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    Movement Valhalla

    4.1 (59 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
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    Audrey T.

    We went here for a friend's birthday. We loved the diversity of options, with automatic belays, numerous self-belays for those who are qualified, and a spread of bouldering options. The walls and routes definitely vary in difficulty.

    I love my limited edition Cliffs tank top.
    Tamara L.

    I have been climbing at The Cliffs at Valhalla since they opened a few years ago (and for many years before that. As an experienced climber, I am super picky, and do have some suggestions for improvement. However, if The Cliffs were to shut down tomorrow, I would probably lose my mind. Hence the 5 stars. Here's what's great. It's a climbing gym. That's not a given if you live in Westchester and not, say, Boulder CO. It's well designed and big, with plenty of altitude for a decent top rope or lead climb, and has three auto belays and lots of bouldering for when your partner is off coaching soccer for 10 year olds. It's got the logistics down. They have an easy to navigate website, which they keep up to date with events and announcements. Everything -- waivers, memberships, charges -- is done online. The staff is super friendly and helpful. So are the regulars (climbing is a friendly sport). The monthly membership fee is very reasonable and they give you a free guest pass once a month so you can introduce new potential belay slaves to the gym because your partner's soccer coaching schedule is out of control. Here's what could use improvement. The top/lead rope routes seem to be set mostly by teenage bouldering dudes with abnormal finger (and overall) strength but limited understanding of a true outdoor rope climb. My favorite climbs are thoughtful and precise, with delicate footwork and interesting moves. Also, there should be some variations in difficulty of moves -- crux move, then rest, etc. There are barely any rests, unlike true outdoor climbs. There's just one routesetter right now (PJ) whose climbs meet those qualities. The rest range from ok to not worth it. The bouldering is just ok. One thing I hate is that they've removed the ratings. Every climb outside is rated, so you know what you're getting into. Why the guesswork? Or, alternatively, the running back and forth between outdated photos of the walls with ratings and the walls. So annoying. But that's just the perspective of one short and somewhat out of shape climber, who is climbing 5.10s at this time. It may be a completely different story for stronger, younger, and/or harder climbing folk. Also, best to go early on weekends to avoid the never ending stream of kids birthday parties. I am grateful that these events help keep The Cliffs in business, but the screaming, etc. ... ugh ... One time, they even roped off much of the gym to create some kind of tightrope thing for a group of kids. It was incredibly annoying. They haven't done it again, though, so maybe they realized not such a good idea. It's also amateur hour with zero policing. People walking under ropes, taking photos, doing their douchey fitness rituals etc., kids running rampant thru the space with no parents in sight, etc. It's got the climbing gym atmosphere down to a tee. Friendly, helpful staff who all seem about 16 years old. Bare minimum locker room. Ratty couches in small lounge area with tv on endless climbing video loop for non-climbers/slackers to hang out. Small workout area, with a few cardio machines, a "woody" (it's not what you think), and hang board. Energy drinks and bars and equipment and climbing clothes for sale. Everything covered in a fine layer of chalk dust.

    Colette H.

    Love this place! I love climbing and the staff is great - this location is easy to get to. If you go during the weekdays early... It's not too busy. Weekends here are pretty crowded though.

    L N.

    Was visiting NY from California and stopped by this past weekend with my husband and spent two hours breaking in my new shoes. Facility is clean and well maintained. Customer service is top notch, the owner is a stand up guy and was a pleasure to talk to. Thank you for the new tanks, the girls at my home gym are super stoked when I brought back the shirts!!

    C S.

    I must be dumb. Valhalla is clearly the best gym in new york besides brooklyn boulders. They have so much bouldering it's ridiculous. Why would I even think the roc club had more? That place sucks so bad. I've only been climbing for the summer (almost 3 months) and I'm working V5's. Everyone here is so friendly. A lot of the people that work here I've become friends with. The problems are so good that I don't even mind climbing them over and over. There's also a little section in the cave with maybe 10 bouldering problems (a little hidden gem). Kootz is the best setter ever. PJ sets good shit that he thinks are V3's and V4's but they are really V5's and V6's. Don't worry the music is good. Don't go anywhere else (besides BKB) because Valhalla is the bomb. Plus if you had a summer membership then you get one month free off a yearly membership.

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    Amanda Z.

    I'm very new to the sport of rock climbing so I don't have anything with which to compare, but I think this is a great facility. Located just off the Bronx River Parkway between North White Plains and Pleasantville, it's quiet on Saturday and Sunday mornings and pretty busy on Weekday evenings and Weekend afternoons. I recently bought a package for the 101 and 201 classes. The package also includes a free month membership. The 101 course was great. I completed the class with a nice foundation of basic climbing knowledge and took and passed the Belay test so that my husband and I can come and climb on our own/belay each other without supervision. The staff is friendly and welcoming. The space is large and there are many walls for climbing and bouldering. It's pretty amazing to sit back and watch the folk who are seasoned climbers. People weightlessly scale the walls like they're Spiderman. And even though, as a new climber I feel a bit like an outsider looking in, the Cliffs seem to foster a true sense of community and comaraderie among its members.

    Climbing the pink route, "5.9+" was much too easy; more like a 5.7.

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    Great staff, great competition. Bit a drive for us but worth it ! Would come back to climb here just recreationally.

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    Thank you for the support! We look forward to climbing with you again!

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    Great time here at the Rock Club…read more Purchased a Groupon and decided to visit on a Friday morning. Called ahead and the front desk staff were very quick in getting back to me to confirm that a belayer was available at that time. They also confirmed the Groupon over the phone. I went ahead and completed the required waiver forms online prior to our visit. Adequate parking was available at that time. The Rock Club (downstairs) shares its space with a with a tennis club, so make sure you follow the ramp down toward the Rock Club entrance and NOT the stairs whih leads to the tennis club. We arrived at around 10am and it was fairly empty. The Rock Club staff explained the process and set us up with climbing shoes. We were then introduced to our belayer who was awesome. Over the next hour, we tried climbs ranging in difficulty. The wall heights range from about 35-40 feet and the peg placement and wall angles vary throughout the climbs, making some more difficult than others. We even had some time to try some bouldering. Our belayer was great at explaining techniques and technical terms. She was very patient and very encouraging...though not "pushy" at all. After we finished, the staff was nice enough to show us around to see what else was available at the facility: childrens area, common areas, training rooms and weight rooms. May go without saying...wear comfy clothes. As a regular gym-goer, but someone who has NOT climbed before, this was a welcomed challenge. Certain muscles, particularly the forearms and core, may not be part of the typical gym regimen...but are very important in climbing...that being said, I was definitely feeling it the next day. Overall we had a great experience at the Rock Club. We will deinifitely look into other classes. Kudos to all the staff members there.

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    An amazing climbing gym with friendly staff! It was my first time rock climbing and John was…read morehelpful giving tips and reassuring us the entire time to help us feel safe during our experience. The equipment was very easy to use and without a doubt, the guided session was a big help. There are many different rock climbing paths and levels of difficulty, plus bouldering as well. The gym is also very spacious. 10/10 experience, I didn't even want it to end. It's also such an amazing full body workout! I've been looking forward to going rock climbing again ever since!

    [Updated Review from 5 stars to 3 stars to 4 stars]…read more Been a customer since its opening, i guess that makes me a 2+ year customer of this place. After spending this much time, I guess my review should be a legit and honest review There has been good and bads, most of the bads have been fixed, i.e. wifi password issues, scheduling, etc. What remains are the good. Tho, there are still some tiny room for improvement like: adding a weight scale in the workout area, add clothing racks into restroom doors to facilitate changing, add couple more rope anchors as they become scarce when its crowded at the corner, etc. These are minor, simple, and inexpensive suggestions to enhance customer experience... I come here for a workout and mostly stick to rope climbing. The length for the climbing are the tallest in the area, 60ft. And some overhang. Which is amazing for endurance workout. Most of the times this place hosts rope competition and perhaps building the next generation competitive youth/young athletes. Kudos contributing back to the community and helping parents help their kids grow and to have a shot at the big stage. A side effect of hosting competitions is that the settings left are compy style and spread out. They do their best to fill the routes afterwards, good work takes time, so lots of patience is needed. Compy routes might not be suitable for the recreational climber, as they are challenging and tailored to people who have been training consistently. Bad luck to you if you make a long trip and find closure and/or compy routes only, I guess should check social media for these kind of updates. For the normal routes, most of the times they put a lot of thought in the route and flow. I like that. Because the gym's size might be limited, they only have about thirty-ish leadable routes, sometimes I wish they could put three climbs in one route to maximize the number of climbs, like how they do it in other places in Europe and in Asia. Just a wishful thinking. In terms of the route style it can somehow be predictable. The recipe is usually reachy holds that requires deadpoint, and compy holds (perhaps next to the greatest holds), which might not work for people using the gym to train for outdoors climb and short people. Well, not everything is perfect and cant be picky in everything. I think it is good as is at the moment In terms of bouldering, I do not boulder often in here because of the limited bouldering space, hence limited offering and grade variability the gym provides. I've come to realization that the style is not suitable for me and can be very predictable. From v0 to v3, its quite straightforward, either too easy or just a staircase. From v4 onwards i feel they want you to cut feet. Most of the routes are either jumps, dyno, coordination, or reachy that you have to deadpoint or can barely reach it statically, with holds spread out without any holds in between. Feels like most are compy style that they aim to build the next generation for and for the big stage. Nothing wrong with the MO of the gym and what they are aiming for. Its actually good that they are aiming for specific customers, and they would know it best because I see other people getting rowdy, cheerful, and excited about all the jumps and dynos... But, this is definitely not for me. I've got too much at stake to get injured and become decomissioned for long time... So, I end up going to other gyms for hardcore bouldering: gp81, vital les, and sometimes even method climbing gym. It is just me tho. This place has a tension board 2 for training. I used to train with it until i realized it conditions me to those holds and makes me useless at rope climbing and bouldering. So i stopped using it. But it can be a great tool for core training and to get stronger. Overall, its a great gym for rope and not so much for bouldering. My two cents. If you never been here, i'd say its definitely worth coming to check it out. : )

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    Gym looks short in terms of height for rope climbing. The chances of decking are higher if you were…read moreto fall, so adequate caution must be taken. There are other available gyms that are taller like: GV Hoboken, Goat, etc. In terms of bouldering it seems small and limited. A section that piqued my interest was the overhang tunnel. This is first one that I see in a gym in the US, i've seen similar one in Austria. This was outstanding. Everything else was alright... I would say its worth coming this place for some interesting workout : )

    I've been coming here for years, and always have a great time. They offer a wide range of climbing…read morewalls for all ages and skill levels, including a great selection of boulder walls, regular belay and auto-belay options. There are private and group lessons available as well as event rooms for special occasions or gatherings. Every few months they change up their climbing routes, which is nice. On top of that, they have great deals from Monday to Wednesday. Recently, they've opened a cafe serving coffee and food. There is a workout section if you want to warm up or if you're not in the mood to climb. We happened to visit 8/17/24 with some family and unbeknownst to us, it was their 19th anniversary and they've been open since 1995! As part of the celebration, they hosted raffles, offered great deals, huge discounts on merch, and had food available for everyone! It was definitely an unexpected but nice surprise! Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, I highly recommend this place, it's a ton of fun and offers something for everyone!

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