Uplift Climbing — Local services in Shoreline

This gym is quite small but might have the same amount, if not more, mid-level fun boulder problems than other, bigger gyms. Most people climb in the v4-7, and those are the most common grades here. The setting is very dense on the overhung side as well, great spraywall potential. The grades are mostly on the softer side, pretty typical.

They have 2 system boards. To the owner: your 2024 moonboard set and the tension board 2 are huge selling points, please include that on the gym website, as well as the google maps page!

They have a weights area with hang boards and pull up bars, as well as benches. For climbing specific weighted training, the facilities could not be any better.

They have a yoga spot/loft upstairs with couches and a ping pong table.

The handwashing station by the gym area is genius by the way.

I also really appreciate that this place doesn’t have an initiation fee, and we signed up with the 2 weeks free promo, so that’s fantastic.

We came on Sunday, and it was practically empty, only 4 parties in the whole place at a time. There was no loud cringe music and it felt quite chill. I will see about weekday nights this week and update this section of the post. Update: some weekday nights it gets busy, but not crowded. Most people tend to be polite and take turns at the walls. No issues here!

All in all, this place is well thought out and made for members, unlike some other gyms that focus resources on their...

Good gym, good routes and good location for me. I heard from others that it is a gym that focuses on serious climbers. With that in mind, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of attention to safety. I started climbing a problem and a gym climbing instructor apparently sent one of his students to climb right underneath me. I was on the white problem in the photo and my recollection was that I started my problem with no one else working on problems near me. Then, as I was going for the finish, I saw a guy on the red problem, which was directly below me. I told the front desk staff who was apologetic. I don’t think anyone who is so reckless should be teaching a climbing class. Climbing is dangerous already and ignoring the most basic safety rules while teaching a class in my mind is really not acceptable. I hope the gym could make sure the staff takes safety precaution seriously as people can be injured. Allowing street shoes also appears to be somewhat unsafe for climbers but that is less of an issue comparing to deliberately putting a climbing...

A truly great gym. When I moved to the area from further South in Seattle I had some reservations to start here because the gym was smaller than my previous gym. That being said, they turn over setting SO fast in this gym and set densely enough that there is always something to be working on. I go 2-3 times a week and still can't keep up at times. It's also a gym that is intentionally set up for folks who want to train and improve their climbing with the weight area and boards and has plenty of classes to help you break through plateaus. So when it comes to the climbing experience, it is a 5/5

It's also though a 5/5 when it comes to community. I have only been here a few months and already feel way more connected to the setters and front desk folks than my old gym. I even have met and know the owner which really makes it feel like a approachable community that is in it for the right reasons and I have had several really positive interactions with other climbers just working on stuff together.

Overall, it's a great gym and community and I'm...