Movement Fountain Valley

A great gym with lots of space to try out different routes. They reset the routes every couple of weeks so it’s hard to get bored! The gym equipment is well maintained, the bathrooms are clean, and the staff are all helpful and kind. There are fewer beginner routes, but it’s still a great place to introduce a friend to bouldering.

Incredible gym. Staff is super friendly and knowledgeable on climbing. Tons of different routes for different levels, and routes are reset intermittently to keep things fresh. There’s a full gym setup and outdoor area to stretch, use bars, and walk a slack line. Been a wonderful addition to my daily routine, and super cool people to meet day to day as you climb.

Every once in a while, I tend to go to a different climbing gym than my usual one, and Movement has been one of my monthly add-on gyms. It's one of the best places to go in the area if you're into climbing and can afford the price. It is on the pricer side, but you can instantly see why the moment you walk in. The climbing section is huge! However; they only offer bouldering, so if you're a top roper or lead climber, they dont offer it at this location. There are several different climbing walls, and they all scale up a fairly high distance, too, so nothing feels too cluttered. Movement uses a phone app, Kaya, to help you figure out climbs if you're solo climbing, but it isn't required, and you're able to climb what you want. The gym offers yoga and climbing classes. Movement is also split with a regular gym that offers free weights, barbell training, plenty of bars for pull-ups, a stretching location, and tons of cardio machines. The staff is extremely nice too, always willing to help while staying professional. The bathrooms are always clean and offer lockers, showers, and even a sauna. If you're looking to get fit or to change up your usual climbing gym, I recommend coming to Movement. They offer many discounts, so check back every once in a while. Updated April 5th: This place is still good. Workers are super nice and helpful. Clean environment and community have gotten larger. This place gets super packed for the first Friday of the month now, haha, mainly because of the BOGO deal. It's still a cool place to go to and climb.

Very expensive now. Bouldering only. The setting is more interesting than NorCal Movement gyms, but less diverse than PG and Touchstone used to be. Majority of problems are comp style. Their ratings are often inconsistent and there aren't that many routes for the size of the space. They seem to reset more frequently than other Movement gyms though. Their free weights and cardio equipment are decent, but they're missing some machines I want, such as a seated row. Speaking of machines, unfortunately, their spray and kilter boards are constantly broken, so good luck training that way. The San Francisco (Presidio) location has also gone down hill from it's PG days.

The gym and environment is pretty nice but the biggest gripe is that the kilter board and spray board haven't been adjustable for the past few months. Considering the price that they're charging, it really shouldn't take them so long to fix something so many climbers use in a CLIMBING gym. Just fix the things that people will climb and your rating will go up again.