The Core Climbing & Fitness Centre

I was in Whistler for some bike park action, and feared I would not find a serious gym for squats and deadlifts. Fear not, Whistler Core took care of me! Legit platform with squat rack. Even let me use chalk (actually gave me some to use!).

I love their Pilates classes, I didn’t know a thing about Pilates before, but I gave it a shot with drop-​in classes 3 times a week with Tani in March. I felt great! My low back pain went away, snowboard performance and energy level went up and I could do things i was not able to do before. I work now as a personal trainer and still using her techniques to build a strong and resilient core. Highly recommend!!!

Awesome place in the heart of the village with a great climbing wall and great gym facility. They offer a variety of different classes and personal training and also do guided climbing sessions and offer a great climb and dine program. Definitely a place to check out if you’re in Whistler – especially since you can climb indoors any time
Of the year!

Maybe 2.5 stars
So 7 of us came in on a very rainy day as the mountain skiing was dismal. The guy at the counter said that the pilates was harder than running a marathon. Give me a break! The ladies paid for the gym and a pilates class. The pilates class was unchallenging and quite elementary. We all have pilates, yoga and exercise experience so it really was not worth our time or money. Then we went to gym part to get an actual work out in. There are only a few cardio machines. So that’s disappointing because you have to wait quite a while. The guys stuck to weights and that seemed ok. There was water all over the hallway to the bathroom. And lastly, it’s quite expensive for a day pass. No thank you.

Took a private half day outdoor climbing class on a saturday with the core. Very friendly staff. Upon arrival in whistler village, we couldn’t find the place and they offered to send someone up to help guide us to their location. Rental harnesses were in great condition; the new nicely paced black diamond momentum harnesses. We called on friday morning to make a reservation and they didn’t have a outdoor class scheduled for Saturday the next day so they arranged for a half day private class. Met at their downtown gym location and they took us to the climbing site in their truck. We arrived about 30 minutes late but they still gave us the full 4 hours from the time we arrived at the rock site. Bob our instructor was incredible. Extremely knowledgable, pleasant and professional. Before starting, he got to know us to tailor the experience to what we were looking for. As we were just looking to do a bunch of climbs instead of learning all the details behind outdoor climbing, bob was very fast and efficient in setting up ropes, and at times multiple ropes to maximize the number of climbs our group of 3 could do. He even dropped us off at our car on the way back.
Went to elements restaurant afterwards — another bob recommendation and another five star review. Fantastic experience just like the brochures!

This is just a review of the bouldering. My wife Catso and I hit this place up for a bouldering fix. Perhaps we’re spoiled from being members of Berkeley Ironworks, but we expected a bit more for a $ 14 bouldering pass. Catso is 5’2″ and most of the problems were designed for much larger people. Generally the walls were quite planar, the holds quite large, and the distances between them pretty big. Not much crimping, mantling, or delicate balance moves to be found. Also the holds could stand to be labeled a bit more clearly. On the plus side, the staff was very friendly; and we got a great workout from the overhung climbs. Definitely go if you need to keep your grip from atrophying and it’s raining outside.