Climbing gyms in Salt Lake
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I'm interested in joining a climbing gym in Salt Lake. I'll be moving to Sugarhouse next week from Colorado. Any suggestions about what gym has the best setting, best vibe, best community, least crowded, etc? I've been to the Sandy and Millcreak Momentum but never the Front. Are there any other gyms? |
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The Front's pretty alright and has lots of liberal minded young folks. For roped climbing I think it's a little less crowded than Momentum. Also they have saunas and free in house yoga if that's your thing. All the gyms here try to nickel and dime you to death with arbitrary gym stuff. |
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There's only 2 climbing gym companies in SLC worth your time. |
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Thanks you two. Do you have to bring your own lead rope to the Front? I have a 70m rope for outside climbing but not a shorter/cleaner rope for indoors. |
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Jennyclimbsrock wrote:Thanks you two. Do you have to bring your own lead rope to the Front? I have a 70m rope for outside climbing but not a shorter/cleaner rope for indoors.Lead requires your own rope in both gyms. If you need a cheap gym rope, check out the Liberty Mountain outlet in Sandy when you get in town. |
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Everyone has a favorite and can give you a con list about the gym they don't go to :) I would say visit both and check out the vibe at the time of day you would be going regularly. I climb at the front. I've found it better than momentum millcreek, and I like momentum sandy, but again all personal preference. I would say momentum has a more corporate feel and structure, while the front is more local and laid back. |
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My comment from this post: mountainproject.com/v/slc-d… |
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Super Fluke wrote:Momentum 3 Locations in UT. Millcreek, Sandy, Lehi. $70 per month. Setting is quite good, new every week, almost.HAHAHAHA Every week. I wish. Not to diss the setters as they do a good job but it is hardly every week or even very other week. The Millcreek bouldering area has perhaps five sections that are to be reloaded every 12 weeks but it is probably more like every 15 weeks. That comes out to be every three weeks that a section gets reloaded. |
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This is only of value to about 4.5% of people, but the bouldering at Momentum in Sandy is pretty darn confusing if you are colorblind. |
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It sounds like I'll be checking out all 3 gyms to see which one I prefer. Does anyone climb at Rockreation anymore? I think that place was around when I lived in Salt Lake 15 years ago. |
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Allen Sanderson wrote: HAHAHAHA Every week. I wish. Not to diss the setters as they do a good job but it is hardly every week or even very other week. The Millcreek bouldering area has perhaps five sections that are to be reloaded every 12 weeks but it is probably more like every 15 weeks. That comes out to be every three weeks that a section gets reloaded.There are eight sections with one being reset on Monday every week (barring major competitions) |
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I climbed at Momentum (Sandy then Millcreek) for about 5 years until switching to The Front a couple months back. Both gyms have their pros and cons. |
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I recently joined at Momentum and have loved it so far....in spite of the insane crowds! It continually blows my mind how busy Millcreek and Sandy are....even until late in the evenings. Unfortunately for my climbing I work full-time so my options for sneaking in during the off peak daytime hours is non-existent. |
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A few years ago on a Mt. Project forum, someone was talking about opening a new climbers gym in SLC. This gym though would be devoted to training equipment such as campus boards and such, not climbing walls. |
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Jon Nelson wrote:A few years ago on a Mt. Project forum, someone was talking about opening a new climbers gym in SLC. This gym though would be devoted to training equipment such as campus boards and such, not climbing walls. Does anyone here know what became of that?I'm guessing that you are thinking of Charlie Stoker who was looking into opening a more training focused location. He was looking at doing it more in the Davis County area though, so not right in SLC. After having a difficult time finding a good space to put it in, I think he's kind of given up on that idea at least for now, it could still happen in the future though. |
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Ken Noyce wrote: I'm guessing that you are thinking of Charlie Stoker who was looking into opening a more training focused location. He was looking at doing it more in the Davis County area though, so not right in SLC. After having a difficult time finding a good space to put it in, I think he's kind of given up on that idea at least for now, it could still happen in the future though.Thanks Ken. My memory was foggy on the location. Regardless, I was curious about how that went, and hopeful that it would take off. I hope he has success with it in the future. |
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Jon Nelson wrote: Thanks Ken. My memory was foggy on the location. Regardless, I was curious about how that went, and hopeful that it would take off. I hope he has success with it in the future.No problem Jon, I also hope he has success with it in the future. |
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Arrived Salt Lake today mainly for backcountry + cross-country skiing.
Therefore - It's difficult for people Top-Roping at the 5.7-5.9 level to "work" the harder moves on a route. Because once you miss a move, or need to rest, you're swinging out in space. - If you're less than tall, it's hard to friction on the wall to reach a far hand-hold. Gives the route-setters strong power to force you to climb each sequence the way they envision it. After three TR climbs, Sharon said to me: "Climbing here at The Front makes me feel stupid". I said, "Let's go to Momentum". We drove to Momentum Mill Creek. What we noticed:
After three routes I said to Sharon (who was now succeeding), "So you're feeling like a real climber again." She said, Yes this is good. But that's only a Top-Roping perspective. Ken |
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kenr wrote:But that's only a Top-Roping perspective. KenThat's a useful perspective because it's the entry point for most climbers. |
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Brendan N. (grayhghost) wrote: That's a useful perspective because it's the entry point for most climbers.And...most visiting climbers who want to climb and not ponder the difficulty of trying to get "lead certified". And who also may not be packin' a lead rope... |