Rock Spot Climbing: Boston-Dedham

Salman Kasbati

Great team building. Our leadership team went there to do some physical team building exercise. It was fun and exhaustive (for our hands). They have friendly staff who guides you throughout. Great for kids as well I imagine. Don't fear falling down - they have got it covered. Visited in Oct 2014.

Curt Carpenter

We celebrated my son’s 9th Birthday at Rock Spot yesterday. And I have to say they made entertaining, challenging and wearing out 16 very high-energy 3rd graders incredibly easy. They did everything so we could just show up and enjoy the fantastic space. Our group had three dedicated staff who knew how to get the kids engaged with top-notch and safe instruction. The party room up stairs was spacious and set up with table cloths, plates, cutlery, balloons and gift bags complete with t-shirts for everyone. They arranged for the pizzas that were actually quite good and not marked up ridiculously. In fact I don't think they were. They also can provide drinks and the cake. But we decided that was the least we could do. That said, everything was very reasonable compared to other venues we have celebrated at. Oh, and the communication from start to finish was one of the best experiences I have ever had. If you’re looking for a turnkey, stress free and fun birthday party for your kids I highly recommend Rock Spot.

George Nguyen

BOULDERING: Every week, one (of six) section of the wall is reset, providing enough time to project and frequent fresh problems. There seems to be a good mix of difficulties for all levels. TOP ROPE: About 40% of the tope rope walls have auto-belays, which is great if you're climbing alone. They're not the tallest walls but I've never really had to sit around and wait for someone to finish as most people come to boulder. STAFF: This is definitely what separates this gym. They've been amazingly warm, helpful and welcoming — which really makes me, as a beginner, feel like I belong. It seems like the staff makes an effort to remember members' names and there's always someone around in case you need anything. Sometimes, I'll be on a wall struggling and, out of nowhere, I can hear one of the staff members shout encouragement at me. Cannot say enough nice things about them and how receptive they've been, especially towards my frequent suggestions. OTHER: M/W from 5pm-7pm or so is usually when the team kids are there, so it can be crowded during those times but they've been respectful to share the space and I regularly hear the coaches remind them that it is shared space. The lifting area has 430ish pounds of plates, one barbell and a bench, with limited dumbbells — the area overall is quite small but aside from the team kids, I've never seen anyone else use it. There are one or two cardio machines upstairs. T/Th are more of the adult crowd; other members I've spoken to at those times have been very nice. Weekends have been practically empty aside from the occasional birthday party. The store area has all the essentials but not a huge variety to choose from. There are M/W bathrooms and a changing room, but no showers. No lockers but enough cubbies for storage.

Erik Owens

Our 7yo son loves this place, and we do too. The staff is so nice -- they are really supportive of a new young climber and have given him lots of cheers and tips along the way. The people who climb here are really nice, too. Just a great place to spend time. There are lots of types of challenges on both sides of the gym -- bouldering or belay -- and they do birthday parties and yoga classes in the loft area overlooking the climbing area. Highly recommended!