Spire Climbing + Fitness - Main Facility

A M A Z I N G! i grew up here and this was the only place i would have my birthday party and i would climb everything they had to offer! i made friends with the staff because of how friendly they were to me even though i was annoying lol, but i still love it and in a year i hope i will be able to work there so; yes, you should visit Spire Climbing
Jan 23rd, 2024

Aug 12th, 2023

Jul 3rd, 2023

The Spire is my happy place. I cannot recommend it highly enough. The facility is clean, safe, and well run. The staff are universally friendly, polite, and professional (enough, but also easy-going and flexible,) and are, generally, extremely knowledgeable. The setters are genius. There's a great mixture of grades, styles, and challenges, but more than that, they use the routes to teach you something. Maybe one it's heel hooks, other it's compression, a third it's body position, and not in a heavy handed, repetitive way, more theme and variation. My friend today chose a particular warm up route because she liked the flow. I said I liked how secure it all get, like you could free solo it, and she said, "yeah, it makes me feel like I'm dancing." Which brings me to the vibe of the place. It's awesome. You will see some world class climbers here, but you will also see them giving high fives to the beginner who just conquered their very first V2. Everyone is so supportive and friendly you should go there whether you're a hard core comp climber just passing through, or a complete beginner with a four year old in tow. Good times will be had by all.
Oct 4th, 2023

Meh. Clean facility n such. This place has great potential, but It could cater to its audience a bit better. We were there for about 4 hours and only saw one group lead climbing- while the toprope and bouldering areas were packed. About 70% of the ropes climbing area is only for leading and it was all desolate. Maybe open the gym up a bit more for everyone by adding more top ropes??? I know theres tons of new climbers in the area, as this is a college town- make it more accessible!! Dont get me wrong, lead climbing is wonderful and deserves a good chunk of a gym- but as folks that are just passing through for the day, we didnt want to jump through the hoops to get the lead test because they force you to take the toprope and auto belay test first?? As if someone who is ready for a lead test cant clip themselves into an auto belay? I get it doesnt take very long, but for people just getting a day pass, it feels like a huge inconvenience. Lastly, the bouldering overall has good setting, but maybe consider not putting the crux at the top of so many problems? Some of the boulder problems could be considered highballs and can just straight up be too dangerous for a gym. anyways- great gym at its core but could definitely benefit from some more accessible expansion into the lead areas.
Jul 15th, 2023