Central Rock Gym — Local services in Boston

As an casual climber who usually top ropes, this place is a nice an accessible spot with usually friendly staff and nice climbs for amateurs in bouldering. While small, there’s a variety of climbs and chill atmosphere.

However, I encountered a really disappointing experience. I really don’t leave bad reviews and let things slide, but this was really weird.

So, because I rarely boulder, I usually come in with my friend who will sign me in as a guest. At this time, our mutual friend was climbing for the first time at this gym and needed to sign a waiver. A front desk staff asked her if she had already signed online - and he was visibly annoyed when she said she hadn’t. If we had known that one should pre-sign before going, we would’ve. I didn’t encounter this type of attitude when I came in for the first time and hadn’t signed the waiver.

Fine - if he had to deal with a lot of waivers today, it’s fine to be a little annoyed. However, he continued on with his annoyed attitude by making snide remarks to our mutual friend and brushed off any questions, making her uncomfortable. Me and my friend didn’t know what to do. As we were leaving to go climb, he called after my friend and said “I hope you read the tips” in a mocking tone. I know this is not the acceptable behavior of staff as his coworker gave him a look and I heard the guy say “what? Sometimes I just don’t have the patience”.

It’s understandable to have a bad day, but to not only start but to continue making snide and uncomfortable remarks to new climbers isn’t the most awesome. I’d give this place a four star, but that experience kind of sucked. It usually is a pretty nice place if you...

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