Kashif Hasan Review of Cliffhanger Climbing Gyms
The gym itself is not terrible. The routes are kin...
The gym itself is not terrible. The routes are kinda awkward, and the tape system they use is pretty confusing and kind of a mess, but the walls are nice, even though they're only 40 feet or so. But what really annoyed me about this gym is that they charge you an extra $6 fee for the privilege of registering, beyond what you would pay for a regular day pass. And then another $10 fee to allow you to lead climb. Neither of these fees include any instruction. And from talking to the people who administered the belay / lead test, they don't get paid extra from these fees. This makes this place extremely uninviting for out of town climbers looking to get a work out. The staff also seemed like sticklers for rules, moreso than being concerned about safe climbing. One staff member asked me to climb on the other side of a rope with a large swing (potentially unsafe) b/c they 'preferred it' that way even after I pointed out it was less safe.

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