Memphis Rox Climbing + Community — Local services in Memphis

I love Rox!! I’ve only been climbing a couple months, and it’s a great place. I’m still a beginner climber though but I have such a fun time climbing! -This place is a good entry point for beginner climbers. I wasn’t afraid or embarrassed as a new climber a few months ago to come climb here, which allowed me to keep coming and get better. (Sometimes this means there’s kids that don’t really know wall etiquette in summer months/ on weekends (not all the time though!) but I think this is an ok trade off for all of the people that it introduces to climbing) -The routes are set super well. I’ve been other places where the routes were only hard due to slippery holds or holds spaced far apart. These routes are interesting, and even the “easy” ones can take technique and thinking and are fun to climb. -They add new routes relatively often so there’s usually new things to climb. -Such a fun environment!! There’s not one type of person here- when you look around, there’s a variety of ages and backgrounds all climbing together. -Staff is so nice! -Workout area upstairs is an added bonus!! -You really can’t beat their price!! There are some places that have a discounted month that is still more expensive than a normal month here. Try out Rox!! And you might start loving...

I went to this gym for the first time recently and it’s a great gym with ONE fatal flaw. I’d still return, but if this flaw were fixed it’d turn it into my favorite gym out of the dozen+ I’ve visited at this point.

First the things I liked: Very friendly and helpful staff Huge variety and fun and challenging climbs. I’ve been to over a dozen climbing gyms and this is one of the best gyms in regards to variety and uniqueness of climbs. Loved the routes. Restaurant inside the gym! Very nice! Very affordable Lockable lockers! Honestly probably more I’m forgetting, but it was great.

Now the fatal flaw, the grading system. Not only are the routes not given an exact grade, which is already a pet peeve of mine. But they’re color grades and not labeled. So until you memorize the color associated with which grade range you have to check every time. But even worse, there are colors not even listed on the grade range. The color conversion chart of theirs only lists 3 colors, I saw at least 5 while climbing, and I believe more than that.

In (my) perfect world, each climb would have a tag with the exact V rating at the start hold. If not that, a tag with the V range at each start hold.

Not a huge deal, but I’d love it so much if...

Memphis Rox is a premier facility for both top-rope and boulder climbing, and the gym also has a space upstairs with traditional gym equipment, as well as rooms for events and fitness classes. As far as climbing gyms go, the space is pretty huge, with a great number of climbing routes for both top-rope and bouldering. The routes also get changed frequently enough to keep things fresh, and there is usually a pretty good diversity in terms of difficulty.

Memphis Rox offers a few options for memberships at fair and competitive rates, as well as daily pricing, but it stands out both as a climbing gym and as a community fixture with it's policy of turning no one away; if you can't afford the normal rates, you can still participate. But it doesn't stop there - Memphis Rox seeks to be (and succeeds at being) an inclusive center of the community focused on uplifting people through climbing and fitness.

In addition to the facility, Memphis Rox offers different fitness classes and climbing trainings to participate in, and when you're done with your time there, they also have a small juice bar in the...