| Mon | 06:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Tue | 06:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Wed | 06:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Thu | 06:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Fri | 06:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Sat | 08:00 am - 08:00 pm |
| Sun | 08:00 am - 08:00 pm |
Have gone to several climbing gyms in the Boulder/Denver area and Movement is my favorite -- they have solid regular gym equipment as well as great climbing. Parking is a nightmare during peak hours.
Fun Cookie Comp, the staff is wonderful. The climbers are amazing.
This really is the biggest, cleanest, and best gym in Boulder. There are two other options that fall more into the dirty grungy "Rocky" style gym. But movement is bigger, nicer, has better walls, better facilities, a better weight room.
To me it's a no-brainer, but some people complain that climbers at movement "take themselves too seriously". I don't even know what that means, but in my opinion, those people are hyper critical, and they're just looking for something to complain about so they can feel better about their smaller, dingy, less awesome gym.
Don't get me wrong, the other gyms in Boulder are not BAD gyms. Anywhere else in America they'd be great. The people are great. The setters are great. The vibes are just different, and I prefer the bigger, nicer, cleaner facilities movement offers.
Nice gym! Get a Sauna and you are 100%!
I've had a membership here for most of the time that I've lived in Boulder, and I love it! The climbing routes are always fun and interesting (both bouldering and ropes), and you get to climb with some of the hardest climbers in the world.
One of my favorite aspects of the gym (besides the climbing and all of the wonderfully friendly staff) is the yoga classes and other fitness classes. If I'm not feeling like climbing, I can still go exercise in a different way. (Yin yoga is perfect for the times when you don't want something too strenuous.)
Overall, highly recommended for anyone wanting to climb or participate in other fitness classes in Boulder!
I've had a membership here for most of the time that I've lived in Boulder, and I love it! The climbing routes are always fun and interesting (both bouldering and ropes), and you get to climb with some of the hardest climbers in the world.
One of my favorite aspects of the gym (besides the climbing and all of the wonderfully friendly staff) is the yoga classes and other fitness classes. If I'm not feeling like climbing, I can still go exercise in a different way. (Yin yoga is perfect for the times when you don't want something too strenuous.)
Overall, highly recommended for anyone wanting to climb or participate in other fitness classes in Boulder!
Movement has taken the climbing gym experience to a new level. The staff is super friendly, the facilities are amazing, terrain is awesome, and route setting is on point. Training areas are continuously updated and leading edge. Best indoor climbing in Boulder without a doubt.
Love this place! There is something for everyone in my family. My daughter love the daycare, my husband loves the climbing and I love all the different fitness classes. The staff is always super friendly and helpful and the facilities are always clean, maintained and super bright!
I love movement! The staff is very friendly and welcoming upon entry. I am not a rock climber (yet), but really enjoy the variety of fitness classes they offer. The fitness instructors are high quality too and always put a twist on their class so that is is never the same, which I like! The instructors are very willing to help with setting up your equipment for class or offering alternative exercises!
I love movement! The staff is very friendly and welcoming upon entry. I am not a rock climber (yet), but really enjoy the variety of fitness classes they offer. The fitness instructors are high quality too and always put a twist on their class so that is is never the same, which I like! The instructors are very willing to help with setting up your equipment for class or offering alternative exercises!
Love this place! The staff is wonderful and helpful. I have especially appreciated the childcare. It is clean and great. The staff think of great projects for all ages. Highly recommend it!!
I love movement and go at least 5 times a week. I climb around 2-3 times and the other days I go to work out at their gym section. $75 a month is a lot of money but you get what you want out of the gym. Unlimited yoga, biking, and strength training classes, work out room (small but efficient), and great climbing. I know a lot of people who complain about the price but if you utilize everything Movement has to offer, the price is actually unbeatable. The hours are also perfect, opens early and closes late. The ONLY complaint is the limited parking during peak hrs (around 5pm to 7pm). However, I'm not going to mark them down for it since there isn't much they can do about it.
I love movement and go at least 5 times a week. I climb around 2-3 times and the other days I go to work out at their gym section. $75 a month is a lot of money but you get what you want out of the gym. Unlimited yoga, biking, and strength training classes, work out room (small but efficient), and great climbing. I know a lot of people who complain about the price but if you utilize everything Movement has to offer, the price is actually unbeatable. The hours are also perfect, opens early and closes late. The ONLY complaint is the limited parking during peak hrs (around 5pm to 7pm). However, I'm not going to mark them down for it since there isn't much they can do about it.
Great climbing gym for all levels! Staff is helpful, fun, and positive. For climbing ropes, Movement cannot be beat in Boulder. While the bouldering area is a little tight, they have been making improvements recently to their setting and holds that seem to make a positive difference. The fitness room could use an update, but is adequate for getting most workouts done. Fitness classes can be a hit, or miss, depending on the instructors.
I have been a member here for over three years and still love coming here. The class instructors are great, the staff is friendly, the routes are regularly updated, and the building itself and its energy efficient design is inspiring. It kind of feels like you're in a contemporary art museum. Amazing towel service too. I don't know what kind of laundry detergent they use, but it smells like the start to a great day! Sometimes, there is a hippie van out front that sells coffee. That's when you're really winning. Climbing + coffee from a VW bus = happiness. Only in Boulder.
This is a wonderful gym, for both climbing and working out. I have had a membership in this gym for 5 years not and it has become a home for me. I suggest this gym for anyone and I believe it is the best gym in Boulder.
Most of my friends climb here, which has kept me coming back for the 3 darkest, coldest months out of the year. However, next winter I will be climbing at the BRC. Between the overgreased, archaic holds that look like they haven't been cleaned since the gym was opened, the ever-diminishing quality of route-setting, and the pungent stench of corporate vibe, Movement Boulder has really turned me off. There are occasionally some pretty decent routes to climb, but the majority of routes are awkward with a lack of flow. Furthermore, routes seem to get left up for 1.5-2 months, at which point the holds have the slick, greasy look and feel of Rifle limestone. The boulder problems are occasionally decent, but mostly tweaky, awkward, and very overcrowded. For how much these extortionists charge for membership, you would think that they could afford to reset routes and problems more than once a month and maybe clean the damn holds every once in a while.
The staff ranges from friendly and helpful to blase and disinterested, and I can't say I blame the latter. These poor kids earn $10-$12 an hour in a city where working at this rate even full-time is not a living wage. While the staff claim that Movement is not "corporate", the corporate vibe is overwhelming. From membership practices including exorbitant price, unnecessary paperwork, and criminal fees, to belay tag enforcement, nothing distinguishes this gym from any corporate gym in the country.
The greatest thing that is lacking is a cohesive sense of community. Compared to Movement Denver, which I enjoy climbing at due to the friendliness, humility, and congeniality there is a general air of pretense and unfriendliness in Movement Boulder. Super-cool boulderers form cliques based on who is sending V8 or harder and who is a professional, sponsored climber. Some (I'm looking at you Carlo Traversi) don't even feel compelled to acknowledge the existence of other people if they are not at the elite, upper crust of social media-saturating, sponsored douchebaggery. Many sport climbers are too busy crushing and hanging out with their latest ultra-toned love interest or Rifle-binging training partner to share a friendly smile with a stranger.
There is more. I am completely apalled by the complete absence of female routesetters, which is a big deal if you consider that 50% of Movement Boulder's clients are women. The head route-setter employs nepotic and cronyist hiring practices and the management does nothing to temper these offenses. The gym's lead climbing ropes continue to be distributed well past the point of a complete loss of dynamic elongation, extensive flat-spotting, and absurd core-slippage. This sort of cost-cutting is unbelievable if you consider that the EFT membership, for which one must pay an initiation fee, is $75. The parking at Movement Boulder is hardly sufficient for even 50% of climbers who go there on weeknights. The facility is overall much too small and understaffed for the heavy traffic that it receives. The employees are trained to act more like police than like customer service representatives at times, and finally, the place smells foul. When I sweat in other places or outside, I don't smell of the putrid, mildewy aroma that permeates my body when I climb in this greasepool. The smell of working hard at Movement Boulder has a distinct pungency reminiscent of clothes that have been left in the washer for a week mixed with sweaty running socks. There is something in the air, and it is not just my imagination.
That is all. If I lived in Denver, I would continue climbing at Movement. However, although many of my good friends and acquaintances climb at Movement Boulder, I will not be seeing you again next year. I am just too tired of bleeding cash for this bullshit. Thanks for reading!
I wish they had people to belay you, but overall I would recommend this place. Great place to climb, prices are pretty good for boulder, and the hours are great too!
