Inner Peaks

We love climbing here! It gets a little packed from time to time, but overall awesome. We love the staff! Matt, Jen and Jordan are our favs!

I was excited to try out the new Inner Peaks location. The staff here was extremely friendly and the facility is amazing. I really enjoyed how there were so many options for auto-​belay, with a variety of challenging options. Will definitely be back!

Finally — I don’t have to drive to the other side of the world to get some climbing in! The South End location has been long awaited by many. If you’ve been to the other location (CrownPoint), this location has much taller walls, more auto-​belays, a lead arch and a bigger footprint in general.
If you’re looking to try out climbing, this may not be the best location for you — the walls really are quite high! I’d definitely recommend checking out their Crown Point location off Monroe road (check Groupon too) — and if you want to have your kids birthday party — Crown Point is much better suited for that as well.
If you’re a hard core climber, who wants to lead that new crimpy 5.13 that goes along the arch — South End is for you.
Parking can get quite full — so don’t be shy to part across Tryon, plenty of parking over there. Plus, if you park across Tryon, you’re already halfway to Sycamore! Excellent idea all around.

Finally a decent sized rock gym in the Charlotte Metro Area.
Inner Peaks final grew up to build a bigger location, which was highly needed and an incredibly smart business move. The location in the South-​End will continue to be hot spot for activities and having a climbing gym near breweries will help maintain a sense of climbing community.
I’ll look at this from 2 view points. Newbies and Veterans to Climbing
Newbies: If you haven’t been climbing before, be prepared for a fun outing that will push you mentality and physically. Oh and your forearms will be screaming, in a good way. You will get an introduction, watch safety videos, then you can boulder (no-​ropes), or take a belay test and climb the big walls (ropes and autobelays).
***Tip: Rent actual rock climbing shoes, they are worth the money and make the experience much better.
Veterans: The route walls in the main area are high enough to get a good pump on (Go twice in a row to get a feel for an outdoor route). Geometry of the Walltopia Walls will lend itself to some interesting setting from the route setters. Beware Walltopia walls will eat your shoes alive. A nice large bouldering area spans the lower half of the building, and you can usually find an empty wall to work. It not all just steeps caves, as there is a slab wall. Bring your own lead ropes, or you can rent them for $ ³⁄₅. Several autobelays so you can climb a good bit without a partner.
***Tip: Parking can be smashed in the evenings. If you are comfortable, park across the street in front of the Doggy-​DayCare. (Across from the gas station)
Route Setting is monochromatic, so it can get frustrating for colorblind people like massive when certain routes are set close to each other. (keep blues and purples separated, please.)
Overall: It is just was the city needed and it is in a great location.
Notes to Management:
— Don’t put a café/​hangout in the section near the bathrooms, make that a systems board (training) area, put the hangout area in front near the counters.
— Look into have more community building events. You did a great job with the Superbowl event.
— Installing a Webcam for people to see a live feed on the website would be great to. I can help out with this, just reach out to me.
— have a dedicated member’s only scan in area.

Finally, the new gym is open! As a long time time member of Inner Peaks, I’ve been excited about the Southend location since they started talking about it. It is an amazing facility! The Crown Pointe location is great too, but the new one is better, obviously. It’s taller and shinier and has amazing variety for indoor fake rock climbing. The atmosphere is great and over the years we’ve made a lot of friends and climbing partners.
But, it has long been a pet peave of mine that they start vaccuuming an hour before they close. I suppose they have to clean up, but they always seem to get right up behind you, even underneath you. They crossed the line when they literally vaccuumed over my rope the other night. Can’t they wait until morning when no one is there? The music selection is good sometimes, terrible sometimes, but that’s a matter of taste. It is always too loud in the new gym. It is impossible to hear your climber when they are more than halfway up the wall. I feel like this is a bit unsafe. And then there is the price. Our membership for a family of 5 went from $ 84/​mo to $ 155/​mo. When family visits, we like to go to the gym, but now it costs close to $ 60 for two cousins to climb for two hours. Kind of crazy.
All in all, I love both Inner Peaks locations but they get on my nerves sometimes and we can’t afford it anymore, which really gets on my nerves.

Big points for a more central location after all these years! Since this spot recently opened the parking lot can get a big jammed up. There is more parking in the back and sometimes I just park on the side street across the street to avoid the hassle.
Lots to love:
— For serious (or if it isn’t your first time) climbers there are tons of routes of varying length, lots to lead and auto belays with a vast range– great if training while alone
— The work out facility is pretty solid
— Plenty of bikes racks indoors
And a few things to work on:
–There is no yoga studio or climbing training area — these are reserved for the Crown Point location
— Lead ropes are very limited– ask early and leave your keys or phone as a deposit
— Setting is still a bit off. Use caution if you are a new leader. There is at least one route labeled 5.8 that is grades above this
— I’ve always loved the friendly staff at Inner Peaks, maybe because they are slammed but they aren’t as engaging here as at the O.G. location
— It’s also difficult to check in as a member if the staff is checking in first-​timers — maybe a members only scan area?
I’m going to keep coming here and now that this gym will continue to improve. It’s an amazing place and I’m excited that so many people will be able to try rock climbing due to its proximity.

Fantastic new location with something for everyone! Regardless of your climbing expertise, you’ll find something here.
The staff is friendly and helpful. The other climbers could become your new best friends. I highly recommend getting a membership and having unlimited access to this awesome facility.

I have just moved to Charlotte from Washington state where we are pretty spoiled with so much great outdoor climbing. This gym is a little gem.
Being a member at this gym comes with many perks that I didn’t have at my last gym. Inner peaks has shoes, harnesses and chalk bags available for use and at my old gym you had to rent all those.
The front desk is super friendly and helpful. They also vacuum the mats every night.