Small gym but great options. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Prices are inexpensive and Groupons…read moreare typically available. It is important to know that there are not any auto-belays - so it may be tough for a child or first-time climber.

Great gym. Friendly staff, reasonable rates (or good rates if you get the monthly thing),…read morechallenging routes, good variation. The biggest downside to Climb North is that the routes are usually harder than they are marked. On the upside, that means that if I can do a V2 at CN, I might be able to get a V4 or V5 at most other walls. Unfortunately it's a sharp starting curve if you're just beginning, but I understand they're working on that. Other than that, the wall is mostly centered around bouldering instead of top-roping, which is great if you're not looking to invest a lot into equipment and just want to get started! The staff is stellar. They won't get in your way, but they do let someone know if they're being unsafe. If you ask for tips or suggestions, they'll give only as much as is requested, and let you figure out a given problem on your own. The place is friendly to kids, adults, and students. They do sell some climbing gear which is reasonably priced, and seems to be a good way to support the gym. If I weren't leaving Pittsburgh, I'd be climbing at Climb North every week.

Love the three floor option. Having different levels is nice for beginners. I had a great time…read moretrying to bolder under the cave in the basement - I fell so many times but it was a great time. Super cheap too love the vibe. The staff is so nice if you're new they are very helpful

Really a wonderful gym. As a member I could get rental shoes for free and bring a friend for free…read more The climbing is spread across three levels, with some room to grow on the top level. Since the gym is in an older building, you climb a set of creaky house stairs to access each one which adds to the charm! The yoga is an excellent perk too, with a yoga studio on a dedicated floor all to itself.

Believe it or not Im only 13 years old and I love this place, not only do I have a 3 month…read moremembership but so does my best friend. This is a great place to go if you want to build arm strength leg strength and just let your energy out. The workers are just so amazing, so kind and funny. I come here almost every other weekday and have such a blast. I really recommend coming here. AMAZING staff

Super fun new experience. I went with a friend after getting a Groupon for climbing 101 with…read morepersonal instructor. Tyler, our awesome instructor, was with us for 2 hours teaching us knot tying, belaying, provided climbing tips, and gave a good dose of moral support to get over height or falling fears. They do have belay machines in case you do not have someone to belay for you. My friend and I passed the belaying test so we are all set when we go back together to climb again. As a heads up to those who have rental shoe fear, special shoes are required as part of the climbing gear provided.

My boys are taking a beginner climbing class here and it's great. Zoe is so great with the kids and…read morethe space is wonderful too. Its a really empowering activity for the kids and a good way for my youngest to work through his fear of heights.

The best indoor bouldering that I have done. The staff was great and relaxed. Just the vibe was…read moreworth it. Wish I lived here to go more often.

I visited Shaker Rocks on my Thanksgiving break. I have climbed in gyms in Austin, TX and in…read moreMaryland. This has to be one of my favorite gyms I have visited. The day pass was only $22 which is really affordable compared to the other gyms I have visited. My husband and I quickly watched the welcome video and passed the belay test so we can sport climb. The employees at the front desk were very kind and helpful. The upstairs of Sport Rock has shorter walls to sport climb. Those walls are really good for warming up, and for kids to climb. We started out there and then moved to the taller walls on the first floor. Downstairs had a great variety of climbs. The beta on the lower-level problems was more interesting than climbing a ladder which was greatly appreciated. I climbed a 5.10+ which was a fun mind bender. Being just under 5 feet tall, I was really impressed that all the holds were within my wingspan. We finished our day with bouldering. I loved the boulder setting. There was a fun V2 cave problem I got to try. My aunt who climbed with us enjoyed the V0 traverses to practice on. There was great variety in the setting and a lot of thought put into more beginner level routes. Overall, I highly recommend visiting this climbing gym, and look forward to purchasing another day pass when I am back in town visiting family.

Awesome climbing gym!!! My husband is more experienced than I, but I am still plenty entertained…read more Upon entering, staff is super welcoming and friendly. I haven't climbed much, so they helped me get my gear on. Rental and day passes don't break the bank. ~$30/pp for us, we brought our own shoes. There is a nice selection for bouldering, auto-belaying, and belaying. Plenty of staff around to assist in your belaying, and they will help give you pointers in general in needed. Bathroom/locker rooms are nice and clean. Treadmill off to the side as well, in case you need a quick warm up.

I was able to attend as a plus one through a Yelp event. The staff were welcoming upon arrival. We…read morecompleted forms and viewed a safety video orientation, which I appreciated. We were given a tour of the entire facility. In addition, to rock climbing there is a great fitness center in the back. They also offer onsite yoga classes, another plus. The walls have various levels of difficulties from beginner to experienced. As a beginner I stayed in my comfort zone not venturing off. However, my sister became adventurous very quickly and enjoyed it. I spent time in the fitness center. All th equipment is up to date and easy to navigate. I think this would be a great outing for family groups or friend groups. I forgot to mention during the month of March there are membership specials going on.

Great new climbing gym that just opened up in Station Square! Wide variety of bouldering walls with…read moreslab, overhang, and arch routes! No top-roping at this First Ascent location. They've also got a training area with fitness equipment and a yoga studio.

Staff is extremely rude. Will double charge you. God forbid you need to speak to someone about an…read moreissue. The "general manager" can't return a phone call to save his life. Would not recommend spending any kind of money here.

There for a wrestling tournament. Let's talk about the bathroom, the sinks are so modern. Nice and…read moreclean facility. Outside food vendors were a nice touch.

Located about an hour outside of Pittsburgh, in the small town of St Clairsville OH, tucked back in…read morethe woods, you will find Adventure Creek. We found Adventure Creek through Groupon, and what a find it turned out to be! At first, we were a tad apprehensive since the website depicts smaller children maneuvering through the course. We thought that maybe this is too easy. We decided to book it anyway and as it turned out we were completely off on the challenging aspect of it. To generalize, yes children can and do the tree trekking course here. However, there are different levels to the obstacle courses. So, if you are a family and looking to have a challenging adventure you can definitely bring the kiddies along to participate in the alternate obstacles and zip lines. If you are a ninja looking for an upper body-punishing workout and the thrills of zip lining through the trees do yourself a favor, go to Groupon, and get a pass to visit. For the price, you most definitely will not be disappointed. We have now become huge fans of this course and have visited three times so far. We will certainly be back next season. The course has a variety of zip lines. I would say roughly 10 different ones, and takes about 3 hours to complete, give or take depending upon the group size. The zip lines vary in length but the final zip line is probably the longest and has the best views. The most challenging parts of the course are where you have to balance yourself on a five-foot log suspended 30+ feet in the air then hoist yourself about another 7 feet up to another shorter log where you wrap your legs around and shimmy to the next log to transition midair. It is extremely challenging and requires a ton of core and upper body strength. Moreover, if you are short like me it makes it even harder. Sadly, I have yet to complete it, always failing on the 7-foot leap off the already unstable log. I am hoping next year is my year! However, if you do make it across that, or in my case dragged through that section you will meet several more intense obstacles before finding yourself on the 30+ platform in the trees where you free jump, swinging like Tarzan to a cargo net a hundred feet away, and then climb back up to another tree platform. If you are not extremely exhausted by then there are still several other challenging obstacles before you zip line to the ground. I am glad they decided to advertise through Groupon, as it is highly unlikely we would have ever learned of this place. It is absolutely worth the journey to Ohio to visit and challenge yourself both mentally and physically. What a fun time, we cannot wait to return.

My wife and I were looking for a place for a little adventure. We have been working out hard…read moretogether and wanting to test out how far we have come so far. We searched the internet and looked at different activities to do and then my wife found this Adventure Creek on Groupon. Just from looking at the Groupon, their actual website, and reading some reviews it got us interested. We thought it might not be too challenging because we saw a lot of pictures with kids being able to go on this. We weren't sure if this was what we were looking for but we deiced to get the Groupon and try out Adventure Creek anyways. Little did we know that we would have one of the best days together probably in a few years! Adventure creek is almost in the middle of no where in St. Clairsville Ohio. You're in the woods zip lining, challenging yourself in different obstacle courses in the air, and just having fun! I have so much to say about this place but I will keep it short so people will read this. You first have to call and reserve a spot for you to go to Adventure Creek. That day we arrived there 30 minutes early and there was nobody there. So we just took some pictures and then eventually other people who were going to be in our group started arriving. At first one family thought that my wife and I were the tour guides. They started asking us questions on what they were supposed to do. I guess we looked the part LOL! Eventually our tour guides Xavier and Krista welcomed us and got us started. They were great guides and made this adventure even better. They first helped us get our safety equipment on. Then they went over some safety tips and rules and then we were headed to our first zip line. I went first in the group and then my wife was right behind me. It started off slow because we had a large group but once we got going the pace picked up. There were smaller zip lines and there were bigger ones. Good for adults and kids. You strap yourself to the line and you just go. Sometimes you could go upside down and get good pictures of yourself. The zip lines were really fun and not too challenging. What really tested us that day and what will have us coming back are their obstacle courses. It's hard to explain but hopefully the pictures that you see of us help. You're basically in the air trying to balance, climb, pull, and push your self through some very challenging obstacles in the air. They had different levels and you didn't have to go through these if you didn't want to. We did of course try the hardest ones and we were challenged but had so much fun. I felt excited, nervous, happy, scared, bold, and fearful at so many times during these obstacles it was great! It really gave us the challenge that we wanted. This is a great bonding experience too. Like I said my wife and I have been working out together and going through Adventure Creek got us even closer to each other. We got through these challenges together and I was so proud of my wife. She was the only girl that tried and was able to get through the toughest obstacles. Some tips for you when go to Adventure creek are wear pants or shorts with zipper pockets. This really helped because you can hold your cell and not worry about it falling out when you are upside down. Next time we will bring gloves because she did get some blisters from the zip lines and the obstacle courses. Try to get the safety belts with the water holders. That came in very handy for us. If you do go on the hardest obstacle be careful when you jump off their tall ledge. It can hurt when you bounce back up. Just be prepared for that jerk when you bounce back up. If you are looking to have a lot of fun but be really challenged this is the place for you. It's a great bonding experience with your loved ones. It will push you to your limits but when you complete them together it gives you such a high. Doing this with my wife just showed us that we can do anything together and we can't wait to go on to our next adventure!