Central Rock Gym in Waltham offers a unique bouldering experience right next to the Mighty Squirrel Brewery. This gym stands out for its welcoming staff, varied routes, and grippy walls which are perfect for climbers of different levels. The atmosphere is friendly, and the community is supportive, often with fun events and contests.
While the facility has its perks, it isn’t without flaws. The gym can get crowded during peak hours, and it is primarily suitable for more advanced climbers. Some reviewers find it overpriced compared to other options, and there's no cardio equipment or space for basic exercises.
Pros:
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Varied and engaging routes
- Great community atmosphere
- Unique collaboration with brewery
- Frequent events and contests
- High-quality climbing walls
- Convenient location
- Good COVID-19 safety practices
- Membership access to all CRG locations
- Supportive for experienced climbers
Cons:
- Overpriced day pass
- Not ideal for beginners
- Limited space for non-climbing exercises
Description
Indoor climbing destination also offering yoga & fitness classes.
Location / Contact
- Address: 411 Waverley Oaks Rd #105, Waltham, MA 02452, United States
- Phone:+1 781-894-0875
- Website:centralrockgym.com
Rating Stats
Reviews (60)
Frequently Asked Questions
Except the peak hours, this place remains quite free or moderately crowded.
This business has a rating of 4.7-star.
This business has 60 reviews.
The address is: 411 Waverley Oaks Rd #105, Waltham, MA 02452, United States .
The contact number is +1 781-894-0875
This service is listed under Rock Climbing Gym .
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Johnathan Lam
2 years ago
Karla Weaver
2 years ago
Great bouldering!Routes for all levels.
Derek White
2 years ago
Good boulders and a decent variety of climbing styles
Karan Tyagi
2 years ago
Amazing place to start off bouldering.Great COVID safety practices in place.
Hosh Grassia
2 years ago
One of the smaller Central Rock Gyms but still delivers a decent variety of climbs to hack away at. There tends to be easier V5-V8 here than other places, but they're still fun to try. The walls are very gritty which is nice for those slab climbs. Oh and there's a giant window separating the place from the brewery right next door, so be prepared to have an audience.
Charles Romero
2 years ago
For what it is (a relatively small bouldering gym), it's pretty good. They have slab, vertical, and overhanging walls and a good diversity of climbing styles (i.e. setting).As others have commented, their grading is soft (on average, I suspect it's ~2 grades over-rated: V5 @CRG Waltham -> V3 +/- 1 outdoors, at least when I went). If you regularly climb V7, this will have some fun stuff yet, but it may not suffice as your regular gym. (Also, it's small enough and busy enough that it's probably not suitable to training, e.g. 4x4s). However, below this level, climbers seem to be having a lot of fun. The softer grading also means that beginners can meet success and not be stonewalled by a V0.For me, the highlight (5th star WRT review) was the welcome that I received (on my first visit there) by the staff (Steve). He was friendly and engaging (not just about climbing at that location, but other CRG locations and more broadly).COVID-19 protocols were as good as I can envision for a gym (happy to see these precautions taken).The glass window shared with Mighty Squirrel is also very cool and unique.
Stephanie Marker
3 years ago
Connor Barry
3 years ago
Jeremy Helcoski
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