My favourite climbing gym so far. It's big, doesn't get too crowded, has a nice open cafe area, a gym area to warm up, and lots of challenging climbs. I really enjoy coming here with friends. The staff is very friendly and if it's your first time they explain the rules and guide you on the different areas of the gym. You can rent shoes and a chalk bag, they have a nice shop area as well if you want to buy any of your own gear. Their entryway could use a bit of a change since in the winter I find it gets really wet with all the boots and they run out of hangers because of the heavy winter coats, but other than that it's good! read more

A good, small climbing gym that's on the outskirts of Montréal. They have two indoor bouldering walls and one outside, but we weren't able to check out the latter as it was raining pretty hard. We were only able to climb the top out bouldering wall on the lower floor as they were changing the routes on the bouldering wall upstairs (not top out). There're more top-roping options than bouldering, and lead routes have the least available (understandable). I find it more worth it top-rope, so if you're new to the gym or visiting I would go with someone who can belay. As for the boulders themselves, they are graded based on circuits (V0, V0-V2, V2-V4, etc.; the grading scale is accurate). There were no V0s when we went, and there were 2 V0-V2s and 2 V2-4s, so if you're looking for a place more beginner-friendly, I would look elsewhere. Most of the climbs were advanced, so I would recommend being around V4 and above to make your visit(s) here worth it. read more

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Situated on Saint-Patrick street, this wall climbing place is pretty well hidden. We went with work people as a group team building activity. To my surprise, I didn't hate it. It was my first time doing wall climbing, at first I was scared of the height but the more you climbed the better it got. The trick; don't look down, at least for me that helped. We were 10 people and we did a "competitive" climb. Basically, we were separated into 2 groups. There was envelops on top of walls that we had to climb, and in them, there were trivia questions. The first team to get all the envelops and has all the right answers, wins. It's a very interesting concept, although it was a "competitive" climb; it was very beginner friendly. We got an introduction to wall climbing, safety and climbing tips. It's a very unique experience if you've never done this before. Confront your fear of height! PS: hey have outside climb during the summer time. read more

Allez Up - Climbing Near Me - Le Sud-Ouest, Quebec

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Amazing place. Had a rain day during a trip to Weir and stopped in. Beautiful light and great headwalls. Interesting and challenging setting. If I was lucky enough to live in Montreal I would definitely get a membership. read more

Excellent climbing gym. Route setting is creative. Routes are appropriately rated and clearly marked. I went there for bouldering with two friends and had a great time. The crowd is friendly which gives a positive atmosphere to the place. read more

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Excellent, well thought out rock gym. The route setters are dilligent and change routes/problems often. Always a new problem to work on. Employees are very professional. Some climbers complain that they are too strict in their belay/lead technique tests, but I'd rather have that than the alternative. They have routes and boulder problems of all grades, so everyone can find a project. Walls are tall. This is the best rock gym I have been too. I recommend going early AM to avoid the crowds. Once I went on a weekday at around 5pm. Was a total zoo. read more

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I don't know what it is about Montreal gyms, but I'm pretty sure every new one popping up is just amazing. Seriously, why can't we get these in Ontario? Allez Up has recently been renovated and has completely new facility. It's kinda hard to find at the moment because there're still renovating slightly, but look for the giant concrete silos. After signing in at the "silo", you'll enter into one of the brightest and biggest gyms you'll probably ever see; the gym is just massive. All the routes are colour coded by holds so it's nice not to have a million pieces of tape everywhere. You'll notice a giant caveish bouldering wall to the left side and then really high walls (it looked like they were 70-80ft). The walls are walltopia walls and they are all flat paneled pieces (at least all that I saw). This makes it a bit more flexible for setters to put whatever they want on the walls without worry of the holds not "sitting right". I'm not sure how often they change up their routes and problems so i'm not really going to comment on that. There's actually a whole other area upstairs right when you enter, so that really goes to show how big this place actually is. There's just about a rope hanging every 6-8 feet so there are plenty of things to climb even on a crowded day. The only thing I hate about this gym is that it's not near me. =( read more

Allez Up - Climbing Near Me - Le Sud-Ouest, Quebec

This guy Guillaume was so disrespectful and patronizing. I was enjoying my climbing experience with my fiancé and he just started to be condescending on how I climb and had very bad tips, he made me feel stupid and uncomfortable. Never coming here again read more

I've been climbing here for a few years, since I moved to Montreal. Having been to quite a few gyms in Montreal, the US and Toronto, I have to say that this gym is top notch and the best in Montreal. Every week there are new routes set up and the boulder areas are reset frequently. If they the higher walls are about 60ft high. In summer, you can try climbing a few routes that they have on the outer walls of two huge silos. Those routes are 120ft high! read more

My favorite climbing gym! The walls are really tall, which makes other climbing gyms look weak in comparison lol. Seriously, I got halfway up one of the walls on AU and was tired because I'm not used to such tall walls. I like it better that way because longer climbs are always more fun! The bouldering is alright. There's not as much variety, but they're limited in space. read more

Sweet gym. The bouldering has a nice variety of difficulties. The route setters seem to favor smearing and dynoing on most routes so all the holds aren't particularly visible. This gym is good for forcing you to position your body properly. The top roping area is a little sandbagged (maybe 3 letter grades in YDS) but still awesome. If you come at the right time (5-8pm) on weekdays they open up the silos and you can climb a 60m pitch outside. read more

I was on a business trip to Montreal and stopped in here for some bouldering. Problems were fun and varied in style a lot. I found their grading system a little arbitrary; what's wrong with numbers? But grading is inherently arbitrary so who cares. The gym was crowded when I went (7-9pm on Thursday) but that made it easy to meet other climbers. Everyone I talked to was super friendly, which was great for me as a foreigner in a new city. If I ever end up back in Montreal, I will stop by again. read more

I've been to several climbing gyms across Canada. This gym has the worst quality ropes I've encountered: they're gnarly as hell and many are fraying inside. I don't feel safe when I top rope here. The gym seems very geared towards lead climbing, and is a good place to do it. In particular I like their rule that you can't climb a route next to one that somebody is leading on. The walls are very tall. Route setting feels very boulder-y even on the roped routes. I like crimpy chippy kinds of climbs so the route setting isn't to my taste, but if you like giant slopers and dynos you'll have a great time. read more

Beautiful gym, very well thought out, lots of options for the seasoned climber, though the grading seems harder than what I've been used to out west. I'm going to assume that Montrealers are simply just more hard core... which means my new climbing goal is to become just as hard core now that I'm a local! The facilities are modern and spacious, some really lovely design work. The walls are high, lots of routes and difficulty levels (ever changing as well), there are 2 bouldering areas, traverse walls, lead climbing and different training areas. Even yoga and other classes available, free of charge, for members. A nice walk from the metro, old port, or anywhere else for that matter (if you like walking) or there are bike paths nearby and a bixi station. Staff are super pleasant and knowledgable too. read more

I've been to eight different gyms in North America, and I have to say this is my least favorite. There are some good things. The staff is pretty nice, and the gym is huge. Also, it looks beautiful, in fact I think the gym goes for form over function. Lot of the routes/problems use one type or color of holds. Charging a certification for belay is pointless and really devalues this gym for a one time use. I can demonstrate my knowledge in a few minutes. I've also never seen a gym with so many gri-gris in use. There are a lot of routes, and a lot more lead climbing than I've seen elsewhere. There were a lot of people lead climbing over average skill; this gym has the lowest rated lead climbs I've ever seen. Bouldering in the silo is a mess. There are about 984 holds and....7 problems. Its confusing and disorganized. Because there are 3 bouldering areas, there seem to be enough problems to get in a good session, no matter your skill level, but everything could be better utilized. Prices are pretty normal for gyms of this size. Overall, it's decent but has room for improvement as well. Lastly, some of the dirtiest, most grimy, greasy holds. Not all of them, but some were fearful even to touch. read more

Great climbing centre, perfect for kids when you go on Sunday afternoons. For 20 dollars you get the basic equipment (shoes are 5 bucks and totally worth it). High or low you'll find a challenging run and laugh all the way. Can be a little intense for kids who are afraid of heights but there's always a solution, time and practice. read more

This venue is amazing - the staff are really helpful and friendly, and I've never seen walls that high at an indoor climbing facility before. There's also a lot of climbs to choose from (even if you can do lead climbing), and they change every two weeks or so. There's also some good bouldering to be done, and they get changed regularly. You have to do a course to learn to belay if you want to go on your own (after you've been 10 times, you're allowed to bring guests who haven't done the course - just one of you needs to be certified). read more

I love this place! They have three bouldering caves and enough wall space to accommodate beginners and expert climbers together without having it feel too cramped. The staff are friendly and approachable in either language and add to the good ambiance of the place. Excellent route setting keeps you challenged and never bored. read more

Allez Up - Over 100 feet of climbing excellence. Tallest climb in Montreal as far as I know! - Climbing Near Me - Le Sud-Ouest, Quebec

Woot! fun time at the rock gym! everything is color coded making it easy to track your routes. Plenty of bouldering walls, one of them is actually located in the old silo! Fun! The staff is very friendly and helpful! They even have self belaying machines setup. The weight and yoga room needs more love. A loading rack, something to rack some weights for squats, etc. But that does not effect my rating as a climbing facility. They are lacking a towel service. And this is a must! I understand you may not want to included this to save costs, but perhaps, just an extra $2 to rent a towel for the showers would be nice. read more

Enjoyed my time here. Stopped in for a quick bouldering session. Was able to send their easier routes. They offer two walls which allow full sending, with ladders to climb down from. There are some auto-belay climbing routes. Staff was really nice over the phone and in person. Felt comfortable here. read more

Big bright beeeeautiful gym for those who love to climb. The space is walking distance from both orange and green lines but not particularly close to either. I went with my sisters, we had all climbed before but we took the 3 hr class together anyway to make sure we were comfortable with the knots and belaying. The class is available by reservation in French or English and the cost (~60$) includes your gear and a day pass for any day in the next two weeks you can come back, do your accreditation, and climb yer wee heart out. The teacher we had was clear, mellow and definitely made us feel safe and excited about climbing. The gym itself is beautiful 30 foot walls in some sections, 50 feet in others, a great bouldering section, clean, bright and with tons of colour-coded paths switched up every couple of months to keep you guessing. Above all, the vibe is kind, intense, non-gym-macho-competitve... ie; lots of cool women and men just climbing high and doing their thing. Yep that's a wholehearted 5 stars and very happy to be climbing again! read more

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Allez up is a fantastic climbing and bouldering gym for all levels of climbers. They have tons of climbs and you can basically lead climb any wall as well. It gets pretty busy in the evenings through the week but Friday night is a good time to go! Also, day passes are cheapest before 2pm and after 9pm so I recommend a morning session if you can work it! The gym itself is almost brand new and the staff are super awesome and the music is eclectic and fun. A great way to de-stress the week away! read more

I was tasked with setting up a group activity for our trip to Montreal and I love rock climbing so I called around. The other places I called were incredibly frustrating. They made it extremely difficult to set anything up (some of the stories are hilariously tragic examples of poor customer service) to the point that I never ended up setting anything up with them. In contrast, Allez Up was totally different: nice, accommodating, friendly, etc. Sadly, we had someone in our group with a medical condition that came up that prevented us from going to climb. Allez Up was very accommodating and reasonable about that, too. I will add that I also tried to set up group climbing on a recent trip to Nashville, TN and had a universally horrible experience trying to schedule something with the places down there. That makes my experience with Allez Up stand out even more. read more

Climbed here about a year ago. Fully enjoyed my time. The atmosphere was great. The route setting was top-notch. I am really excited to return and see what Tonde has done for the gym read more

It is a must try if you happen to have an Acrophobia (Fear of heights). Great way to have a healthy fun for hours.