Wilkes-Barre Climbing Gym Indoor Rock Climbing — Local services in Wilkes-Barre

🧗‍♂️ Wilkrs-Berre Climbing Gym: Where Gravity Takes a Backseat

If you're looking for a place where your kids can defy gravity, burn off every ounce of energy, and leave with forearms like tiny lumberjacks, Wilkes-Berre Climbing Gym is your jam. (Pun intended.)

Chuck—legend, sherpa, and all-around rock whisperer—was incredibly friendly and knew his stuff. He didn’t just point us to the walls; he made sure we felt like seasoned mountaineers, even if our summit was a plastic hold shaped like a dinosaur.

Now, about that one review claiming they'd “belay for you”? Not our experience. We felt supported on every wall the kids tackled—emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The staff was like a pit crew for tiny climbers, cheering them on as they scaled their way to glory and finger fatigue.

By the end, the kids were climbing like caffeinated squirrels and only stopped when their hands staged a mutiny. 10/10 would recommend—just bring snacks, water, and maybe a tiny victory banner for when your kid conquers the boulder named “The...

I wish there were more autobelays or assistance with self belay. In terms of the walls, it is very disorganized. I’ve been to several gyms that color code the path that is corresponded to difficulty, which makes it very beginner friendly and welcoming. I’m not sure when or how often the walls rotate or they change the rock climbing paths. We weren’t offered chalk, so this makes the first rock climbing place I’ve been to where they don’t give you chalk and you have to pay for it.

There are two floors: top and bottom. The top floor has two bouldering walls— both fairly challenging with declines and edges. The bottom floor had bouldering at the entrance and then three...

A pretty nice local gym. It has three auto belays with a lot of routes set up, one of which is on a decent negative incline wall. A couple of really fun traversal boulders.

This is not the most beginner friendly gym. A lot of these routes do not have grades on them, and some of them really require contortion or dragging yourself along the wall to send. It also has some old school holds which can be hard on the hands.

I think I would have had more fun if I were in practice but I haven't been on a wall in a couple of months.

Still a positive experience, and I'd...