The Proving Ground Bouldering Gym

This place is awesome! It's a lot of fun and a great alternative, or addition, to traditional physical exercise. There are a ton of routes with varying types of difficulty. The day pass price might be high, but you're getting a lot of value in it and a monthly membership will help reduce the cost per visit every time you go. Highly recommended.

The best rock climbing gym in the area! The staff is so great and helpful and the facility is nice and clean! So happy to see this business join the Bloomington-Normal community!

Excellent option for experienced climbers as well as those just looking for something to do with the family. You can count on the folks at Proving Ground to provide enthusiasm and expertise to make your time spent at this amazing gym a memorable experience!

If you're just trying to boulder this is a great place to go. The whole climbing area is padded so you don't have to worry about moving a pad around. Lots of routes and terrain and some L.E.D. wall that im not to sure how it works but it looks cool. Only minor complaint I have is that the walls are pretty rough and you will probably scratch your skin up when you rub against it. Im used to smooth walls but still its a great place

This place rocks! It is spacious and well lit. The atmosphere is totally chill. It is fantastic for experienced climbers, beginners, families, and kids too! The staff are super pysched and super helpful. The stoke is high. Get yourself in there!

One of the coolest places I’ve ever climbed at. Plenty of fun climbing at every grade, and 10-15 new problems go up every week. There’s an area with auto-belays for kids or inexperienced climbers, a small gear store, a party room, a hangboard/pull-up/dumbbell area, a shower in the bathroom, and a Kilter wall. Staff is welcoming, knowledgeable, and will give beta if you ask nicely. Rental gear is super nice.All in all, Proving Ground is a sweet place to check out climbing or to crush that V8 that you’ve been projecting for the last month.

The Pricing Grounds is a great place for bouldering! The difficulties are very organized and mostly color coated. They also have a build your own bouldering route that you can build with your smart phone. The Proving Grounds has a great variety for different climbers. I highly recommend coming here for bouldering!

Awesome new gym!! The owners take the time to learn the names of their members, and there are always freshly set routes. It's so cool that they have a beginner area with several auto-belays and a party room! This gym is perfect for the casual climber, but it also has some crazy V9 routes if that's what you're into.There are weights and hangboards at the back of the gym, as well as showers in the bathrooms if you want to climb on your lunch break.I highly recommend stopping by to check it out. The new holds and textured walls are luxurious if you're used to climbing at an older gym (like me), and the atmosphere is welcoming.

Awesome! Tons of high-quality, fun boulder problems for all experience levels. Great variety of wall features including slabs, steep overhangs, and a particularly cool cave/roof area. There are a lot of easier climbs for beginners, and there is a section of shorter walls and auto-belays for smaller kids, which is brilliant. The staff is friendly and helpful. I'll be back often!

I visit a lot of bouldering gyms around the country and I really like TPG! It's a great bouldering gym with friendly staff. Very cool open space, awesome routes, and fun walls!