Emily Rogers

Review of Northern Utah Gold's Gym, iFLY...

***DANGEROUS AND OUT OF DATE ***

***DANGEROUS AND OUT OF DATE ***
**CLIMB AT YOUR OWN RISK**
If I could give negative stars I would. I am an experienced belay/top rope certified climber and was APPALLED at the level of risk apparent at this facility, especially considering this is a beginner level site for FAMILIES. Here are the main things you NEED to know before going here:

-There were no attendants or supervisors on-site during our time at this facility. At all. (While children were on top of the boulders unsupervised trying to jump from one on to the other, 12 ft off the ground)
- The gates (closures) on their carabiners for the Belay ropes did not close properly and were obviously not serviced for some time.
-The "Auto-Lock" Belay devices that they EXCLUSIVELY USE did not lock into place, then would not open fully for release. Again, out of date and EXTREMELY UNSAFE.
-Customers were not given any instruction of how to use the devices when we were on-site, kids and adults alike did not have their harnesses secured properly, nor were they using the belay devices safely.

As an experienced climber I was APPALLED at the lack of instruction or supervision. While Belaying my spouse, who had reached the top of the wall (also an experienced climber), my Bleay device failed and I had to SHOUT to get a lacksidasicle TEENAGER to come out of the other room to help release the jammed belay device...which should not take two people to release.

I would rather climb outside without gear 1000ft off the ground than ever visit this facility again.

If you want to go rock climbing and take your family, go to a gym, Momentum Climbing, or The Mine, or any other gym, there are a number of safe and affordable gyms in the area. Trust me, this is not worth the jacked up prices to sign over your literal life on an iPad wavier. You would get a better deal and much safer, more educational experience at an indoor gym where you can actually be certified to know what you're doing.