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The Cliffs at Valhalla
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The Cliffs offers 13,000+ sq ft of climbing terrain and 40 foot walls. The Cliffs has tons of top rope climbing and lead routes. They offer over 2,500 sq ft of bouldering with top-outs. New routes and boulder problems set every week. 40 Minutes via train from Grand Central.
The Cliffs also hosts a full climbing gear and apparel shop, cardio equipment, separate kids climbing area (mezzanine), and climbing specific training equipment.
The Cliffs rents harnesses, shoes, ATCs and chalk.
Classes include, intro classes, technique, lead climbing, bouldering skills, self-rescue and belay escape, women’s clinics and more
Kids classes include after school teams and clubs, kids learn to climb, and open climb.
The Cliffs offers FREE BELAYERS every week day from 3-6 PM and all day on the weekends and holidays
Over 150 boulder problems from V0 – to Vhard. Over 200 routes from 5.4 to 5.13+
A sweet sound system (and The Cliffs takes requests)
I don't live in Manhattan anymore and the gym in Stamford closed, so my choices of climbing indoors are either The Rock Club in New Rochelle, or The Cliffs in Valhalla. I climbed a few times at TRC as part of a day camp for kids (belaying mostly, with a few climbs to demo movement), so I can't claim to have an all-encompassing grasp of the gym, but ended up settling on The Cliffs as my home gym. As an AMGA-certified indoor and outdoor climbing instructor, experienced routesetter, and Gunks local climber, I feel that the routes at The Cliffs are challenging and thoughtful at every level, and the bouldering is fantastic. The climbing community at The Cliffs is vibrant and friendly, and the gym is well worth the trip. And no, I don't work there. :^)
I co-administrate (voluntarily - I don't get paid) a Meet-up Group that meets at The Cliffs, called the Westchester Climbing meet-up group; feel free to check us out.
Hope to see you at the gym, and please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Cheers,
Tai Grosjean
AMGA-certified Single Pitch Instructor
AMGA-certified Climbing Wall Instructor Provider