Climb Iowa - East Village — Local services in Des Moines

Great little gem of a bouldering gym! I was visiting from out of town and didn't want to risk bringing chalk on the plane, but the gym was kind enough to let me use some for free! I'm still fairly novice, so I only did black climbs while I was there. Some of them were very easy and some were definitely on the harder end of the spectrum for beginner climbs, which was much welcomed. They had a lot of low start climbs, which really engaged my arms a lot and was a nice change of pace from what I'm used to. The gym is also easily one of the cleanest gyms I've ever been to and has very nice single person bathrooms that...

As far as climbing gyms go, this place is actually quite good. I climb regularly so I have a membership and go this gym all the time. While there is no competition in the area, when it comes to climbing gyms, they don't take advantage of that and still take good care of their facilities. If you're a climber and wanting to check this place out, I will say the grading system is ok for the most part. They also set regularly and they have a tension board so if you run out of stuff to climb there's still that. They need a campus board...

I just wanted to give a shout out to the downtown location. Its absolutely fantastic and I love it. In my opinion, it shows that a lot of though has been put into the comfort of the climbers with stuff like nice bathrooms, hand towels, a foot wash station, communal brushes as well as the upkeep of the place. I specifically wanted to give a shout out to the openness to suggestions as well as how quickly "upgrades" or suggestions are...