Celebrating 1 year in business today. Big Island Climbing is the only commercial gym on the Big Island. Small, friendly, locals gym where you can get your climb on while vacationing.
Big Island Climbing is an excellent small gym where the emphasis is geared towards new-moderate climbers and the mom & pop vibe shines through. Also, New Chiang Mai Thai next door is one of the best Thai restaurants on the island and Kalakaua Park next to that makes it easy to go outside for a "Safety Meeting" between sessions.
Thank you SenorDB - we are doing our best to build an awesome climbing community here. We will be adding more V7s and above as the skills of our local climbers is rapidly increasing. We are currently looking for partners ($) to build a full sized gym capable of hosting international tournaments here in Hilo.
Congratulations! The big island is amazing but missing climable rock so this is great.
My brother owned a gym for a while. He made more money off of ancillary stuff than memberships. So birthday parties and maybe a juice bar may help bring in some more income if you’re not already doing them.
Just a little humble brag as I see it's been years since my last posting. Big Island Climbing is still thriving after 3 1/2 years in business. We have recently brought in routesetters from some of Oahu's established gyms to provide more variety and difficultly to our problems. If you find yourself on the East side of the big island (Hilo) please stop by for a climb. Visitors to Kona (West side) can now visit "Kona Cliffs" - an excellent new facility featuring bouldering walls provided by Walltopia.
YES, there is climbing on the Big Island ! Come check it out!!!