Location
The Sports Club LA, Upper East Side
Submitted by tom on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 19:46.
Phone:
212.355.5100
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 5am - 10:30pm
Sat-Sun: 7am - 9pm
Location(s)
330 East 61st Street (Between First and Second Ave)
New York, NY, 10021They claim to have the most challenging Rock Wall on the East Coast! If you've climbed here, please add some reviews...
Cost:
$35 guest pass for the whole gym, gear rental is free
Bouldering:
No Bouldering
Top Roping:
Top Roping
Gear Rental:
Gear can be rented
Classes Available:
Classes available
(3 votes)
Only 6 ropes are available
Only 6 ropes are available here, but as many know space can be a premium in NYC. Those 6 ropes are packed with goodies though, over 50 routes exist from 5.6 to 5.12s. The climbs themselves offer a wide variety of style - from simulated corner and face climbing to overhangs as well. Bouldering routes do exist, but the gym focuses mainly on top rope and lead rope style. A very solid gym, especially in the 5.9-5.11 range of climbing. Your Technique will improve climbing there.... friendly and well trained staff are available, gear use is free. The wall itself is a textured art wall with features all over the place.
Guest passes cost $35 for the entire gym, which is extraordinary. 7 floors of space include a workout floor, cardio floor, classes any time of day, squash, basketball, pool, hot tub, and the like.
Thanks for the
Thanks for the advertisement, you shill. Hope you enjoy working there.
I actually don't work there
I actually don't work there anymore. But since there was nothing about it in the info area (other than a statement which is untrue - I will argue that the routes are some of the best in NYC since I've climbed at most of the other gyms - including Chelsea, MPHC, The Rock in Astoria, and Reebok - but it's definitely not the best on the east coast nor would I argue it even being the definitive best in NYC), I figured I'd do the climbers of new york a service of letting them know more info about the gym.
If you have a problem with that, your unlike any of the climbers who I've ever met before - as in good mannered and chill.
As for what a shill is, I have no idea - but thanks for submitting a useful comment.
Great gym and good climbing
Great gym and good climbing wall , however I feel it cannot compare with Chelsea Piers for the size of the wall, the number of routes and their quality . It might certainly be a problem to climb regularly here because of the lack of ropes available.
FYI, I have climbed in MPHC, the wall which was near Lincoln Center, CCC and Chelsea.
By the way , I might be mistaken but I was told the day before yesterday by a Gym sales (?) manager that no day passes were available.
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