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Nomad7612 t1_j07e53l wrote

There's rock climbing at The Cliffs at Callowhill. Fantastic gym and they have a sauna.

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roseapoth t1_j07h6kw wrote

I have been wanting to start here! Are they beginner/new person friendly? I don't really have any friends in the area (just moved) so I'd just be coming alone and it's been YEARS since I did any sort of indoor rock climbing.

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heathbar1318 t1_j07n3hj wrote

I got started at the cliffs and still love it! I think they’re very new person friendly, there’s a great learn to climb package that gets you the intro to top rope class and a month membership with rentals included for shoes and harnesses so you could try that out and give it the month to see if the gym fits your vibe!

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zempf t1_j07j6sc wrote

I've been there a few times, they seem pretty chill there, there are definitely a number of V0-V1 boulders and 5.5-ish roped climbs if you're looking to just ease in. Everyone's seemed pretty friendly and it really is a nice gym.

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GenericUsername_71 t1_j08g5l6 wrote

They are definitely friendly to new climbers. Lots of bouldering and their walls aren’t too tall

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KingOfTheNorth91 t1_j07hqn0 wrote

There's 3 great rock climbing gyms in the city. Each offers something a little different. The Cliffs is the newest, arguably the nicest, and offers the most in terms of climbing and extras (yoga, sauna, workout space) but it's definitely the most expensive. Tufas is comp style bouldering only. I think it's a fun place that sets challenging but fun climbs. Philly Rock Gym has multiple locations in and around the city. It's the cheapest and smallest but offers bouldering and roped climbing. It's also the "chillest" I'd say out of all the three. They don't have anything fancy but they still have good climbing. I'd say they also generally set the simplest routes out of the three gyms.

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