter than when you walked in. Excellent community amongst the climbers and great service from the staff.

Justin Williams

Love this gym. Great route setting makes this one of my favorite places

Kaci Wall

Love this place- great routes and enough auto belays to stop by and climb on your own for a bit, but not too many to get in the way when climbing with a partner. The gym is nice and has all the equipment you’d need, and they have a nice schedule of group classes (which I can’t attest to the quality of because I’ve never attended any,) and community events. I can see how some may find there aren’t enough low level routes, but I kind of prefer that.

Sep Mulder-Rosi

They managed to lose my waiver, then their iPad crashed trying to fill out a new waiver. They wanted us to wait 20 min to get cleared to belay, but when we checked back after 20 they had forgotten about us and it was going to be another 30min. Three quarters of the way through our free hour we still weren't allowed near a rope. Like the chill atmosphere, but this seems more of a flaff-fest

Brian Kearney

Great gym, would recommend

Nick Smarto

Come for the slabs, stay for the community. If Movement is the La Fitness in downtown LA, BRC is the greasy neighborhood plate gym where all pros sling iron around all day.

Dave Earle

Friendly staff, deserted on a Saturday night

Allison Mitchell

The auto belays are nice, but this gym isn't great for beginners. They only have a couple courses under 5.9, and it's always so crowded that the easy courses are usually taken. Most of the other climbers are nice, but I have had a few bad experiences with some. The staff is fine; they just aren't particularly welcoming. I always feel uncomfortable when I am here due to the difficulty of the courses and the unwelcoming atmosphere.

John Burke

Ratings are soft, but good variety and very nice staff.

Joshua Burton

I highly recommend this place for people of all skill groups. I am a beginner myself but I saw people clearly able to climb 5.11's or higher on these walls. Good price too! This place had a ton of auto-belays for newbies like myself and my date so don't fret!

Drew Scherer

Great gym. Only wished they offered better guest pass deals like the Spot.

Riley Tanner

Aubrey gave us a seamless transition into climbing. A great experience for 3 first time climbers. Looks like we have a new hobby!!!

HART DAVID

Awesome, practical, and educational if you'd like a coach.

John Harkins

Great family atmosphere

Jake Baldwin

My favorite gym in town. Full weight room and climbing training equipment. 5 or 6 autobelays are great for running laps and building endurance. Interesting route setting. The only down side is the walls are just a bit shorter than I would like. Not bad though.

Damon Hill

I have everything good and nothing bad to say about BRC. Great variety of setting, awesome environment, the auto belays are amazing. The workout gym super solid...heck they even have a slide at the top of the bouldering wall. The staff was super friendly and helpful...I could compliment these guys all night. Check it out yourself. :) P.S. they aren't paying me to write this, nor am I an employee. I'm just a Boulderite slackliner who is trying to get his climb on. Cheers :)

John Powell

Love this place. There are very good climbers here, most very friendly and happy to help those with less experience.

Jason Carrington

I love this place as much as my kids.

Kristie Wolken

Looked really fun I went to pick up my daughter and went in and watched a while. Would definitely bring doing my workouts there if I lived there.

Stefanie Smith

If your going to join a rock climbing gym in Boulder, join BRC. They have the friendliest staff, with the majority of members equally friendly. I've made tons of new climbing partners here and the atmosphere here is super chill. I wouldn't climb indoors anywhere else.

Angela Nguyen

Very good atmosphere

Evan Toth

While living in Boulder I practically made this place home. The staff was extremely friendly and truly made me feel like I belonged. The renovation is really nice, check this place out.

Jacob Biller

Great Rock gym, lots of routes, different colored holds make it harder to climb a route which is nice.

Olivia Wassmer

Super Kletterpark. Für mich als Anfänger hatte es einige einfachere, kurze Wände. Und genügend Routen mit den automatischen Aufhängungen wo man alleine klettern konnte ohne jemand der dich abseilt. Für Fortgeschrittene ganz viele Routen sowie Boulderwände. 58$ für 2 Personen inkl. Schuhe und Gurt für so lange wie man will. Super Sache als schlecht Wetterprogramm inkl. Fitnesstraining.

p nelson

Love this gym...all good. Great routes and auto-belay considerations. Would even be better if they sent out emails to members when groups of young people or route setting or other activities in the gym might impact patrons.

Yo Dawg

Great gym

Greta P

Great gym, fun vybe. Good variety of routes. Weight room , yoga classes.

Locke Lamora

On my way through Colorado I decided to stop by one of the OG clubs in the US. It did not dissapoint! Stellar and creative route setting and super warm and friendly staff. Some gyms feel like a hookup scene but, thankfully, this is the opposite of that vibe. This is my Boulder gym from now on.

Kate Gagnier

Friendly environment and frequent route-setting.

Rick

A great place for people of all ages to come and send it

Mason Roberts

Great spot to get your train on or simple enjoy some indoor climbing with friends. They have auto belays, a full gym (weights, treadmills, etc.), a Moon board, and bouldering.

Cormack Donahue

A great climbing gym

Adam Zaborski

(Translated by Google) Wall and fitness center in Boulder, different degrees of difficulty. (Original) Ścianki i siłownia w centrum Boulder, różne stopnie trudności.

Toni Leskela

Good overall training place for aspiring mountain athletes. Lots of likeminded people and good couches.

Benjamín Zegers

Great place for climbing!

Christo norbert

Could always be better, but this place has autobelays which are great when you need a quick climb without a buddy.

Colorado Lenders

Kind bust but some great routes

Dianna Morgan

Had an amazing experience!

Clayton Laramie

A good gym that has been part of Boulder for many years. Very nice that they have autobelays. -1 star because weekdays get really crowded with large kid groups. Also some of the exercise equipment is older.

Neil Brian

Great!

Think For Yourself Challenge Authority

I had an excellent time! There are many routes to choose from and it is a great place for me to work on and progress my climbing.

Backcountry Xterra

I absolutely love going to Boulder Rock Club. They have a lot of routes and never seems to be too busy. It's great to start in the kids section when bringing new climbers. The bouldering wall is awesome and a blast to take the slide back down. BRC is definitely my favorite climbing gym!

Peter Lear

Friendly staff, lots of terrain, cool people

April Bullard

I would visit again. The people were friendly

John Basso

The place to go if you are serious about climbing. Gear rentals and classes available. Some snacks at front desk.

Brian Seegers

Great roped climbing, bouldering and much friendlier people than Movement.

Ryan

Really fun place to climb and boulder. Not a big fan of taped routes as they are harder to follow but I enjoy it just the same. They have 2 gyms (one for yoga with an open floor and one with with weights and machines). The auto-belays also are great if you are alone.

Evilnachos

Slightly older style but overall good climbing.

Aubrey Wingo

My favorite climbing gym in Boulder!

Nathaniel Dray

What more do you need in a climbing gym? Amazing route setting, a laid-back, friendly vibe, free A.M. coffee and a great weight room + lifting platform. Easily the best gym in the Front Range. Go to the BRC if your goal is to have fun and climb. Go to Movement if your goal is to take your shirt off and impress people.

David Julian

Myself and my kids really enjoyed it. Best rock gym we have been too

Hannah Bogdan

A place for skilled climbers but lots of fun

Matthew Sullivan

I'm only an amateur climber, but they make you feel welcome and offer so many other classes and options to the climbing wall.

Teal Harada

My kids love the camps they offer. My daughter also did a private lesson here that was wonderful.

Kelli Blenden

The setting is solid and I like that the gym is pretty chill overall. Almost all the bros even had their shirts on, even the ones who did 5.13a routes on lead!

Doug Harano

Showed up with my rock collection hoping to trade with some people, found out it was a climbing gym.

Adam LaPlante

Boulder's premier climbing gym. The Boulder Rock Club is by far my favorite place to train hands down(or up, I suppose). From their many many square feet of climbing, their well rounded fitness room, campus/hang board options, to their recovery room on the 3rd floor, you can get yourself fit in this gym. I've been going to the BRC for almost 6 years now and I must say, like a vintage wine, it just gets better with age. Over the years I've seen many of the same staff members which means people like being there, and it shows. From the route setters, to coaches, and the awesome people at the front desk they all share a love for climbing and sharing their experience on the walls. The community is strong here, people down to belay, making friends, playing, laughter, I really love this gym. Thank you BRC for making this such a fun destination in Boulder, CO.

Eric Stephenson

Always have to visit BRC. Fun place to climb! Just go there.

Vast Adventures

Gets pretty busy but everyone who works there is really nice and helpful. A good amount of auto belays for those solo climbers out there.

Jack Tanner

Really nice vibe. Cool staff and environment. Good Selection of Routes with lots of different difficulties. Definitely one of my favorite gyms.

Aliza Enker

Fun place with a mini weights room and good vibes

Nick Hilliard

Great gym. Interesting walls, thoughtful routes, friendly staff.

Nathaniel Wallen

Lots of different wall space and a fitness and yoga room. Staff was very friendly on my first visit!

Christopher L. White

my boys had fun here.

Gabrielle Gewirtz

Great staff. Love that they change the routes.

Erich Seufert

Good time

Lisa Otten

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BRC and CMS!!! Thank you Luke Terstriep and staff for an amazing time! We will be back next summer for sure. You helped make memories that will last a lifetime!!!

Samual Coff

Charged my card without my permission and refused to offer a refund