Mitchell Gurwicz

Review of Delaware Rock Gym

My son (9 yrs old) and I stopped in to see the gym...

My son (9 yrs old) and I stopped in to see the gym this weekend. We had never been to this gym before and we wanted to check it out. I was impressed. The gym is clean and even though it was hot outside, it was nice and cool and breezy inside. The sign in process was swift and the belay check was complete and painless. If you've climbed before and have your own gear as we do, it's 10-15 minutes from walking in the door to climbing your first run.

There were so many ropes and routes to choose from. The pictures don't do the place justice. The ropes were all in good condition and the routes were well marked and I felt true to their rating. I liked that you have to use your own belay device and you rope/tie in each and every time.

I have to say the staff was excellent. They were friendly, polite and a pleasure to deal with. They treated us very well and were great about belaying me. They have lots of options for people who need to be belayed and it worked out great for us. Pricing seemed very reasonable to me for everything they offer.

If we didn't live about 1.5 hours away, we would have joined as members right on the spot. Hopefully we'll be making the trip back soon because so far, out of all the rock gyms we've visited, this one is our favorite.