The Spot Climbing Gym

The amount of routes is still about 40%. I know another review mentioned this and “new grips were ordered” but the current grips seem the same as they were before, just cleaned up. Surely the rest were not that bad if two more routes were added. Ratings need to be adjusted as well. Some are much harder and some are not that hard. 1x route per belay is def less than ideal and it seems the floor was raised and the ceiling lowered on difficulty. Will adjust with some improvements but not feeling confident with the changes promised vs delivered. (When you have more patches than actual mat, maybe just replacing it makes sense, like it was said) I don’t boulder but their routes are just a thin. Local is amazing but a chain is a chain (like Applebees) whether local or national is what I am feeling between here and Movement.

Wanna know what's changed since The Spot took over? 10% increase in membership prices, and half as many routes.Edit: my bad. There's allegedly no price increase if you just ask about the secret menu options 🙄

All of the great reviews posted before August 2023 were earned by Rock'n & Jam'n. What used to be a quaint, local, "mom & pop" grungy climbing gym is now the same exact gym, but with a new coat of paint, sandbagged routes (not everything is a 5.10+/- guys), and a $300 price increase. Ropes are the same. Holds are the same. They have no basis to justify raising prices aside from they can because your only other option is Movement. One of the biggest complaints R&J had was there weren't enough intro level routes (5.5-5.8) for new climbers. The Spot decided gatekeeping is cool, as there are now even fewer lower level routes. I counted one of each (one 5.5, one 5.7, one 5.8) during my visit 8-30.Assuming they honor my R&J annual membership through Jan 2024 (tried reaching out multiple times to verify, no response), they'll have 4 months to prove they are worth the price increase. Somehow, I doubt it.Edit: The Spot's response contradicts the board that is right above the counter. Upon asking the employee working the desk if the prices reflected Thornton only, they did clarify that they are "the standard" Spot prices that include access to all locations. When I asked about Thornton only prices, they said that monthly would be $69 (difference of $20 a month for all gym access, not $10) and that there was not an option for a Thornton only annual membership. It's also very convenient that the Rock'n & Jam'n website got taken down sometime this afternoon, so no one can compare what prices used to be. We're definitely not getting the 10% renewal discount offered by Rock'n & Jam'n.

This place is AWESOME!! I did some climbing here today and there were so many fun routes to explore! You can also get a little workout in at their small gym. On certain days if you’re just bouldering the rate is cut in half. Definitely check it out!

More of an old school gym, but the setting was surprisingly decent. Some holds could use a replacement, but overall the gym has a lot of character and more affordable prices.

We LOVE this rock climbing gym! We have learned so much here and the workers are awesome! If you have been climbing for years or you have never climbed before, this place is for you. They will help you with all the equipment or questions that you may have. For beginners or people that don’t have a belay partner, they have 5 auto-belays that you can use. They have rentals available and also do belaying classes. Definitely love this place and the community!

What an awesome gym! They have everything you could want for beginners all the way to advanced climbing. Complete with standard gym equipment as well. They have discounted day passes Mondays and Wednesdays.

Just moved to the north Denver area and I'm so grateful this place exists. Thank you for being so down to earth and making this a fun place to be! It's not as crowded as lots of other climbing gyms and super chill. :)

Staff was very friendly - prices were amazing for a day pass visitor like myself given they do half price bouldering on Mondays and Wednesday, and have 15% discounted rates before 3:30pm and after 9pm resulting in an $8.50 day pass!Bouldering routes were varied in style and graded on the V scale (soft compared to outdoors as are most indoor climbing gym sets), and the tags for the climbs clearly conveyed if features were on or off.

Great climbing gym for harness and for Bouldering. Kids really enjoyed. It is pricey but they love it. Wish they had more of a gym (upstairs) for us that do not climb but have to be in the facility. They have monthly and yearly passes and all equipment can be rented out.