Flagstaff Climbing — Local services in Flagstaff

On 09/14/2019 myself and my daughter stopped by the Downtown Crag facility while on a vacation to the Grand Canyon. We wandered in around 9:00pm and was met by a very friendly and nice fellow - Tim. Obviously he is a climber and does alot of the local outdoor climbing - even let us know a few of the local places to visit. We let Tim know that we were just in town for a couple of days, and that my daughter and myself both climb. We were looking at doing some top rope as we didn't pack a rope but the 5.11- on lead kept drawing my kids attention. Only stumbling block was that we didn't pack a rope. When we explained our situation Tim went in the back and loaned us a rope. My daughter flashed the 5.11- twice and tool a crack at the 5.12 but it got the best of her. He than even took the time to help out my daughter, provide some valuable beta and give her some very good climbing strategy. He than let us know that you can be the strongest climber in the world but if you aren't mentally ready to do it you will often fail - great advice! Tim even stuck around after closing to chat for a bit. We really appreciated it and appreciate the fact that someone would go out of their way to help out two complete strangers from out of town. We will recommend your place to other climbing friends when they are in the area. Our only negative is that we waited til our last night in town to find the...

I only bouldered here, but I found it to be of disappointing quality. It was more expensive than the other gym I tried while I was in town, Beta Bouldering, yet not nearly as nice. The holds have very little friction as a result (I think) of rarely or never being cleaned. The base mat is thin, so you have to rely on normal crash pads, such that you could easily end up putting a foot between the pads you positioned and messing up an ankle -- a risk I prefer to restrict to outside. I also encountered many spinners -- not fun. Finally, the bouldering area is small, so to compensate the setters have used each hold in many problems. They have so many pieces of tape you have to look for a while to figure out where all the holds for the problem you want to try are. It wasn't absolutely awful, and the employee on duty was cool, but nonetheless this is not a gym I would return to unless they made...

Update: maybe I wasnt clear about the sign up policy, but I injured my hand badly and had to put my climbing pass on hold. I didnt know they were charging my credit card each month until I changed my card 6 months down the road. I thought that was a cheap way to swindle an extra few kopecs from people. Taking off 2 stars.

Awesome little gym! Sometimes bigger gyms lose their soul. This place has an intimate feel with interesting route setting. I'm super pleased with what this place offers to the Flag climbing community. Downside; I hurt my wrist, couldn't climb, and put my account on hold. I didnt realize they were charging my credit card 7$ a month to keep it on hold until I cancelled the card. That kinda sucked, and i think they should be more upfront about the potential for...