Central Rock Gym - Chelsea
About
Central Rock Gym - Chelsea offers both auto belay and bouldering disciplines, making it accessible to climbers of all skill levels. The gym features six auto belay sections specifically designed for beginners, allowing those new to rock climbing to safely enjoy the experience. While the facility includes a small traditional gym area, the primary focus remains on climbing with regularly updated bouldering walls that provide variety and fresh challenges. Student and youth discounts make it financially accessible, with visitors noting reasonable membership prices for students and special rates for those 22 and under.
reviewsWhat Members Say
Members consistently praise the gym's beginner-friendly approach with six auto belay sections and reasonable student pricing. Reviewers enjoy the regularly updated bouldering walls, clean facilities, and friendly atmosphere that makes the gym welcoming for families and visitors. Several climbers mention that the route setting is fun and trendy, though some note the mats are harder than at other gyms and wish for more wall variety. The grading system receives positive feedback for accommodating all skill levels from beginners to advanced climbers.
rate_reviewGoogle Reviews (5)
Bandee YI
a year ago
It was fun! Also beginner friendly. Twi choices: auto belay and bouldering. If you have never done rock climbing, you will be able to use 6 sections of auto belay. There’s also a tiny gym section(super tiny so don’t expect too much). If you’re 22 or under, you will get some discount, so I and my friend paid $33 total.
George Robertson
5 months ago
Bouldering walls are changed often and there's great variety. Super reasonable membership prices for students. My favorite climbing gym in manhattan for sure
Renee Thimesch
9 months ago
My teen daughter and I had a great climbing session here! Grading was a little soft but definitely had grades for beginners through advanced. Very clean gym and a nice friendly vibe. We are just in town visiting NYC for the week but would love to visit again!
KAMI Y
2 years ago
I enjoyed this gym a lot. Their route setting style is fun and quite trendy. However the critical weakness of this gym is that their mattress is a bit hard - not a good material for shock absorption. Except that generally there is everything for boulderers. I hope that it would be improved!
Daniel Tran
a year ago
Visit: July 2024 The gym itself was okay, but there wasn't much variety in walls, or style of setting. I found almost all of the routes I tried were static climbs. The gym was on the smaller side, and I found the mats way harder than other places I've been to. For the price of $35USD, it would be hard for me to justify coming back
scheduleHours
Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM