Mosaic Climbing — Local services in Loveland

NOT FOR CLIMBERS. This gym is clearly prioritizing the business in this area which is boy scout groups and soccer moms bringing groups of kids for an outing. It is the distillation of the modern climbing GloboGym and in my opinion everything wrong with climbing.

Over time, the prioritization of auto-belays becomes increasingly clear. At this point, the gym has devolved into a really nice version of a Carnival Cruise climbing area. There are very few toprope options, exclusively overhanging lead options, and a bulk of routes set for the autobelays (of which there are now 10). Additionally, the TR routes are RARELY reset, and the setting is often trash. The movement is gimmicky 'comp style' movement and does not translate well to actually training for climbing outdoors.

There are ample training areas, but the awkwardly silent weight area and ill maintained hangboard area don't inspire motivation to actually train. The staff also likes using the cherry picker thing for route setting WAY too much and it's insanely distracting. I don't know what happened to people just jugging a route or getting a belay to tighten a bolt.

That being said, the gym has a lot of potential and from time to time there is a really great route. The walls are tall, the holds are fresh and grippy, and everything is clean even if they do use a vinegar solution which smells... not great. If a climber was running this gym for other climbers, it would easily be the best in the area. If the setters actually climbed outside, and set commensurate routes, it would be worth revisiting. But in its current state, I just can't recommend this gym to any locals who are actually climbers unless you have no friends, really love training endurance laps on auto belays, or like climbing the same 2 5.10 routes on TR for 3...

As someone who has worked at a couple climbing gyms for two years and as someone that has visited a lot of climbing gyms this place does a FANTASTIC job at creating easy climbs for beginners along with challenging climbs for people who want to get better at ourdoor climbing. Staff are super friendly as well, John and Sam (I think that's their names) have gone above and beyond in their customer service. Also, they just cleaned the moonboard 🌙 For me the membership is 1000% worth it because I have 24/7 access with my fob to the bouldering area ; this makes it way easier for me to prioritize bouldering more because my schedule is always a little different. Sometimes I prefer going at times where not a lot of people go so it's really nice to have that fob option.

Some of the setting is gonna feel sand bagged which helps you prep for outdoor bouldering, and some of the holds do feel a little risky/grimy but climbing in general can be a dangerous sport. You have to fill out a form due to risk/dangers/ect and it's good to be self aware of what your comfort zone is. Basically if you feel too uncomfortable doing something then don't work on that route/problem. Maybe even watch people work on that one first to see if you want to try it or not.

I like how their grading system is color based not number based ✨️

I've worked on some top rope here which have fun movements too (the walls are also pretty tall), but I like how they have a suggestion box at the gym usually. It's nice that they consider our suggestions and I'm greatful a gym like this exists. I hope more gyms incorporate the fob 24/7 access concept more.

Sometimes they even have events here which is great too.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would; thanks for everything...

Mosaic is a great gym with phenomenal staff. The style of climb is self described as more "movement" focused, and steers away from pure strength based climbing, and it's a nice variation from the other climbing gyms in the area. The staff is very helpful and the classes included with the membership are fantastic. I have a few desires from management that'd make this a better option for me. For one, the bouldering pads are extremely stiff. They're thick for sure, but they're so hard, I've heard of people getting ankle injuries when falling off boulders, and I believe it. Compared to the surrounding gyms, the pads are just not comfortable, and make it more a necessity to down climb. I also wish that mosaic offered different tiers of membership, specifically a swipe tier that is cheaper than their day pass, but slightly more expensive than their monthly membership, that still had access to the 24 hour bouldering room. There are just not enough boulders/top rope climbs at a specific level that make this feasible to be my main climbing gym, given how much I like to climb, and how many gyms are in the surrounding area. I would absolutely climb at mosaic once a week mainly, but it doesn't make monetary sense for me to pay a monthly membership if I'd just go 4 times in a month, and the absence of a mid tier membership level just makes me cancel the membership when I'd love to keep coming, and $25 for a day pass is too steep to do regularly. Please add a mid tier membership level, and please get some...