Red Barn Climbing Gym — Local services in Town of Henrietta

First and foremost, this is purely a bouldering gym, there is no roped climbing, so if that's what you're looking for this isn't it. But if you are down for just bouldering it's very affordable. Additionally I find the route setting is consistently my favorite over the years (I've climbed in the other Rochester gyms and several places out of town), I think it's because climbing and setting classes are taught there; the difficulty ratings are accurate and the solutions often naturally teach techniques and good form implicitly. The space is a bit rough looking but functional and safe. Lastly I find that the college kids that are the most frequent patrons are generally friendly and open to a collaborative experience, so even if you're going alone you can usually find people to chat and help you...

We always stop in and Boulder when visiting campus for Imagine RIT. If we lived a bit closer, I think we'd join. The student staff are friendly and kind and the gyms additions of the basement bouldering gym, which wasn't there when we started visiting, is our favorite place for challenges. The overhangs and grips are awesome! My teens love to go and try to out do each other and their friends. It's rather comical watching. We usually spend too much time here, and then realize all the wonderful other things we will miss due to the time spent...

Visited the Red Barn as a club trip from Genesee Community College. Hadn't been rock climbing in a while so I realized are about a half hour that my arms and fingers were missing the strength they need to boulder.

This facility is setup for bouldering not the typical up the wall with harness climbing. Bouldering is a bit more difficult in it's own right. But still a fun thing to do especially on a...