Hoosier Heights Bloomington

I thought it overall was nice. I took 2 teenage boys and they enjoyed it for a few hours. Staff was very courteous. Since we were first timers, we got the orientation spill. It was very helpful. Wear cool, comfortable clothing bc you do get hot. If you’re a mom with teenagers and need to keep them busy, this is a good place. I used the treadmills while the boys free climbed. You could see from there. Will return.

Hoosier Heights is a fun spot and the interior is lovely but I think the membership strategy needs work, as well as the culture around hearing feedback from members. They only have two payment tiers: unlimited ($70/month) and per-climb ($20). The pricing structure makes it tough to participate as a person with disabilities. When I gave feedback about this, the staff member on the phone was dismissive. I know friends who canceled their memberships after years of daily climbing because the gym quality didn't match the price and they'd rather pick another sport than climb HH. It would be good to have a middle tier for people who climb several times a months-ish due to disability or any other reason. Many gyms have accessible climbing rates with proof of EBT/Medicaid but Hoosier Heights doesn't offer anything like that, either. The all-or-nothing membership strategy seems unnecessarily exclusive and their lack of accessibility measures doesn't match the "climbing is for everyone," attitude they project outward through marketing, etc.

Climbing is a lot of fun and they also have a gym and offer yoga classes that are free for members. It is a bit small however compared to other climbing gyms that I have been to.

The facility and climbing gym itself is great, & worth 5 starts some of the people who work there can be rude though.I had been there for a minute & was asking a question and in the middle of our conversation she picked up the phone and had a whole other conversation for a couple minutes before getting back to me!! At least tell the guy on the phone to wait a minute until you take care of the person in front of you first! I find it very dismissive & disrespectful.

Staff is kind and knowledgeable. The boulder gym being in a church is super cool. However, the place is a playground for children. There’s no supervision from adults at all. I’ve had almost 10 cases in 2 weeks of seeing groups of children either climbing all up and down boulder walls with no safety precautions. Worse, they’ve come into the actual gym and used workout equipment as a jungle gym. Kids climbing on hanging ropes, stacking boxes, etc. One of the worst was seeing a young teenage girl and her young brother “bench press”. The younger boy nearly crushed himself. Later on while doing an exercises on the floor, kids were literally stepping over top of me. I’ll be cancelling the membership here, as I’m concerned for my safety.

I've been climbing here for years. The new gym offers a great ropes room, with top-rope routes, auto-belays, and lead routes. There is a separate bouldering room + an old-school workout room. There is also a very nice yoga space that I think is second to none in Bloomington. The routes are changed fairly routinely, so you can typically find new warm-ups and projects. Staff is friendly and helpful, and they also sell gear. I feel lucky that we have HH in Bloomington

I used to love Hoosier Heights but its progressively gone downhill over the years. Don't get me wrong its not a bad climbing gym. They have a potential to turn the overall experience and culture around if they keep working at it. One of the cool things about hoosier heights is that you get a lot of different people because its located in a college town. Being located in a college town also brings a lot of gym bros types that can ruin the overall experience. A majority of the time it seems like the people aren't intentionally being rude or annoying. More staff interaction with climbers would help a lot. In addition to that they need to figure out a way to keep the staff/setters they already have.Pros:Friendly staff, solid route setting, cool location, decent gym equipment and climbing training tools.Cons:They constantly are cycling through staff, membership has gone up, the routes (especially lead routes) could be reset more often, increased gym traffic has led to overcrowding of routes and problems (please extend the hours), parking can be tough during peak hours.TLDR: They seem like they are making a comeback but at the current state Hoosier Heights would get a C+ from me.

Went here yesterday for my boyfriend’s birthday:)It was just perfect 👍Daniel our intro specialist was amazing and patient.Totally 5 star effort and cleanlinessOnly thing I would do as a positive change is availability to hand sanitizer in main room:)

Hoosier Heights Bloomington is Awesome! The staff are professional, helpful, and supportive of climbers of all levels of experience and the facility is amazing! Not only does it have an awesome roped climbing building where you can top-rope, auto-belay, and lead climb, but it has a separate chapel with a huge indoor boulder and training rooms, weight rooms and lounge in the basement, and a huge yoga space in the original chapel.

Out of the way but worth the drive. Facility is well made and creative. Safety is very obviously respected. Staff are amazingly friendly and helpful. They truly care. My son loves the summer camps.