High Point Climbing and Fitness

Not bad, not great. If ur from out of town, a good place to experience… close to hotels, bars and downtown scene. If from in town, suspect the options in chatt town are better on good weather days. My kids enjoy themselves, but I agree with other reviews that it’s all beginner or expert. If you’re under 14 and better than an auto belay system, you’re SOL. spoke to the employees about options, and they’re position was pretty much, tough luck, sucks to be you… let me get back to my granola buddies. My kids have mastered options in two visits, so on to greener pastures.

I was really disappointed in this gym. From the look of it online I expected a modern facility so the old concrete style walls with dirty holds almost as old as I am was kind of a shock. The setting was sandbagged and reachy, not ideal for a beginner or anyone nursing tendon injuries. The facility was set up to segregate the weak from the strong, and the «weak» areas were under-​set. Hardly any routes below V4 or 5.10, and those were pretty hard for indoor climbing. They also seemed to be old sets, I cant imagine that they have anything close to a two month turn over. It was raining very hard when I visited so I never got a chance to check out the outer wall but the setting inside was so unfriendly I’m not really interested in going back. The general vibe of the gym seemed to be an old-​school «only for pros» ideal. Get strong or go home I guess. They had a segregated kids area, which I cant comment on because I’m not a kid, but the rest of the facility was certainly not beginner friendly.

Great gym for anyone from beginners up, plenty of space and variety so there’s something for every type of climber. Stay fit and cross train with spin classes, weights, or yoga.
The outdoor wall is spectacular and a beautiful addition to the downtown cityscape. Be sure to stop by after dark and see the lights!
Now that the guys have acquired the old Urban Rocks over off Amnicola, you now have a membership for two gyms in one. Also ask about Lisa and Wills’ climbing school if you want to get started or just take your climbing to another level.

Too expensive. 16 with my own gear is way too much. C climbing outside with sweet but a lot of the holdes were really loose. Then we tried to get Sport belay certified but the guy failed us because he said my hand went in front of the device. only reason i did that is only because he was in front of my device holding too tight and I had to keep jerking the rope away from the guy. Then when I called him out he said that didn’t even matter. the only reason why anybody should ever go here is because they want to pay too much and take a picture

I disagree with the previous reviewer because I had to spend $ 20 for day pass with rental AND an additional $ 7 for parking every time I have been here [I am out town]. I enjoyed the facility but I was very disappointed after my fifth visit, three of which had happened two prior days in a row, they did not even consider counting my visits towards a punchcard.
I wrote an email to the staff and only response I got was explaining «We do not refund day-​passes from previous visits.» As I explained here and also to them, I never asked for a refund and the punchcard would have only meant $ 3 discount in my two prior visits. But I got no response whatsoever to my explanation.
I am not used to climbing community having such corporate-​america attitude. Especially since a punchcard would have meant they make more money out my continued visits, I am not sure what to make of it. The only thing I know is happening is that they don’t mind ignoring simple customer requests, because they have many «customers». So I certainly won’t mind not being their customer. Unless you like expensive LA/​NYC corporate gym climate, I don’t recommend this facility. There are others in the region.

Our recent 2014 Sumer trip brought us to high point climbing in Chattanooga in a last minute vacation un planed. The high point team made it super easy to plan even on short notice. From Lisa and Wills planing and the expert guide service from Brian T it was perfect. They selected routes just right for us, and that includes the entire family (mom, dad and our two junior climbers 4yrs and 10yrs) Nothing was forgotten. All the gear, hotel and restaurant recommendations. Even a suggested packing packing list. Not only were they prepared for the expected, they also had a weather call back up plan of personal coaching at the state of the art gym.
Our climb (at foster falls) was picture perfect and nothing less then amazing. Brian was a exellence coach and had all the family involved. We had options from the easy all the way to the expert routes at our choice and Brian helped us through all of them. He was a very good with the children and I can easily say this trip works well for the whole family
There’s nothing better then to have the whole family instantaneously say «when can we go back to High Point in Chattanooga «only minutes after departing.
Big thanks to Wills, Lisa and our great guide Brian for making a lifetime memory
We will be back soon and can’t think of a better place to be !

Best rock climbing facility I have ever been to, perfect for an out of towners like me because I only had to spend 15 bucks for an all day pass and was able to take a break half way through to go to the aquarium or IMAX. The outdoor climbing wall is an unique addition and something I have never experienced before. There are also plenty of auto belays and bouldering stations so this place is also perfect for inexperienced climbers.