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!

This place is a gem. I have been privileged to be a member here for three months, and I have to…read moresay, I can't decide if I am more excited about the climbs or about the people who are so passionate about climbing. The climbs are frequently updated and there is enough variety for every difficulty level. Both I, my friends, and my seven year old have a plethora of top rope climbs and bouldering to chose from. The staff are absolutely invested in ensuring that we make the most of our experience. Outstanding does not being to tell it all.

Fun activity for the kids Came here during winter break and…read morejoined a summer camp where they are engaged for 2 hours A bit pricey but they thoroughly enjoyed the experience - def recommend to try it out Lot of local regulars visit here ... great workout routine and builds core stamina

Very chill, laid back atmosphere. The staff is outstanding. They are friendly and helpful. I went…read morethere as a beginner, to get certified in belay. Harry instructed me. Harry is as personable as anyone I've ever met. He is kind, helpful as can be and a great instructor. His instructions are clear and he's patient. He has a knack for putting people at ease and helping them feel comfortable I loved my experiences here and have great appreciation for Harry.

If you and your climbing partner have a significant weight difference or you like feeling terrified…read morejust top roping - DO NOT GO HERE. This is the literal only gym I've ever been to that just drapes the top-ropes over the anchors, rather than looping them over once. (And I used to climb at the Movement in San Francisco which this was NOT the case at.) This creates a HUGE issue for the lighter weight climber when belaying, and is frankly so scary it's made me not like climbing anymore. All they offer are some giant, dirty kettlebells for you to lug around with you, but that only (kind of) stops you from launching in the air. It doesn't prevent the extreme amount of friction you have to fight through the Grigri. I've never even had this much of a problem lead climbing, because we can use an ohm, which you can't use top roping because it pins the rope to the wall which is unsafe for the climber. When I brought up this concern to someone who works there they shrugged it off like it wasn't a big deal, and said "oh well it's better because lowering is faster this way" uh... okay, but it's not better if i'm literally fighting for my life simply to lower my partner and not kill them or be launched into the air?? but yeah, lowering faster is nice, sure. I want so badly to like this gym, but the complete lack of regard for safety is mind-boggling. The biggest shame is that it's the only gym of it's type in the area so it's either climb here unsafely, or don't climb at all. Shame on Movement Corporate for not doing more to regulate the safety at their gyms.

This review is past over due to the great staff at Xtreme Energy in Rockaway! We had our daughter's…read morebirthday hosted by Jay (I believe was her name) and it was nothing short of exceptional from our room decor to how attentive and nice the host was. Mary at the front was very nice as well. Thank you guys!

First and foremost, the place is immaculately clean and there are people all around picking up…read morethings that might be down. Secondly, the staff is incredibly helpful and go a step beyond in trying to make the kids feel comfortable on the equipment. Third I see three-year-olds having a wonderful time and I see 12-year-olds having a great time so it's appropriate for all ages up to 12. The staff is very diligent in watching and making sure everyone is playing safely.

Whew! Where do I begin…read more.. I first discovered Gravity Vault from the Hoboken location, which I researched online and loved the aesthetic of the business, but never did get a chance to visit. So recently when surfing IG, I saw a posting advertising their Montclair location's 3rd anniversay; the celebration was being broken up into 2 sessions (1st: 11 AM; 2nd: 2 PM) - I opted for the 2nd. So yesterday, I took a nice drive from Bergen County over to Essex to check it out with my kids. As other commenters have mentioned, parking is rough, but we lucked out with street parking across from the library...whoo hoo! Upon arrival (around 1:45), I waited to be greeted; once a staff member was available I let him know we were checking in for Session 2, which he looked kind of lost about and made me question myself, but I told him about the IG posting and he quickly said "yeah, its $5 all day pass, you can climb as much as you want." And THAT WAS IT. He turned around to another staff member about the waiver form, she ends up taking over and he took off. I completed the waiver form. I asked about shoes for climbing because they didn't ask me, in addition to harnesses and rope. The young lady stated it was all free climb at their location. Didn't know that. They didn't ask if we needed climbing chalk, or even to ask if it was our first time climbing. It was a very poor introduction and subpar customer service for US (may be different pending who you deal with). After that, we moved into the main room where we were given some quick Safety Rules (2-3 min); she pointed to a gym in the back of the space with treadmills and workout machine that were available to use. We were on our own soon after. Everything is pretty much centralized, so the small room near bathrooms was setup with a virtual climb; they also had about 3 pizza boxes and 2 bottles of almost empty drinks. My kids were able to get a gulp LOL which was nice because they needed it after the nice workout from climbing. When we leaving, my kids wanted to get some candy, so we waited online for the person who was checking in another couple to climb, but she took them to the back, so we waited for another staff member who was wrapping up with another person. A couple of guys walked in from outside, and when that staff person was done, she completely skipped over us and took the people who walked in from outside. How RUDE! We left after that. Overall experience, we stayed 45 mins to 1-hr, for the kids first time they got a good workout and enjoyed the experience. Me however, I was very unwhelmed by this location - but I still want to try out Hoboken's location. They are brighter, bigger and hopefully with better customer service.

An employee assaulted me and pushed me and also said that people of my ethnicity are gross and that…read morehe will "definitely stay away from me because of that." I had to go through tooth and nail just to get the employee to give me the manager's contact to report him. The lower-manager would not give me the name of the employee nor the manager's contact before the police had to come. Really such a ridiculous situation all around. When I finally got in contact with higher ups at gravity vault they didn't care, and cancelled my $150 membership for misgendering an employee which scared her. This is an insane place. If there were no employees it would maybe be alright, but the staff (these ones in particular) makes it not worth the potential of being pushed by an employee with face tattoos and having an employee tell you that he doesn't like your ethnicity, trying to get a contact to report this leading to the interim manager calling the police on you, the police finally getting the manager to give me the contact of the higher-up, and then having the higher up say that none of this matters because their security footage doesn't capture sound, and the push is captured on the video, yet they do not care about that but rather the misgendering and cancel my membership of $150. It really makes no sense at all. Completely inept staff and managers, and their politics take a precedent over pretty much anything else. If you are Jewish do not go here, since that's what I am, and if you don't want to have an employee with face tattoos push you and tell you he doesn't like your race, be yelled at by employees, have the manager withhold information, and then have the higher ups not take any of this seriously and then cancel your $150 membership while keeping the money, then avoid here. I mean it really is an insane place. I can't believe this happened but it did. Crazy. 1/10.

I've been coming here a whole lot more frequently since joining the recreational climbing team…read more (It's FREE for students, faculty and staff, so what's not to like?!) The routes get changed every semester or so for both bouldering and top rope climbing, and there are two auto-belays if you go there and don't have anyone to help belay you. (The people who go are also super nice--I've had people offer to belay me whenever I go alone!) They offer belay classes here as well--I think it's around $30, and once you're certified (they test you 3 times before letting you do your thing), you can come whenever you want! If you don't plan on getting belay-certified, you can still boulder whenever you want! :] For guests, it's just $5 for admission, which is about 1/4 the price of any day admission to the nearby climbing gyms. Harness rental is always free and shoe rental is $1 each time (free for your first time there though!)

I started rock climbing here about two years ago, and I have been in love with this place. The…read moreprice is unbeatable - FREE for Rutgers affiliates (student, faculty, staff), and $5 per admission for guests. This place has a great variety of top-rope climbing routes. The routes are updated each semester to offer fresh challenges. The staff are Rutgers students who are super friendly and helpful. Check out the Rutgers Recreational Rock Wall Facebook page for more information and upcoming events!

My go to climbing location for almost 20 years! A great location with a variety of route setting…read moreand space for training.

Amazing experience. Shout out to Cynthia who was so patient and knowledgeable. Assisted a 14 yr and…read more49 yr at the same time. Made us feel competent and safe. Can't wait to go again.

Fun, active and motivating! Tried Method Climbing and loved it. The playlist was on point, staff is…read morecool, the environment felt super chill (no intimidating gym energy), and perfect to hit with a group of friends. I went Monday 9pm-11pm and we were able to rotate through most of the walls, which made it feel like we got the full experience. Pro Tip: They offer first responder, student and climbing club discounts. Pricing is pretty solid: Day pass: $23 (unlimited climbing and access to gym for the day) Intro Package: $50 (2 week trial membership,unlimited climbing for 2 weeks, free intro classes, free rental gear and no initiation fee) Rental Gear: shoes $7 | harness $4 | chalk $4 | full package $12 If you want something social, challenging and fun.. this is it!

I have yet to actually practice in this gym, but I was invited for a tour and I was welcomed with…read moresuch warmth and excitement! I can't wait to follow up this review once I've tried it out!

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. : )

Absolutely great! My son loved It! They provide transportation for pickup and drop off. The…read morecounselors and staff were so supportive, he was able to pass his Deep Water test! There was never a dull moment. The camp was packed with activities.

This was my daughter's first summer at this camp and she absolutely loved it. She said this was the…read morebest summer ever! She enjoyed all the activities and tried new things that she likely would not have had an opportunity to experience such as: zip lining, fishing/boating, archery and ropes course. She got out of her comfort zone, tried new things and did not regret it. A big positive with this camp is that it has many other activities other than sports. My daughter is not into sports but there were so many other outdoor activities as well as science, art and theater that she enjoyed. She also got to do weekly horseback riding. My picky eater kid also loved the food here! I was shocked she was eating seconds at lunch (they are very generous in giving the kids more food if they are still hungry). And of course the bus picking up and dropping off right in front of your house is so convenient. We already signed up our kid for next summer. The summer camp bar has now been set high, as I don't think she will be satisfied attending any other camp after her fun Harbor Hills experience.