Boulders Climbing

Expérience fantastique: The best staff, large and plenty of walls, I never have enough endurance to check out all the routes!

Expérience fantastique: Awesome gym, very clean, great staff, lots of parking. Zero complaints

Expérience fantastique: A really fun place to climb and work out, even for beginners! The cafe has great drinks and a cool selection of craft beers. Staff are fun, helpful, and inclusive. It's a great time!

Expérience fantastique: Great place to climb very inviting.

Expérience fantastique: The staff and route setters are top notch . The collective community that climbs alongside you is super supportive.

Expérience fantastique: Great place for climbing and beers after

Expérience fantastique: Good variety of problems and two major rooms of walls. Friendly staff. Gym and training area on site- small if stand alone but a lot better than most climbing gyms. Cafe on site as well. Great intro week offer.

Expérience négative: No parking. Literally ratty macewan students park at the parking spots and go to school/ events while taking up spots. All parking is full at all times and never empty. Maybe invest in a park lot or space for actual paying customers. Only 1 star because parking at this location is abysmal.

Expérience fantastique: Go everyday and the staff are so nice.

Expérience fantastique: Love having this membership and access to the Rock Jungle climbing gyms!

Expérience fantastique: I use the monthly pass a lot. The people are nice and friendly and it's a great place to exercise! I love it!!

Expérience positive: A challenging experience but very rewarding. I like the simple grading system for climb difficulty. The AC is always running, the mats are great, and the music is usually good. Both of the climbing gyms are fun, but my personal favourite is the one with the deathstar-esque wall.

Expérience positive: Love the gym it can just get quite busy and a little crowded feeling at times... the parking situation can be a little tricky also.

Expérience positive: the bouldering hall is large and well equipped. i like the interior design, especially the plants in the fitness area. what i find a pity is that there are no showers.

Expérience fantastique: Amazing customer service! Such lovely people working the front desk last night during the Good Karma event! Absolutely made our experience and time so much better

Expérience fantastique: Kat was great. Facility clean and nice

Expérience positive: Quaint, friendly gyms with two separate climbing areas. Hangboard/warm-up area has a few boards but is relatively sparse in terms of equipment. Setting was overall good but didn’t understand their grading system relative to the V-scale. The difference between coloured grading tags and hold colors was quite confusing and not very intuitive (would recommend changing their grading tags to a neutral colour or to the same colour of the holds for a given climb).

Expérience fantastique: Super nice place and people here.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome gym with pretty good routes. Membership price is fair considering you get access to Boulders, Factory, and Niche climbing walls and full workout gyms.

Expérience positive: I love this place! I wish I could give 5 stars, but I have some issues I've encountered lately that make me feel unhappy with my experience at Boulders. In my very short bouldering career, I've been trying to find shoes and I find that sometimes staff can be too aggressive about what they think is the proper fit. I understand that a climbing shoe is not to be a comfortable walking shoe, but I also know that when I say "This hurts bad," I haven't been listened to. The fit of a shoe shouldn't be something that demands the approval of a person who isn't buying them, which is how I felt. I also want to address an interaction I had with one of the staff members. While I appreciate the assistance provided by the majority of the staff, I encountered a situation where a staff member seemed displeased with me for trying out multiple routes while not having stated the parameters of how long I should try them. Unlike a previous experience where another staff member was helpful, encouraging and clear with what I was and wasn't allowed to do, this particular staff member appeared frustrated and made condescending remarks about my actions. This lack of consistency in customer service is concerning and detracts from the overall positive atmosphere of the gym. Another thing I've encountered is some groups wall etiquette is not the best. I know the gym is relatively small, and I understand that people get excited when theres new projects. But when its already busy and a huge group crowds around a route that takes up a good chunk of the wall to take turns, it makes it really difficult for beginners and people who want to also climb other routes on that same wall. It makes it overwhelming for people who aren't yet comfortable with just jumping onto the wall given the circumstances. Other than this, I love the people, I love the place. I share this because it left me feeling unsettled which is Generally Not How You Want People To Feel after attending your establishment where they pay a lot of money to go ❤️

Expérience fantastique: Love this place. Have been coming each time I come to Edmonton. Great variety of routes, friendly people and a beer after climbing:)

Expérience fantastique: Boulders Climbing Gym is a gem for climbers like me! From the moment I stepped in, the staff made me feel right at home with their super-friendly vibe. And let's talk about affordability – their prices are totally reasonable, especially considering the size of the gym. Plus, the cherry on top: you get a free second entry if you swing by within two weeks. It's like they're saying, "Hey, come back and hang out with us again!" But what really got me hooked were the climbs. They're unlike anything I've tackled in other gyms, which kept things exciting and fresh. Even though I'm still sticking to mostly V2s, there was no shortage of routes to challenge myself on. It's cool how they cater to climbers of all levels. What I appreciated most, though, was the vibe. Everyone – staff and climbers alike – was so encouraging and supportive. It didn't matter if you were a newbie like me or a seasoned pro; everyone was just there to have a good time and climb some rocks. So yeah, you bet I'll be heading back to Boulders. It's got everything I look for in a climbing gym – friendly faces, cool climbs, and a vibe that makes you feel like part of the crew. If you're into climbing and haven't checked it out yet, you're seriously missing out!

Expérience fantastique: Friendly environment — Liam did a great job orientating me to the facility!

Expérience fantastique: Very nice space! 2 climbing gyms + workout area. They rent shoes but they also sell them. Bonus cafe in the same building that is also lovely.

Expérience négative: As much as I love this place, I cannot get behind an owner who forced people to climb in a mask for perceived safety, but refuses to pay for adequate cleaning of their facility almost 2 years after covid. On 2024-02-08 the facility smelled worst than the Zoo I worked at. There was urine all over the bathroom floors, feces covering the stalls, visible mold, dirty floors, dirty equipment. Meanwhile they are happily taking on more monthly memberships, filling the place to the point shoes no longer fit, and sitting around as pools of water form. I understand it is difficult to maintain a clean facility during winter months, but the staff here make absolutely zero effort to do so. If it's clear the staff are not willing to clean, you would think they would hire dedicated cleaners.... Nope, enjoy the smell! I will admit that after 2 years of climbing here, my immune system is stronger than a Nokia 3310.

Expérience fantastique: Tons of great routes to climb, great gym space, staff are lovely, everything down to the small things like having free tape and hair elastics available at the front desk make such a huge difference! A very thoughtful space.

Expérience fantastique: My favourite rock climbing gym! Friendly, welcoming, inclusive with an excellent cafe and new challenges and events all of the time!

Expérience positive: Very nice gym, with cool angles and obstacles in each area. Very friendly and informative staff and they have a great cafe.

Expérience fantastique: the route setting is super creative and fun, the gym is awesome for a post climb workout, and overall just a great facility and great vibe!

Expérience fantastique: Pet friendly. Great date idea. Love the charity climb. Challenging routes for all levels.

Expérience fantastique: Does get super busy. Recommend looking at the live schedule on Google for how busy!

Expérience fantastique: Staff wise, always great service, great instruction. Very welcoming environment and very kind people who go to Boulder as well. It is easy to make friends, and one of the best social environments in the city! As a newer member (starting May-ish) The walls change often enough that you'll never get bored :)

Expérience fantastique: Great climbing gym, awesome people, and great route setting! Definitely recommend if you are in the area

Expérience fantastique: This is by far my favorite climbing gym. Staff is friendly, they offer great swag, and I have been going there for 3 years. 5 stars for sure.

Expérience fantastique: Excellent setting, interesting wall angles, cool features. Doesn't use V grades, but that's fine! Very friendly staff and great cafe. Good stock of shoes too. Overall a fantastic gym

Expérience fantastique: Lots of fun. Good tour of the facility. Friendly and helpful staff

Expérience fantastique: Visited this gym while in Edmonton and it's great! Fun climbs and a friendly community too - I've visited twice so far by myself and both times had someone that I was chatting and climbing with within about ten minutes of entering. Good variety of terrain too, including a top-out section, which I haven't seen in a lot of other gyms, with fun and creative setting to go along with it that makes good use of all the different wall shapes. Definitely recommend checking them out!

Expérience fantastique: Really nice climbs and affordable as well. The staff is super nice as well, I enjoyed my time there!

Expérience fantastique: This place is great, with all types of sets and walls, and great mats it is an awesome place to climb.

Expérience fantastique: First time trying boldering as an adult!! Super nice, clean and friendly team working there.

Expérience fantastique: A climbing gym combined with a cafe right beside the university. Loved the vibe and the diversity of people that frequents this location. The routes are graded from 1 to 8 (which somewhat represents the V grade). Overall, they have a great variety of routes and very creative route setting! The staff was super nice as well! Note: I would recommend sandals as they do not allow outdoor shoes in the gym.

Expérience positive: climbing is good but parking is not. I parked in the parking lot and still got a ticket for not registering my plate (even though there were no signs near my vehicle). parking on the street is usually full and expensive and runs the risk of having the car broken into. I went with a friend and she had her car broken into and I got a ticket all within a span of 5 minutes. I probably won't come back very often because of the parking situation.

Expérience fantastique: love love love!! super great bouldering gym with interesting and tricky problems for any level

Expérience fantastique: So many different options and skill level walls to choose from and climb/conquer! Great time would recommend it for anyone!

Expérience fantastique: Everything about my experience here was outstanding. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and thorough. The walls are extremely well maintained. The problems are fun and challenging. The environment is fun and inclusive. I’ll definitely be going back regularly.

Expérience fantastique: Really cool set up. Grading is a little different from the usual gyms I’ve been to so it made me feel more confident in the boulders I completed haha.

Expérience fantastique: My daughter loved the upbeat environment and the challenging climb

Expérience fantastique: Very friendly and welcoming - both the staff and community of climbers. I love how they have prioritized inclusion. Will definitely be back.

Expérience fantastique: Love Boulders, it's my main climbing gym. There's always someone you know whenever you go there since it's downtown. Parking can get a bit tough since the gym is popular.

Expérience positive: Gym was quite fun given the space, cafe was reasonably priced, didn’t have a gender neutral bathroom though so I felt so excluded in my gender identity

Expérience fantastique: Has a friendly environment, has a good amount of wall space for climbing. Even when it's busy, there's enough room to be able to work on a climb. The dirtbag cafe in front is worth going for, as well.

Expérience fantastique: Absolutely love this gym, both rock jungle locations in Edmonton are fantastic! Hoping to see a Southside location some day!

Expérience fantastique: Rock jungle in general does a great job of making rock climbing accessible, and the Boulders location is a great example of that. This facility is great for beginners and avid climbers, with thought out boulder problems and a generally friendly gathering of people. It is often that when I am struggling with a problem, or just flashed something with ease, people seem to engage and exude positive vibes, encouragement, and helpful dialogue. It is a testament to what makes the rock climbing community so great. The friendly staff are always smiling, and very keen to ask how your session went when you stop by the attached Cafe afterwards. This engagement makes you feel like a regular after only a few visits. And on the topic of the Cafe, this addition is such a smart pairing, wether it's late night beers after some climbing, or coffee after squeezing in a quick sesh before work. What a lovely idea. Inclusion, friendliness, helpful attitudes, and positive vibes are things you can look forward to when coming here. Don't be afraid if you have never climbed before, because the staff and all of the patrons are willing to lend a helping hand to ensure you will be coming back again. Could not recommend a place more!!

Expérience fantastique: I'm a member, they got me, what can I say it's worth the time. Become a good climber in your spare time, stay healthy and stay happy. I'm a certified personal trainer and I recommend this climbing gym to go hang at !

Expérience fantastique: This place is a second home to me! Setting is the best in the city, staff are always a friendly face, and the community is rich and welcoming to people of all walks of life! So appreciate the effort and intentionality that are put into every aspect of the gym!

Expérience fantastique: Awesome, place, helpful and friendly staff, and if you volunteer to clean up, you get free time on the wall for the week! Super cool, can't wait to go back

Expérience fantastique: Really good place for beginners or seasoned climbers. Clean equipment and friendly staff, As well as their Cafe make for nothing but a great time, would recommend for anyone wanting to dip their toes into this hobby

Expérience fantastique: Great staff great atmosphere! Always a great vibe at boulders. The staff is always friendly and will help you with anything. You can chill in the cafe and study. Hit the gym to catch and pump. There is always so much commodery, everyone is cheering you on hoping you'll make the climb. Happy to have such a incredible climbing community in Edmonton.

Expérience fantastique: Great climbing walls and the staff gave us a primer on how to boulder safely.

Expérience fantastique: My experience was awesome. I haven’t been bouldering in years and had been eyeing the gym for months but was too scared to go alone. Found out they do a “fems and thems” night once a month and decided to dive. As a trans person it really helped make me comfortable and the staff were all so freaking nice. That night after leaving I told myself I was going to come back today. Definitely too sore but will be back after a few recover days! Thank you for taking the time to be inclusive. Much love.

Expérience fantastique: Very welcoming for beginners and staff are friendly.

Expérience fantastique: Best part about the gym is its pet friendly ♡

Expérience fantastique: This is by the far the best climbing gym that I have been to in the city. There are tons of interesting boulder problems that are well laid out and fun. They change out walls of problems frequently so there is always something new to try. Staff and community is always friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended.

Expérience positive: I was a first timer in climbing ..I had a blast..very nice customer service as well..I will go again

Expérience fantastique: Frequently changed walls, love the diversity of everyone who comes here and the general comradery of the gym goers here.

Expérience fantastique: Boulders offers an experience that can't be found anywhere else in Edmonton! For a slightly high but reasonable price you can exercise, lounge, socialize, and challenge yourself physically & Mentally. I recommend everyone gives Boulders a try when you have free time you will not regret it.

Expérience fantastique: I have been climbing at this facility since they have opened. The sets are challenging and fun and are changed frequently, and the community is both welcoming and supportive. You will definitely grow as a climber here and it's just a fantastic place to meet and make great connections with people. I'm impressed at the number of local initiatives that boulders supports! There's a lovely cafe to wind down in for pre and post climbs too. Can't really think of a better place to spend a day at.

Expérience fantastique: Friendly staff and atmosphere. Signed up for the first week new climber pack.

Expérience fantastique: This is a great climbing gym and the staff are all great!

Expérience fantastique: Friendly staff and a large bouldering gym for multiple different types of bouldering problems. If however you don't want to boulder, there's also a weightlifting gym within as well! On the other side is a Cafe if anyone ever wants a quick break or snack. Overall, would highly recommend this place :)

Expérience fantastique: Love it. There are easy climbs to if you are new to the sport. Sophia is so friendly and accommodating. Appreciated her welcome as it was my 1st time there.

Expérience fantastique: Been climbing here since 2017 and is by far my favorite bouldering spot in Edmonton. The atmosphere is great and the employees and members are super nice and helpful. I Always have a great experience at Boulders Climbing!

Expérience fantastique: Great staff, nice sets, and I love their karma cleaning program. Great way to climb when you can’t get a monthly membership! Can get fairly busy in the evenings but it isn’t too bad. Also dog friendly which is cool

Expérience fantastique: Love this place, tons of routes for all levels of experience and super friendly staff. And the more central location is great!

Expérience fantastique: Love this place. I've been going a couple times a week. Starting to get better. Never knew bouldering was so fun. 10/10 would recommend.

Expérience fantastique: Everyone here is friendly. Good vibes. Pet friendly. they have a nice cafe place and a good work out space. Perfect gym!!love it

Expérience fantastique: Just give it a go you will not regret it. This place has impeccable vibe. Climbing is a lot of fun once you get into it. The staff is friendly and helpful. The community is easygoing and always willing to help. The routes are interesting and creative. All around an amazing place to get your exercise and to meet cool people. They also have Yoga! The instructor is great

Expérience fantastique: Really cool gym. Had a fully decked out gym with treadmills, weights, etc. Huge space and each space well thought out and designed (2 bouldering areas, stretching area, gym, etc) Very nice that it's pet friendly (so many cute dogs!) Boulder routes were fun, challenging and had a good variety. Would definitely recommend and come again!

Expérience fantastique: Great routes, friendly staff, and dog friendly! This place has a wide range of difficulties for any level of climber. The routes are creative and interesting, and make use of volumes and corners - even the easier routes are fun to climb. The gym I usually go to doesn't have nearly as nice route setting, so I was happy to find this gym with such fun problems.

Expérience fantastique: Boulders is a great place to climb in Edmonton! It's a big gym with a wide variety of routes of varying difficulty. It's great for new and experienced climbers alike. I've always found the staff and people who go there to be friendly! You can also get coffee and snacks at the cafe out front!

Expérience fantastique: Really nice place. The staff is super friendly. My friends and I are not the most amazing climbers but they had lots of options and routes that were in our abilities but still challenging. Will definitely go back

Expérience fantastique: You have to wear mask whole time in here. I don’t mind but some people do. It wears your nails down (for ladies who do manicures & might care). The orientation guy was nice & explained everything well. They have another location west end that uses same info and membership if you get that. Overall it was fun. I would like to try their cafe next time. They could use better signs at the side doors (maybe with maps) that say where the main entrance is instead of making people look for it but other than that it was good.

Expérience fantastique: Best climbing gym in town and they got a wicked awesome coffee shop inside.

Expérience fantastique: Don’t have enough good things to say about this place! Came here multiple times a week while I was at school at MacEwan and was always greeted by friendly staff. They’ve got great setters that provide you with fun routes and challenges for a range of skill levels. The cafe is also a great place to go for a drink or some food and really helpful when you need some extra fuel for your climb. Will continue recommending this place for any climbers that are in Edmonton!

Expérience fantastique: Sections are reset often, community is great, dogs are fun, good range of problems and difficulties (if climbing under V7), problems are more strength focused and fewer technical problems Recently problems have been getting more technical and a variety of slab now exists so pretty great

Expérience fantastique: By far my favorite climbing gym, great climbing, staff are always nice, they have a better beer selection then some bars, and they allow dogs. My first time climbing was here, they have great routes for beginners, and some serious challenges for advanced climbers.

Expérience fantastique: Wonderful climbing gym full of great people. Not much more needs to be said!

Expérience positive: Pretty nice place. Was fun to rock climb as well and in my opinion worthy of a 5 star. Well.....Almost. I think the cafe had to be the most lackluster part out of all the facilities as while the prices were fine for most products. Snacks and such were well overpriced. My other big complaint (this is pretty major) is that all the locks provided by the store itself can all be opened with any key given with said lock. Say person A and person B both opt to get the store locks. Person A could theoretically take their set of keys to open the locker of person B. While this problem could be easily fixed by bringing your own lock I do think that the management should be somewhat responsible for the unintended consequence of a faulty lock system. And yeah that's all my criticism really.

Expérience fantastique: The premiere for bouldering in YEG, love this place. Bouldering, beer, bromances and believe-land is where this activity will take you.

Expérience fantastique: super great facility. staff are super friendly and the problems are great. it’s also nice how frequently the problems are re set. quick enough to keep it interesting but not too quick. the cafe attached is also an added bonus

Expérience fantastique: Great place to climb. Fairly busy, but lots of area to climb.

Expérience fantastique: Topnotch gym, been a regular since they opened. If you can, I recommend going in off peak hours, as the gym can get pretty busy on evenings and weekends. They recently expanded and have double the area and have a good sized traditional gym with free weights, treadmills, and other machines, too.

Expérience positive: Overall, very nice. The mats were very soft and there were two big rooms of bouldering walls. The walls did feel a bit empty, but they made great use of their volumes. I would love to come back after a set rotation.

Expérience fantastique: There’s a lot of great things about this gym. The staff are always welcoming and accommodating, the facility is big with a variety of holds and angles, the training area has lots of equipment, and the cafe is a sweet addition. I’ve been bouldering here for the last year and a half and the setting has definitely improved but the harder problems tend to stray towards big, dynamic movements. But the consistent resets kind of compensate for that. During the peak hours it gets insanely busy, which can be entertaining at sometimes. I’d for sure recommend checking out this facility if you’re new to Edmonton or are wanting to get into bouldering as they offer really affordable options.

Expérience fantastique: The gym has improved so much since it started. There's more equipment to be used, and more spaces to do your basic stretches. The climbing problems are easy enough for anyone to get started on but also hard enough for those with more experience. Ive injured my wrist and had to take a break for months. I came back and got injured again. Management was so kind to waive my freezing fees for a couple of months just to make sure I recovered properly next time. The gym can get super crowded at peak hours so do plan accordingly. Parking is first come first serve bug theres alot of street parking as long as theres no event near the arena. They also sell merchandise like shoes, chalk, sweater, bags, and other climbing related stuff on a discount if you're a member. They also have a coffee shop if you'd like to unwind before climbing which I find very pleasant specially during summer time.

Expérience fantastique: I’ve been to many climbing gyms across Canada and I have to say, this one is by far the best I’ve been to and my favourite! Not only because it’s pet friendly but it’s spacious, has a variety of sets for beginners to intermediate, has a huge workout area and the community here are A1. The sets are always changing so you’re never going to get bored coming here. Friendly and helpful staff. Cafe area in the front. Sells climbing equipment. Monthly pass gets you access to their other location, a free guest pass every month and more!

Expérience fantastique: This place is great. The staff are all lovely, it's very clean, and the early bird special is great. As a new boulderer, I appreciate the new puzzles everytime I visit.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome gym. Amazing set routes. Constantly setting new climbs to keep you challenged. Always have a blast going here.

Expérience fantastique: First time climber and I loved this gym. Felt super judgement free and everyone was so welcoming

Expérience fantastique: Easily one of the best climbing gyms in Canada! Excellent route setting for all abilities from beginner to elite climbers. Fantastic friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a great community of friendly climbers! Love climbing here!