Vertical Endeavors - Bloomington

I brought my eight-year-old son here for his first real introduction to climbing. The staff was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. We both loved it; my son is totally "hooked" and can't wait to go back! Thanks, V.E.!!!

Beautiful location. We volunteered for the opening, and it was a blast. However, I don't think we'll be back for a couple of months. The oil from the rubber on the ground made many of the holds incredibly slippery, and our climbing shoes continued to slip at our regular gym for a few days after we were there. We will be reticent to return until we start hearing updates about this. Once we hear, we're excited to return, and hopefully visit the Bloomington location more often!

I volunteered today for the grand opening of VE's Bloomington location and I had a great time! The climbs are crazy tall, with some totally awesome lead and nat routes. Don't get me wrong, I think they've still got some tweaking to do; not all the walls were complete, some more work needs to be done in their workout area, and the fresh rubber chips in the main climbing area are too slick (like coat your shoes and make you slip off the wall -slick). But I hope everyone thought today's grand opening was a success and they all had a great time!

I would give them 0 stars, but thats not an option. I had to wait an hour and half to go through orientation and a lead belay test. Overall, unacceptable service. The routes were completely soft. I once climbed at the gym off of HWY 52 in Rochester and find their grades to be spot on compared to outdoor climbing. Their customer service is much better and their route setters know what they are doing.

Visually really appealing. Staff is fun and helpful. The pro shop has a decent selection and they can normally order stuff for you if they don't have what you need in stock.There are many spinners, be careful! Nothing like doing a dyno to a hold that spins on you.Some big old industrial fans would be an improvement. This place is warm especially as you climb higher.

The staff are really nice, helpful, and personable, especially Dana and Brett! I left my harness and atc here by accident and when I realized it I was already 250 miles away with no return to Minnesota on the schedule. When I called they were super helpful and ended up taking the time to ship it back to my house! So nice! In terms of climbing I was a bit injured but the training area was pretty good and the boulders seemed creative and steep so good for getting strong. Thanks for the great experience!

This is an excellent gym and we enjoy visiting when we're in town. I am rating two stars because this gym requires us to take the orientation and top-rope/lead test every time we come which wastes up to an hour. If you haven't​ been in 120 days you will be subject to this policy. We often climb out of town in Chicago or Milwaukee and no other gym has such an onerous certification policy. At least 6 months between certifications would be more reasonable; I hope they change their policy. (We're regular climbers at our home gym.)

I've been going to this location on and off ever since it opened and I can say it has only gotten better. Some older Google reviews complain about the oily rubber. That has been taken care of - they were shipped the wrong stuff when they opened and the correct rubber is there now. They also finished building out the entire location, so there are now multiple auto-belay routes, belay routes, and lead belay routes. They regularly switch out the holds in the belay areas and the boulder rooms, so there are always new challenges before you can get bored. The weight room is smaller, but has just the right amount of weights, treadmills, practice holds, and so on. The staff is nothing but welcoming, friendly, and helpful. It does get crowded at times, but everyone there is friendly, patient, and accommodating. Perfect for a family outing or an exercise date!

This is easily the best climbing gym I've ever seen. They have dozens of walls and routes to climb and top notch auto belay systems on not just the short walls, but some of the tall walls as well. The routes are fairly appropriately rated and range in difficulty from Barney to Spiderman. Some speed routes and identical routes help mix things up.They have a training area (which I feel most gyms leave out) where you can do some basic weight training and grip strength training. The staff was very nice and helpful in getting my novice behind oriented and ready to climb.

My family visited this location on grand opening. Never had been to a Vertical Endeavors but have heard great things about it. This place was packed, but has different climbing options. I was impressed to find my 2 year old climb the wall that was 5.4. Great option for family or date night.