Movement Santa Clara

I really want to like this gym, but the management is just terrible. It’s a popular spot, yet they never fail to run out of supplies in the changing rooms. …

I like that there’s a lot of squat racks. I never have to wait for one to open. I also like that for the most part, people using them understand common lifting etiquette.Common complaint: the smell here is so strong. This is a newer gym and it smells like you’re walking into an old gym sock. And the AC is supposedly being fixed…for months and months it’s been broken. You can visibly see the chalk floating around in the air throughout the gym. That can’t be good to be breathing in… also.Women’s locker rooms have signs that say to not wear climbing shoes in the bathroom stalls. But there’s so many women walking in and out of there barefoot and then proceed to walk all over the gym. Their feet are black from dirt.Also, there were two women FaceTiming within the women’s locker room. Were they taking a call with a friend? Were they streaming to a social media platform? Not sure. Coming out of the showers feel unsafe.Management: please make sure the locker rooms feel safe.

Facilities are state of the art, lots of options for those who like competition style boulders. As a woman who went in alone, there was maybe one woman for every twenty six foot tall men. The setting reflected the gender demographic in my opinion, many of the climbs were not accessible for shorter women and were strength based. Staff was friendly, I think the gym just needs to better reflect its entire customer base when setting. Some of the boulders bordered on more dangerous than it’s worth with giant dynos over volumes.

No window open, no ventilation, too many people, too much sweat, too much chalk = AC breaks all the time. They need to change windows to openable ones or install chalk filters. The whole gym is greenhouse. …

Went to this climbing gym for a couple months while living in the area. Great gym for climbing and using the work out equipment, never went to any classes. The only down side is how crowded it gets.

This gym seems to be poorly managed. It's constantly overcrowded; they really need to control how many people come in. Many locker keys are broken and remain unfixed. And the climbing area often smells because the ventilation just isn't good enough.

Update: 3 to 4 stars. They added hand soap dispensers in the bathroom, worked on the AC, and have been on their game topping off the hand lotion! …

Stopped by for a workout. It’s a large facility with a pretty decent amount of space and enough equipment to jump-pull-lift-slam my way to exhaustion. Daily drop-in is $31. On the high side for weights only. But I don’t imagine many stop through for weights only. Clean & modern. All in all, highly recommend.

Their A/C broke again, making it extremely hot to even stand inside the gym. I went at night time hoping it'd be cooler but it was like a sauna. Not only that, but it seems like their air filters were also broken, the air was extremely chalky and foggy. Canceling my membership for August until they fix this.

Best climbing gym in South Bay unfortunately. In my experience, Movement Irvine is better; Mesarim San Diego is better; Pacific pipe Oakland is better. The cost of membership at movement doesn’t justify the quality of the venue. Maybe one day we’ll have a bigger gym with better ventilation, better amenities, better air conditioning, and newer facilities in South Bay.