Gravity Vault Indoor Rock Gyms

Our kids are on spring break so we finally decided to try this place out. We made an appt for 7pm which you must do to get a slot and fill some forms out before hand. When you get there you fill out a waiver also but it’s right on an iPad at the front desk. The front desk employee wish I got her name welcomed us and was very nice. She was really good with the kids and getting to know them. Now this place there’s a lot going on and can be a hazard if not careful. First things first she got serious with them and gave them some rules. After that she got them fitted with some rock climbing shoes and a harness. She had us wait on the sofa for our instructor. We got there 15 mins early as they requested and we were seated right on time at 7pm. About a min or 2 later the instructor named Kat came to us and introduced herself and spoke with the kids briefly to get to know them and they were off to the walls. My son and daughter who are 10 and 5 were both excited and nervous. Even the kids walls seemed high to them but she assured them how safe they were in her hands. For the hour they took turns going up the walls and they loved it. My daughter through most of it would stop a quarter of the way and want to come down. At first Kat would let her come down and talk to her and reassure her she was safe. Then little by little she would hold her at the point she wanted to stop and talk her through it. Tell her to breathe and show her how she was locked at that position and she would be ok. She would push her but not to a point where my daughter would get discouraged. We loved that! But the end of the hour my son was burned out he let his sister take the last few turns and wouldn’t you know it Kat for my daughter to reach past the point she would keep stopping and get to a point she was trying to get her to reach during the session. We all cheered her on. My daughter did not want to leave. So we are definitely happy with the experience! My kids are in other memberships so we will just be doing like the 5 pack and bringing them when they get the urge to climb which I’m sure will be soon. Pricing here isn’t cheap and I wouldn’t say it’s too expensive because the experience and the 1 on 1 you’re getting is great. You get the gear and an hour with the instructor. We will be back and this time my wife and I want to try it out too.

Loved this place! It was so easy to sign up and Joao was super friendly and encouraging during our one on one session. The place wasn't too packed and all the staff was friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!

Our guide was so incredible with the kids and so helpful. He made each child feel so comfortable and each one gained their trust with him. The entire time he was so encouraging, funny and fun. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to be with the kids that day. Calling to book the place was a NIGHTMARE. I felt so incredibly unwelcome, as if they didn’t want kids there. The price changed several times each time I called, then lastly they called the day before to let me know they were going to have to cancel my party because they didn’t book enough staff that day. The 3 men I spoke with on the phone were so unfriendly, rude, not helpful and just turning me off from ever going there. Gravity Vault can be a great place for kids to get out the energy, get some serious exercise, learn something new and out of the norm for them.

This is a good place to climb for people who have never climbed at other gyms (Movement fka the Cliffs in NYC, Goat in NJ, Allez Up in Montreal, Momentum in SLC, Earth Treks in CO, the list goes on..). If you are an experienced lead climber indoors at other gyms or outdoor sport (up to 5.12)… you will probably take serious issue with what this gym has to offer you. After 6 months of climbing at this gym, I’ve come up with this list of reasons why this gym is lacking: - Lead routes are NOT forerun with a lead rope, only top rope, so the rope placement and therefore its safety is not factored in during setting. Shorter climbers who have to dyno may get their feet caught in the rope because of this issue (has happened to me multiple times). - Ignoring the lead rope and clipping during setting also means that there is excessive rope drag sometimes. - Hold density (number of holds on the wall) is quite low compared to the better gyms named above, so alternative beta is not welcome—particularly problematic for climbers whose body types don’t match those of the setters. This boils down to a gym that doesn’t offer much in terms of accessible climbing. - Lastly, the routes are consistently sandbagged, so if you’re just getting into ropes climbing and hop on a 5.8 at this gym, you’re actually getting on a route that the other/better gyms would rate 10b or 10c… newbies be warned. Don’t get injured. Lots of room for improvement for the only ropes gym less than an hour from the Gunks.

My oldest is on the spectrum, my youngest is an advanced 4 yo. Owen our instructor was phenomenal with both of our boys. He took the extra time with our child who’s on the spectrum, gave him confidence and helped him reach the to, literally. My 4 yo is going on 25, very smart but sometimes can be timid and shy. Owen recognized that when he looked at the wall with intimidation and a bit of fear. He allowed him to climb and repel at his pace and gave him the confidence he need to reach the top. Thank you to the staff at the gravity vault. This will be a regular outing for our boys.