Sender One Climbing & Sender City - Santa Ana

I've always wanted to try rock climbing and I had the opportunity to with friends.I definitely feel so much more empowered learning to tie those knots (Staff member Cody made sure we did it over and over!)You will need a partner to do the pulley rope and to watch each other's backs.There are multiple levels of difficulty but we mostly stuck with the beginner areas.It was interesting to see the "bouldering" section too as people rock climbed without any gear.You'll feel like Lara Croft in the harness!Remember to utilize the push-off strength of your legs instead of relying on your hands/arms as you'll get tired very easily.

Oh to be young and free. To climb and live life with abandon. Gone are those days for me and probably for most people when they come here they don’t feel nostalgia like I do. That’s because most didn’t climb every moment they could, work and sleep at a climbing gym and fully immerse themselves in the subculture that was the climbing community. A tendon injury forcibly removed me from it. Being years removed from that life has taught me many things, but my first thought was “wow”.The notables. It’s huge. Like 3 times the size of my old gym and taller. Top out boulder, hi tech walls, brand new holds, top notch setters, tons of staff, lessons on the hour. Expensive. Everyone is so young here. Still very bro-centric being in Orange County, it’s much less dirty bag climbing life. Hi tech logins, finger print scanning, it’s more than a climbing gym, they’ve got Yoga, showers,etc.My climbing journey started in my early 20’s where I went from bouldering to setting, to sport climbing to trad, rescue and onto free soloing. It was about the outdoor experience. Now people use the gym to stay strong for outside, not as a fall back to when they could not get outside. I’ve seen and done it all. The old saying “gym make you strong like bull, dumb like wall”. Climbing colored and taped holds is one thing, but much less pure than climbing outside.Some cons are the ergo of it, doesn’t flow, no traverse, no non climbing specific workout machines, way too much spray, like from everyone. Where I come from and from when I come from you climb, spray your beta somewhere else members because I may not have the strength and endurance I use to, but my technique is still above average and I still think like a climber, not a gym boulderer. It’s poor form. There is a social aspect in the gym you can’t get away from, but if I’m climbing 2’s in the corner with my headphones on, don’t bother me. Kids these days don’t learn the etiquette of real climbing when they stay in their gym. Top ropes use gri gri’s, both those and lead require separate certs, though I saw some pretty questionable technique from certified members and instructors teaching. Strong ties to local soler Evolv which is great.If your looking to get into climbing, come here because it’s new, hi tech, modern and legit. If your looking to get into rock climbing you may needlessly be wasting quite a bit of money by getting your membership here.

What I love - it's very clean. The climbs are tall. The staff is friendly and helpful.What I don't love - the climbing ratings seem very off kilter. Even a 5.10 climb will have holds everwhere. No accuracy whatsoever to the ratings - every climb (5.10 and under) is literally a sea of holds. Almost no climbing skill whatsoever is needed to scramble up the ladder rated 5.10b. A ladder actually might be harder to climb. The setters should take some lessons from mesa rim in san diego. There, each climb has a twist, one tricky move, that makes the route interesting.

Best all-around climbing gym in the area! I can't speak for other gyms in CA, or in the US for that matter, but SenderOne is a great climbing gym. For one, they offer bouldering, top rope, and lead climbing. They have a state-of-the-art facility. Short walls, higher walls, and even a competition wall. The variety they offer here is astounding. Not to mention that they have training grip boards, yoga classes, a gym with weights/machines, some cardio equipment and a "Funtopia" for the kids to have fun in.For the price of membership and the amount of climbing you can do, this is absolutely worth it, and it is located in a great central location in the OC. Even the day passes are fairly priced to try this place out. Rental packages are $6 and you can even get a punch card for 10 visits for $170.As for the people/crowd here, there is a chill vibe and the people here are very friendly! Always a treat when I go here.

Awesome Grand Opening event they had here ! =)This place is just awesome! It's HUGE inside, so many options to choose from.There are beginning to advance options & also bouldering here too. =)It was so packed today but they did a great job of managing the crowds here.They even have couches to relax & sit on when you're exhausted from all the climbing that you've done.The walls are sprayed with a special coating so it makes it harder to slip & fall.The walls are also very nicely designed & decorated; there are plenty of fun shapes & all different levels of difficulty to try.The walls were all color coordinated & everything is labeled making it easy to know which is easy/ hard to climb.The restrooms & locker rooms are nice.They also offer yoga & fitness classes here too. =)

Love this place! Well kept and clean. Ample bathrooms and showers. The staff is always pleasant.They change the routes frequently enough to keep it interesting. I like the music they play most of the time. The gym equipment is good quality too. Over all fun atmosphere. Only thing I wish they had were some auto belays.

I work at a rock gym and visited Sender One this summer. The staff was outstanding to me and my friends they took care of us giving us tours around ext ext. The gym is the best in the country by far. Loved the setting and friendlyness of the climbers. Defiantly a must go.

I didn't feel it was right writing a review until I had a good understanding of this gym and competing gyms so time was needed. Now that I've been to roughly 15 different gyms across the county and been coming here for the last few months I feel now is the time that a fair assessment may be made.Awesome. Simple as that. Yes the gym is always clean and the price is down right cheap for everything they offer. That's not what makes this gym awesome. It's the people, staff, and the culture at the gym. The constant route changes, clean gym, nice people, etc. makes coming here an enjoyable experience. Who am I to make you decide to check this place out? Go find out for yourself. You'll see why everyone who comes here ends up signing up as members for a long time.

Loved it!Sender One is now my go to Gym for climbing. I love their 50 foot walls, bouldering area and workout equipment.

Simply put, this gym rocks! The quality of thegym speaks for itself; huge walls, yoga, fitness, and a super friendly and helpful staff. The fact that the fitness and yoga are included in my membership allowed me to cancel my LA fitness pass (and save me $50 a month... which was cool).The walls themselves have an amazing texture coat, you can smear anywhere you want. Also, there are 5 cracks throughout they gym, they're splitters and they're AWESOME. The arch is amazing and the lead wall is unreal.I'll be coming to this gym several times a week.