Starting a climbing gym in Columbia SC
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Hey I know I’m late to this thread but I’m trying to find me some information on the climbing community in Columbia. I started climbing some recently at Inner Peaks in Charlotte but the drive from Columbia is too much, I only go when I’m visiting my girlfriend there. Has this idea moved forward any? Maybe we can put our heads together? |
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Hi, I recently moved to Columbia from Orlando, FL and would love a rock climbing gym nearby. I've gone to Active Climbing in Augusta to climb but it's too far. Back in Florida, we also had a free gym available for students at the university near by but most of the students that climbed were willing to drive ~30 minutes to go to the nearby rock gym a few times a week. I would love to help get this going. |
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I started climbing at Stronghold (the old gym) in 1999. I moved to North Carolina 4 years ago, and I'm now climbing at Center 45 in Boone about once a week. |
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I know a few other people who are interested in starting one there too. I just graduated from USC and definitely would have gone. Send me a message if you want their info. |
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Are you familiar with the Rockcoon venture in Greenville? Primarily a bouldering gym with some limited rope areas slated to open in Spring 2019. Pending their success, they may have interest in branching out in a few years within the state - who knows? I am thinking of the success Triangle Rock Club had from their beginnings in Morrisville NC to now 5 locations across 2 states. Just an idea....I always support a gym where there is none, so good luck! |
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All-- There's already something in the works. If you are curious about it, contact Chris Neal at Capital Climbing. |
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Hey guys, I have heard you all are looking for a climbing gym in Columbia. I am working with two clients for one of my classes who want to start a climbing gym in Columbia, SC. This is a questionnaire to collect information regarding whether this can be a successful endeavor for them. Please fill this out and share it if you live in or around Columbia. It would mean a lot to me! Also, if you have any suggestions feel free to comment on this post. |
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Are these 2 seperate gym ideas or the same thing? |
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Ashley Ginns wrote: Hey guys, I have heard you all are looking for a climbing gym in Columbia. I am working with two clients for one of my classes who want to start a climbing gym in Columbia, SC. This is a questionnaire to collect information regarding whether this can be a successful endeavor for them. Please fill this out and share it if you live in or around Columbia. It would mean a lot to me! Also, if you have any suggestions feel free to comment on this post. I took the survey earlier this week. Hope this happens. Still a drive for me but better than Charlotte. |
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Somewhat related - MP's gym directory now allows users to rate gyms, add gyms and suggest edits to existing listings. |
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Ashley Ginns wrote: Hey guys, I have heard you all are looking for a climbing gym in Columbia. I am working with two clients for one of my classes who want to start a climbing gym in Columbia, SC. This is a questionnaire to collect information regarding whether this can be a successful endeavor for them. Please fill this out and share it if you live in or around Columbia. It would mean a lot to me! Also, if you have any suggestions feel free to comment on this post. I hope this works! I would love to not drive over an hour for a gym or 2 hours to trad routes every week. |
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I'm interested in helping to start a gym here. I guess I'll contact Chris Neal, however, feel free to message me if there is something else going on. |
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Has this idea come to fruition? |
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Amanda Moles wrote: Has this idea come to fruition? No |
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Where in Columbia would you open a climbing gym? I so badly want to get back into climbing. I am unable to leave SC custody battle reasons. Not only do we need a climbing gym we need to work on the schools here as well the public schools suck. So, does the crime level. If we added a climbing gym and made the schools at least similar to Fort Mill SC, Tega Cay SC, or Brea Ca. I believe that that the crime level would decrease! |
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What is fruition? |
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David Williams wrote: What is fruition? Charged particles of watermelon |
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Surely someone's got a million bucks to burn on this! Come on people! |
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There’s a saying about how you make a small fortune building sailboats: start with a large one. Applies to climbing gyms also maybe? |
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There's "climbing" in S.C.? Fuuuccckkk that... |