Love this place. It looks small at first but it's not. I spent hours here and it's good exercise…read more Tiring and challenging. They do spicy it up and change the climbs a bit. Only thing is that at the top where there is the overhang they have a white plastic pipe on the edge. It's slippery and if they put a stepper rock on the bottom, it's very hard to get access and there is no grip. But I do see the pro with those white pipe. At least you won't get scraped. They have a few auto belay. Not bad. Had a great time here. First time here free rentals. Definitely coming back

I came here with 4 other friends with a SocialShopper deal and they were very accommodating and…read moregood with reservations. Separate parking lot but street parking available if it gets full as well. As mentioned in other reviews (and I was really hoping they were wrong) the place has a deep smell of feet when you first enter, but luckily the nose senses get overwhelmed and you get used to it after a little bit. Other than that, my first time rock-climbing was amazing! After signing our waiver forms, Christian (our instructor) came out and greeted us. He was friendly, helpful and remembered all our names in a really short time! He took us climbing walls starting with easy to medium to hard. He was very informative in what muscles we should be using, giving us tips (like keeping your arms straight as much as possible decrease fatigue), encouraging us, giving us breaks, etc.. He was very flexible in what difficulty in walls we wanted to climb and gave us tips on which rocks to use if we got stuck. We went through 4.5 walls in our 2 hours and my arms were spent. Good workout for your body and mind, to figure out the best path and determination to get to the top. Overall, super great experience and he was an amazing instructor! I would definitely climb and hang out here again!

Jane was delightfully helpful when we came in. Only my youngest was really into climbing,…read moreespecially by auto-belay but it was a great day price for kids ($19) that included harness, shoe and chalk rental. Not a lot of auto-belay courses which was kind of a bummer for beginners, but looked like other climbers were having a great time.

i injured myself quite badly, when I fell wrong, and the staff was phenomenal in helping me get…read moreback to the car with my partner, basically making themselves a human crutch so I could get to the hospital. 10/10 will come again once recovered

Came here with a Groupon for a day of Drop-in Bouldering with Shoe Rentals…read more First off, staff was extremely friendly and helpful! There were a few people in front of us so we had to wait but you could tell they were really chill and pleasant to each customer. They were patient with organizing my group with waivers, Groupons and finding our correct shoe size. They were great with explaining the safety and rules of the bloudering area too. Starting off on the V0's (easy) to V8's (difficult) there was a variety of different routes to try. It was nice for beginners that there were several V0 and V0+ routes scattered around the gym area - to keep things interesting and allow us to explore the floor. Each path had it's own personality - some were easy and others made you think before you act. It was an awesome workout not only for our bodies but our problem-solving too! There are washrooms, lockers (bring your own lock), a water fountain, cubbies, and a little lounge area with a mini drink machine ($1.50 for a cup). In the end, our arms were tired and our fingertips were tender, but we left with a feeling of accomplishment and appreciation for all climbers! Learning to climb better will be my next project - Thanks Project Climbing for the first climb!

This is the first gym out of Austin (Austin Bouldering project) I've climbed at, and I can see how…read morespoiled I am, but all things considered this is a great facility still. It's on the small to medium size and is a brand new, clean gym. There's a good variety of angled walls, from overhung cave areas to vertical slab walls with a good variety of difficulty levels from V0-V7+. Holds are clean and problem settings are decent with individual routes being pretty easy to follow thanks to color coded holds and each route is labeled with a taped grade on the beginning hold. It seems new routes are set by color weekly, with all orange routes being reset one week, and yellow problems being reset the next, for example, so it makes it easy to locate new problems for frequent members and easy to know which will be coming down soon if you're trying to finish a problem before it's gone. My main gripe however, is the lack of enough down climb holds. There are plenty of large gaps with no down climb holds nearby at the top of routes and when you're climbing beyond V1-V2 levels with big, good holds, downclimbing after an exhaustive 100% effort can be a chore at best or a bit dangerous at worst with no easy way to get down. Coupled with the fact I wasn't made to read anything or sign a waiver, this seems like a liability for the gym. I also wish the top of the wall surface was consistent. Some areas have a flat top edge while others have a narrow lip that you can more easily grip around, and it's harder to grab the flat edge when expecting the lip. There are approximately 6-7 routes for sport climbing with auto belay machines, which would be fun, but probably not enough variety to keep strictly sport climbers satisfied. I wish there were more volumes on the wall, to add more wall surface variety, and the bathrooms/locker room areas are small, but adequate, and lockers are free to use. People, employees and climbers are friendly and helpful. Overall it's a great gym.

I saw this as I was driving my family to Butchart Gardens and stopped on the way back to ogle at…read morethe wall. Unfortunately I wasn't able to climb but this facility looked fantastic. Not crowded, incredibly high walls with tons of overhang options. It's situated right next to an elementary school - I must admit I have no idea where you're supposed to park for the gym but I stopped at the elementary school (it was a weekend) and traversed through the playground to get here. There's a basketball court right outside too, where kids were playing a pickup game. Wish I lived here so I could actually climb here!

A great facility where you can go for yoga and rock climbing in one place! The adult day pass is…read more$21 and this includes both the yoga classes served rock climbing. The place is very spacious with enough room for climbers without feeling over crowded. The yoga room is beautiful and very relaxing with a large floor to ceiling window where you can look out to the trees and mountains as you yoga. There are shower and lockers available. The washrooms/change room are much like recreational center washroom/change rooms without the extra like hair dryer and all but it is much cleaner. Overall a really best place try out!

I went to the Hive North Shore for a Yelp event to try Bouldering and it was tons of fun! The…read moremanager gave us a quick training session and a tour of the facility. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. I would recommend the Hive for a great physical workout, it's also a great way to socialize and make new friends!

I went here for the one day belaying lesson at the climbing gym. I picked this place as they offer…read morelessons at more affordable price (65 CAD) compared to the the other competitor within Greater Vancouver area. Climbing shoes, harness, and grigri rental is included in the lesson price. The instruction given was clear, and helpful. They also tested me by purposely doing things wrong (grigri on the wrong side, the rope is too long, etc), and asked me to verify that everything is good to go. I got the chance to belay the other lesson taker, and the instructor would pointed out what habit I need to fix. After the lesson, I got a piece of paper to review what I learned today. I also got a bit of free time to climb on my own. 7 days trial is included in lesson so that you can climb and practice more. The oval climbing gym offers bouldering (small section), lead, and speed climbing. Pretty solid climbing gym in my opinion!

We toured the interior and it was a pretty amazing. Different sport groups we saw were: ice hockey,…read morebasketball, volleyball, rock climbing, exercise room, yoga. The place is huge with a gift shop on the main entry way. Street parking.

Climbed here a couple times. This is a smaller climbing gym which means the routes are harder. You…read morehave to have skill in order to climb here. cost for day is $10 very cheap compared to competitor $25 etc for the day. Again it is a smaller gym and it is in UBC. This being said its tailored toward students.

The Aviary is both convenient and financially sound for UBC students. The cost is low for belay…read morelessons (free!), pass ($20 for 4 months, from the day you pay!) and rental ($5 for everything). The staff are very friendly and helpful. The music they play is usually good. The sunset view is wonderful from the top of a send. It does have its quirks. The biggest inconvenience is the operation hours. The place is only open on weekdays and the schedule can change from week to week. The space is small, so it could be hard to get in, and you might have to wait awhile for a free rope. However, these problems can generally be mitigated by going super early (8am) or late (closes around 10pm). I like that the holds and the wall have very nice textures for and all the holds on the same route are the same color. As an added bonus, the walls are super loud when you knock on them. This makes climbers more aware of footwork! The quality of the routes are generally good. However, some routes have strange hold distributions, where there are way too many at the bottom, and could use more near the top. Also, the difficulty for some of the moves seem to vary drastically depending on the climber's height (really simple beta and move for a tall person, creative beta and awkward move for a short person). I guess the setters are all really tall...? The ropes used to be very worn out. However, I think they used to have dynamic ropes, so that the same rope could be used for both TR and lead. I believe the new ropes for TR are all static ropes, so should last a lot longer. This does mean that you have to ask the monitor for rope if you wanted to lead climb.

Cozy vibes all around. Plenty full of climbing problems. Really liked the route setting, took me a…read moresecond to figure out the grading system. Everyone is super easy to talk to. The only thing was that I got a small deep cut on my palm from a screw on the slab section wall and had to wrap my hand in band aids and tape for my session. (Hope it gets fixed)

I've been to many rock gyms over the course of my life, and this numbers among the best I have been…read moreto! The bouldering is amazing and constantly being updated, there are a wide array of wall types and workout equipment too. This gym will not disappoint if you like a wide variety of bouldering styles. Vital also has an amazing community, which is extremely important when deciding on a rock gym to pick. All the staff I interacted with were quite helpful and welcoming. I am also a HUGE fun of the lounge/study/work area upstairs. This place really does feel like a home away from home.

LOVE THIS PLCE!! The staff is very friendly and helpful. My first time I came in, I was by myself…read moreand the man at the counter, who I'm pretty sure is the owner, volunteered to belay me. They have a kids summer camp going on- which I think is AWESOME! They are very patient and kind with the people who do come to the gym. I haven't had many great experiences with staff in a gym as they tend to get annoyed very easily with newbies. Thanks for welcoming me and I will be coming back soon!

Good indoor climbing gym. Not huge but big enough for a workout and some good routes. Bouldering…read morearea in middle, varied rope routes around the outside, some overhangs and crags. Great kids program, kids bouldering and climbing team.

New gym in town! I've been waiting forever for a new indoor place to climb…read more One entry is $30.5 a bit more expensive than a nearby climbing gym. They have a cafe attached to the gym, This place use V grading system. Some of the walls are textured, some are not. Most of the wall has some sort or incline or overhand. Some of the setting are fun and exciting. Most gym won't have huge traversing problem on wall for lower grade, but this gym has it. A bit nit, there are some problems that's definitely targeted for non-average people. I might go back, vibe was good and fun. There are two showers in the gym.