Bend Rock Gym

The best place in Bend, hands down... or up... or sideways.

I love this place! Good atmosphere, not too busy, epic! It’s a great place to go rock climbing! There’s a huge variety of courses and plenty of auto belays ranging from beginner expert! Overall a great experience! Of course, don’t come if you have a very bad fear of heights!

A fun spot for when it's pouring in Smith Rock or you only have a couple of hours to spare.They have ropes and bouldering along with some training boards if you're into that.We came for a drop-in while visiting Bend and enjoyed the bouldering and auto-belays. A quarter of the gym was closed due to route-setting but we didn't have issues finding problems to do. They have everything you could desire -- caves, slab, tall, short, vertical etc.There's also tons of hang out areas so you can chill out if your friends still have some gas in the tank. Wifi is also available.We found the staff really friendly and parking easy in the lot out front.

Was visiting the area for the week and got to climb at this gym several times during my stay. Was a lot of fun! I was able to try around 30 different routes on autobelays and around 5 topropes. This gym is significantly softer than my home gym, which I actually really enjoyed because there were way more options for me. Was able to flash all but a few routes I tried, so it was nice to have enough climbs to maintain endurance while I was on vacation. Staff and climbers were friendly and clean facility. Never had to wait on any routes while I was there. I'd go when they open and I didn't have issues with families and kids hogging auto belays. Was a great time!

Went for the first time yesterday and was pleased with our experience. We’re a family of 5, all brand new to rock climbing, so we just opted for our kids to give it a try - they’re 6, 10 and 14. The staff were all super friendly and very helpful to get our kids up and climbing.They have several options, from areas that require two people (one to belay), to areas that have auto-belays (great for newbies like us as well as folks climbing without a partner), and then they have boulder areas that folks can climb without clipping in, but JFYI it’s for folks 10+ unless you have adult supervision. They also had other little areas for various types of training/endurance, although I’m not sure what the technical terms are.The only info that would have been helpful to have on the website is info about shoe/equipment rental - they do have shoes you can rent for $10 when you are buying a day pass, and they help fit you with the climbing harness. Rookie mistake we made was not buying chalk for the kids to use on their hands, so that’s something to look into as well if you’re new to this and don’t realize it’s needed.

This was a fun place to visit while visiting Bend. However, I was a little bit disappointed that the west gym is not open to day passers. The bouldering in the south gym is ok, but there wasn't a lot of variety. Definitely found myself wishing there were more interesting/innovative climbs.

Nice amount and variety of roped routes, and a fun bouldering gym. The staff are all perfectly nice and laidback. Facilities feel well taken care of, if not a little old.Came from a gym that was newly renovated, had a massive exercise room, and free fitness classes for the same price as BRG, so I had pretty high expectations. The small workout room and $5/class yoga are slight bummers.Appreciate that they’re always decorating for the holidays, and the Fright Night was an awesome event.

What a great gym here in central Oregon.When the weather dies not permit outdoor climbing or if you are training for harder climbs, the Bend Rick Gym is a great place to go.I stopped by for a day pass and had a great time. The grades are reasonable and the settings were challenging without being overly complicated.

Rock climbing for everyone, kids and adults. Routes for all skill levels. 2 separate rooms for bouldering and rope climbing. Plenty of people involved in the community who are happy to spot you or show you new techniques. Great classes available and community outing information. One of my favorite places to shed stress and get a work out in.

I'm a first time climber and went with my sister who goes often. The simplicity is very nice, just sign a waiver, grab some shoes and a harness and you're off to the races. There's a massive amount of walls to climb ranging from kids level to expert, with the expert levels being changed periodically to give experienced climbers new avenues to explore.I stayed on the auto-belay walls that allow you to completely let go at any height and gracefully rappel to the ground. Each wall is marked with a difficulty and a corresponding color to follow up. For example, blue holds show a path going up on one wall while green shows another. Besides the main color holds there are much smaller, harder holds in case you want to challenge yourself on the way up by avoiding the main course and using alternate routes.The whole facility is clean and well kept, with a very friendly staff to help you along the way.I would have loved to stay longer but my arms were giving out...next time I hope to conquer more difficult climbs!