Central Rock Gym

Tommy Peck

Great rock gym, huge selection across difficulties and disciplines. I went bouldering here mostly and they always keep things fresh by changing up the routes. Friendly staff as well!

Dhruvesh Patel

Decent sized indoor climbing gym with weights room, yoga room and stretching area. They have lots of top-ropes, lead lines and bouldering problems. In terms of variety, they have good vertical and overhanging climbs spanning all kinds of holds. There's only one slaby wall for top-rope, which right now has pretty easy routes. The staff is super friendly as well.

Amy Merli

A really great climbing gym! The staff are friendly and helpful. The boulder grades are accessible for beginners and challenging for all levels.

Seth Jackson

UPDATE: this location is setting up both a kilter board AND a tension board. Thanks for listening to the members! They now close at 10 on weekdays and 7pm Saturday and Sunday. I’ve also been seeing more slab sets that are in the mid range of difficulty. In exchange for the awesome new system walls, though, the spray wall has been taken down. 🥲 Original post: Good setting, softer grades than most gyms I’ve climbed at. (I onsight V7 here consistently and project V6 outside.) Sometimes I come across a V6 that easily feels like a V3-4. I climbed a V9 the other week after three sessions, I could maybe do that on a V6/7 outside. The sport routes are GREAT and challenging. Very consistent and taller 45’ walls. The lead wall is stellar. It models outdoor climbing more than any other gym I’ve been a member of. I wish there was a more mid range slab set and a taller slab wall to practice footwork mobility and balance. They are lacking in this area and in climbs that challenge my technical ability in the mid V5-V8 range. It’s either an easy V1-3 or an impossible V9-10 slab or techy problem. There needs to be a happy medium. I know this is a huge challenge. Bring in some guest setters from NYC or Memphis Rox and do some challenges for the setters! That said, they are accommodating for all ages and skill levels. Kids area up top along with a hard as nails spray wall you can use the “Stōkt” app with on the other side. Open 6am-11pm MWF and 11am-11pm Tuesday and Thursday with shorter weekend hours; usually closing at 7pm. Workout area is underused and has a phenomenal selection. Yoga is offered, I have yet to take a class and do my own flow at home. This gym is EXPENSIVE: you do get access to multiple gyms, but when I am traveling, I am climbing outside, not another gym. I wish they offered a yearly membership at a slight discount or a Hadley only gym price at a lower cost. The 2022 membership monthly price is $89 for one person and $145 for a couple. I believe the student price is $65 a month. This mirrors NYC gym prices and they can do this because they have monopolized the northeast. For the price they are charging they don’t even provide a system wall (Moonboard, tension board, kilter board, grasshopper.) or nearly enough auto belays. even when they have the space for it. I really hope they implement these in the next few years. And I will keep pestering until they do. This is a HUGE value add for climbers that train and would be a huge asset to your comp kids. The other locations have one, why not here in western mass? I had a moonboard provided at my grungy gym that cost me $40 a month back in Tennessee, for reference. I have made countless friends here and it is my home away from home, but this is CRG Hadley warts and all.