Peak Experiences - Richmond

Great place to learn how to climb or hone your skills. Staff are knowledgeable and ready to help. Facilities are top notch.

I started bouldering for a month now by going to our first rock climbing gym at Peak. We usually go to the one at Midlo but the Richmond one is huge! The bouldering walls at Richmond is taller than Midlo so it can be scary at first. But we learned to down climb as much as we can so it’s not so scary anymore. They also have a nice upstairs area where you can relax and chill and overlook the rock climbing areas. The staff are nice and friendly. The people there are friendly enough to chat and help you out too. Very nice gym.

So, a relative tossed us a gift card to Peak Experiences, and OMG, what a game-changer! We are straight-up hooked now. The sheer number of routes is mind-blowing, from super chill climbs to those that really get the adrenaline pumping. Honestly, we've accidentally burned an entire day there more times than I can count.The crew there? Top-notch! Super down-to-earth and always up for a chat or some advice. If you're thinking about giving climbing a go or you're already a wall-scaling pro, you've gotta check this place out. That gift card turned out to be the gateway to our new fave hangout. Seriously, get over to Peak Experiences and see what the hype is about!

Extremely welcoming staff with a very clean gym. Lots of nice people and fairly priced rates for day passes and memberships. There is plenty of bouldering space that is routinely changed with all levels of difficulty. Additionally they offer plenty of gym equipment and have different classes on a regular basis. Favorite gym in the area.

Dropped by while I was in town and they were very welcoming. Good safety training. Nice variety for the auto-belay routes, which is all I did on this visit. I'll come back here for sure next time I'm in Richmond.

Went here with a group for a birthday- we did not do the birthday package because we wanted to do the high walls (mostly older kids / young adults, 2 littles)... It was a blast. I believe the front desk guy name is Brian? Or well, the Asian looking kid, he was great. Helped alot. Made our time there very fun. Will definitely come back another day. Great rock climbing experience. Great belayer/ belaying training. High class rock climbing facilities. Clean restrooms, spacious dressing rooms, cubbies for belongings, free climbing areas. Harness and shoes provided. All day passes and access to the hole gym with exercise equipment and spa area. About 20 dollars per person. 12 dollars per kid. 5 dollars for belaying training and certification. Gym memberships available for frequent visitors.

Super friendly staff and lots of things that you can do. In my opinion this place is really good for climbers with some experience and the other main rock climbing place in Richmond is better for beginners. Regardless, both places are really good.

Entrance is slightly confusing because it is inside of the sports complex, there are some signs so look out for them. The bathrooms are a small trip from the climbing area so keep in mind for toddler/small kids. Overalll staff was nice and helpful. Would like to see more beginner routes but understand you only have so much room to work with. Prices were reasonable I felt. My daughter almost age 5 had a great time and left excited to come back agian.

We dropped into this gym on New Year’s Eve while visiting and had a great time. The staff was short staffed but was accommodating. The staff ran a great belay test that was relevant and informative of their expectations. The route setting was great; better than other gyms we have visited. The gym space is nice but facilities/bathroom are shared with the local soccer complex and are old and not well maintained. Overall a great pace to drop in and would visit again when in the Richmond area.

Large gym, but overall disappointed in what I've gotten for the price here.Pros: Lots of surface, tall walls, both bouldering and rope sections, nice weights area, hangboard/campus setup, gymnastic setting (not a pro for me but I know some people differ)Cons: Very infrequent setting. Also no order to the setting. They do half the boulders at once after 2 months instead of a section at a time more frequently. Means half the gym is always packed too.The setting isn't very good, at least orange (V4-V6) and below. Also, very very soft grading but that's common without good outdoor stuff nearby. It's 100% gym climbs and each set tends to have several problems with similar moves (I.e. a mantle on half the problems). My biggest factor, this gym IS NOT a good training area to climb outside. It's all muscle and gymnastics with no technique required.The spray wall isn't big enough or nice enough to make up for this. I think adding a systems board may satisfy me but surprisingly they don't have one. No wood holds at all and many of the holds are pretty rough on skin, especially since they haven't really set crimpy problems below V6 since I've been here.The community is pretty unfriendly too. I've watched so many people brush climbs and then get cut off as they chalk up so someone else gets the fresh holds. About half the people are respectful and half are in their own world with no regard for others. How many people walk under climbers before the gym gets better at teaching newbies? Is it really going to take someone getting hurt?I've found ways to get value out of it and it's not all bad but for what I'm paying this ain't it. Haven't been to triangle rock club, maybe Peak is just Richmond's best.