The Front Climbing Club

I’ve climbed here over 2.5 years. South Main, and The Original Location Downtown (OG). Briefly, the community (very good adaptive program), facilities, various classes, art galleries, cheap coffee, community nights (chess!), hmm music, sauna, now pottery, all the things 👍🏼👍🏼 if I could. I personally really like the auto belays; I find them a valuable tool in a training modality called “ladders”. The rates vary. Be careful, switching from bouldering to them. Or auto belays to standard (different clipping). However; I’m a big fan they invested in the technology despite some very public issues they troubleshooted through. I happened to have met the man, Adam, pretty in charge of that and a lot of safety there. They from my visual impression of watching what he does and communicates seem so dialed and you’d think they’d be with an inherently “risky” technology. Adam is also an awesome chess opponent (partner in some crazy modes?). -Matt

I love how huge this gym is! And the fact that we got a south main location and salt lake location I get a ton of variety. Even though it still gets so crowded. Hopefully the expansion fixes some of that but the parking issue will always been such a problem. But what can you do. I ride my bike most of the time to the gym and I get a little bonus smoothie every time I ride 10 times however every time I I go to get it they say that they aren’t serving them that day which is insane. But this isn’t a smoothie shop. It’s a gym. And at the end of the day the climbs are fun and they do have a lot of great amenities even though it’s pretty expensive. I’d still recommend it.

The good: Tall walls, nice equipment, lots of bouldering space if that's what you're after, cafe was excellent and beers are cheap, the staff member who did our belay checks was very nice. The not so good: Crazy expensive day pass - by far the most expensive I have ever seen (and I've been to a LOT of gyms around the country!). They do not rent lead ropes (this is not clear on the website), and there are surprisingly few top ropes. Additionally, they were setting when we were there, and a large section of top ropes were closed off, so it felt like we had very few climbing options after spending $75 for 2 people to get in. I was also disappointed by the quality of the sport climbing setting - a lot of jug ladders and VERY soft grading. Not worth the day pass investment.

Honestly a world renowned climbing gym. Highly recommend this gym to groups who are traveling with their friends. You wanna make sure you bring everyone here! DON’T LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND. It’s the most important part. Other than that also the high walls have a great chance to save an old mans herniated disc if that’s something you have to worry about. The harness really helps.

Nice gym when you first walk in it doesn’t seem like much then if you wander around there’s tons to do and see. They have autobelays, lead climbing, top rope, a good amount of bouldering, and tall walls. There is also a good gym area with lots of workout equipment and space and an additional training area with tons of moon boards and hang boards that is very nice if you’re serious about training. They have a wide selection of merchandise and the front desk was nice. The cafe is perfect for working and hanging out while watching climbing. It even looked like they have indoor bike racks and additional outdoor spaces, but I couldn’t quite tell. Overall this gym has everything you need especially if you’re a serious climber.