Eldorado Canyon is one of my favorite state parks near Boulder Colorado. The hiking trails are…read moreclearly marked and plenty of shade! The river in the canyon is always flowing and the breeze feels wonderful on a hot summer day! If you like to rock climb this is the place! The boulders are majestic and the views are spectacular! On a clear day you can see Denver in the distance! It is a state park so if you buy the park pass for state parks your entry is covered. Otherwise vehicles are $10 entry and walking in will be $4 per person. The state pass is worth $29 and you can buy it when you purchase a yearly tag for your vehicle. This park has lots of parking but on weekends you need a timed entry during the busy season. There is a visitor centre, bathrooms, and a water bottle refill station. Picnic tables so bring your basket and snacks!

Eldorado is THE state park that keeps me renewing on the "Keep Colorado Wild" Pass w my car…read moreregistration. During the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day - you'd need to get timed entry to get into the park. We have been parking outside of the park and hike on Fowler Trail. We've also done the Rattlesnake Gulch. All in all this canyon is me and my family's favorite. We just can't get enough!

Was a loyal member for years. Fell on hard times, and cancelled my card without cancelling the gym…read moremembership here (I was on recurring payments for years and didn't recall the policy). I didn't use the gym that entire month, which staff acknowledged and knew about. Was threatened to be sent to collections over a month's fee after years of being a member and even hyping the gym on social media at times. The owners true colors came through and I haven't been back since. BRC, movement, other great options where you're humanity is valued along with great climbing! Also have heard from former staff how the owner treats employees that arent white differently. Very unfortunate spoil to the old era of climbing here.

This is hands down the best gym on the front range. Great setting, new holds, and "unpolished"…read morewalls. On top of that they have an air filtration system that helps keep the chalk dust in check and here they actually clean (unlike Movement gyms which are gross). Worth 5 minutes of extra drive time

BRC deserves more than the 3.5 average it has right now…read more I can't comment on hearsay about managers or "uninspired" climbs (I am not a route-setter nor do I claim to be one) but BRC is pretty solid. The gym area is really nice, far surpassing The Spot Boulder (the other climbing gym BRC is usually being compared too). And unlike Movement Boulder, BRC has auto-belays so you don't need a partner to rope climb. BRC also has a small lounge area where you could theoretically work from (free WIFI) and free coffee and tea for members every morning until 11am. The biggest downside to BRC I'd say is that it's really a rope-climbing gym. The bouldering area has a lot to be desired if comparing it to The Spot (which in BRC's defense is a bouldering-specific gym). And though there are auto-belays, there's only about 1/2 dozen (I think?) so unless you have a partner to climb with most the climbing is inaccessible to you. On a side note, I do find the crowd at BRC about 20'ish years older than that at The Spot too. I received a free week at BRC after taking one of their belay classes and thoroughly enjoyed my time.

There are three main climbing gyms in Boulder and this is undoubtedly the worst of them…read more First and foremost, they offer the worst product at almost the exact same price. While Movement and The Spot have several gyms within driving distance of each other, the BRC charges nearly the same price for their single location. That means that members here are paying for less product than they would receive at other gyms. Second, the management is bad. The general manger exudes a kind of psycho energy as he stares at climbers through the front desk window. Multiple BRC youth team members have said that the managers make them feel uncomfortable. This has been going on for years and as far as I know they have done nothing to address it. Finally, the climbs at this gym are uninspired. There are a couple talented route setters on their staff, but the majority are inexperienced kids with an inflated sense of importance. It's truly amazing that a company that only needs to set a few routes per week is somehow putting out worse climbs than their competitors with 3x-5x the amount of setting.

Ryan & Matt are the best!!!! Ryan was excellent at coordinating our climb and Matt was the best…read moreguide. This was the perfect activity to add to our girls weekend. They gave us an amazing education but also let us get really involved in the knot tying and belaying. There were a few other led-groups climbing in our area, but we were absolutely climbing more and having more fun. We felt very safe but they also let us get very involved in the climbing. We are hooked and can't to use these guys again. (Also- they took the best pictures..... so major bonus!)

Had a great experience here when visiting from out of town. Brandon at the front desk was super…read morecool and even loaned me his harness since the rentals are basically uncomfortable seat belts. The routes are great, the crowd is great, and the gym is well maintained. They have lead ropes they'll loan you, which was unexpected and awesome. I'll definitely return any time I'm in Boulder and can find a partner!

I had a wonderful first impression of the movement Boulder location. The staff at the front desk…read morewas really helpful and friendly and helping me get my waiver signed and get set up with rental equipment. I was meeting a group here and felt pretty intimidated because I am not an avid climber, but I felt so welcomed by the team at the front desk That I would definitely come back.

Great gym in the off hours but try to go after work or on the weekends and it's always very packed…read more The weights portion of the gym could use a few extra squat racks as well, theres usually a line to use them.

My family was excited to come try this gym since we are moving to the area, ended up being the…read moreleast favorite climbing gym we've been to so far, primarily because of these points: -What the heck with the pricing?! Crazy money for what you get. The most expensive gym we've ever been to by A LOT and couldn't find an explanation for why, they don't have anything any other gym hasn't had in the area, in fact it was lacking in some amenities IMO -the rating system was absolutely not accurate for bouldering, we have a variety of climbing levels in our family and the inconsistency with the ratings was insane, not a whole lot to climb if you are a v3/4 or under, felt like the route setters don't understand what a lower level is capable of. -it was packed, really really packed. -my daughters were disappointed there were no auto belays, which is a strange choice in that type of facility. -overall no one acted like there was any kind of community experience, not a seemingly very social place, everyone seemed to be in their own little space. Just overall a very weird feeling for a climbing gym. It was pretty and sure it has a ton of rope climbing but overall I'd pick a different gym without hesitation for the money.

Yesterday we tried ice climbing for the first time with Bob Culp Climbing School - we spent the day…read morewith guide Aaron after meeting Bob to grab our gear. What an epic, incredible day!!! Really wishing there was an option to give more than 5 stars right now. The scenery was so beautiful, we were lucky to get snow, Aaron told us all about the area, felt super safe and supported, pushed our limits, had awesome laughs. One of the best guided experiences I've ever had. Thanks Aaron and Bob for everything!

I climbed with Bob himself near Boulder in early June for 1.5 days. It was my first experience trad…read moreclimbing. The first day we did smaller climbs and concentrated on hardware and safety in Boulder Canyon. The second day we went to El Dorado Canyon and climbed some bigger routes. Two words: Bob's awesome. He's a pioneer in the sport and has climbed all over the world, so he really knows his stuff. He's patient and knowledgable and most of all encouraging. I can only assume that anyone Bob has trained to work for him is the same way. I highly recommend Bob Culp's school if you're looking for a guide in the Boulder area.

Amazing energy and the best staff. Very helpful! They made sure we understood our equipment before…read morewe got started climbing :)

Visited ascent for my birthday this month. My daughter and I normally climb at genesis and wanted…read moreto try something new. When you go in if its your first time thy will make you watch a safety video, but we couldn't even hear it?? So was not totally sure of the point of the video. If you know how to belay, you will need to take a belay test in order to prove your knowledge and then they will mark it in their computer that they have tested you. You also have to do something to be able to use the auto belay but we didn't do any of those so i am not sure what you need to do. They have special clips that you will need to get from the front though to be able to use them. They had 60 ropes with around 120 different climbs and a large bouldering section. This was place was pretty impressive. Though ropes were a little close to each other and there was a LOT of people when we were there. The staff was friendly. Overall we enjoyed our experience. It was a little expensive. $18 a person and that is without gear rental. Hence the 4 stars. It was fun for a treat though and i will probably be back in the future

This is a new facility just for kids, that split off from the main Evo in Louisville. It has mostly…read moreNinja obstacle course equipment. The ceiling is relatively low (about 1-1/2 stories), and there are two small bouldering walls and a small rock-climbing wall; these look like scaled down versions of the walls in the main facility, and the rocks are much closer together. There is also a separate gym area.