Rocky Top Climbing — Attraction in Charlottesville

A great alternative and trending activity to stay fit. I would not recommend this place for children under the age of 10 due to high heights, older people, and difficulty of the rockwall. I would also not recommend older folks for similar reasons. The place is pretty expensive, with a one time pass, rental shoes, and chalkbag being close to $20, 11 time pass being a little over $100 and a monthly membership being $64. So not cheap, but very thrilling, very fun and exciting, and great music to go along with you climbing experience. I cam here with my cousin Max and every time we would climb a wall we would fist bump. It was our first "bonding moment" since we had never truly spent time with each other before. So definitely a great place to experience more than just climbing up a wall. Very friendly staff, and an even more friendly community. I myself was climbing up a difficult wall, and had Max, and three strangers cheering me on. Sure enough I got that fist bump! The cost is worth is, and the 11 time pass never expires, so although Max is all the way in California, he can still come back and...

This is the first place I ever went bouldering, and now climbing is one of my favorite things! People here, both the staff and the other climbers, were very friendly to me as a newcomer and helped me get used to the scary feelings of falling! The climbing problems are always varied and fun challenges.

This is a great place to bring new and experienced climbing friends, just be sure to note the busy hours because it can get kind of hectic when classes are going on in the early evening.

FOR NEWCOMERS TO CLIMBING: bouldering is climbing short (13ft here) walls with no harness or ropes, but with a very safe and thick foam pad at the bottom to catch you when you fall. Rocky Top is a bouldering gym and does not offer top rope or other climbing except in very specific circumstances - they do have a top rope and a silk hanging from the ceiling, but they’re always pulled to the side and I’ve never seen...

This place has done some serious renovation work in the last 2-3 years. They've added more climbing space and generally increased the niceness level. It's focused on bouldering because it's just not that tall but there is a good mix of skill ratings on the climbs. There are a few top rope climbs but most people boulder. They've also added some nice programming like after school kid's clubs and adult competitive leagues.

It is on the smaller side of climbing gyms I've been to, but it's not the smallest! This gym also has showers and some lockers, some cardio machines and a decent but smallish weight room. I like that they have things like olympic rings and kettle bells and other functional training stuff in addition to more pedestrian weight equipment.

It can be a little crowded on a rainy afternoon/evening but it's kind of fun to hang out with the...