MetalMark Climbing & Fitness

This place is fun but the staff are so terrible!
Walking in there for the first time is VERY unwelcoming. The staff will treat you like your new and shouldn’t have respect yet it so disgusting. The guy at the main desk had long brown hair and glasses. It was my first time here and I was very nervous. And it took about 15 minutes to get him out to the desk and stop chatting with other people to help me. He then made me sign the waver and everything and it was fine. But he was treating me like I was a complete idiot when I was just doing my best to understand. Then the employees would go around on the equipment. The guy with long brown hair and glasses went on the hanging rope and just messed around and I wondered who is keeping these crazy employees in line?!? I liked the experience of doing it but when it comes to the employees what a joke.

Me and my husand came here on my bday. We did the wall climbing /​belay + lesson, which we think has reasonable price, considering that you pay for the whole day. So basically u can climb, and get out to hav lunch or smthing, then come back (on the same day) without having to pay again.
Me and my husband came there and after the lesson i got so hungry so my husband just went out to buy us panda express and they let us eat on the couch area.
Anyways, i think this place is really nice. The staff is also friendly. During the lesson, the instructor makes sure that you get it, and memorize the steps on how to put the ropes, and what to do, and all that stuff

One of the best walls I’ve climbed on. out of the gyms in Rhode island, Washington, and California this definately ranks top 2 only downfall is there are no autobelay lines but most people there are friendly enough to belay you if needed

I’ve been going here off and on almost a year now and officially joined over four months ago. Gym offers a variety of things beyond climbing but the climbing is so addictive and fun I am suprised how infrequently I use the equipment. Enjoyed all fitness classes I’ve tried. Great atmosphere, friendly crowd and they do great occasional nevents like breakfast and themed-​parties. All in all, very glad to have this option for climbi g in Fresno.

Love this place. My wife and I have a great time every time we go there. Friendly staff ready to assist even the beginner climber. We will be going back on a regular basis.

What a great facility. We took my 5 year old daughter Miss #Danger… her middle name… true story… to the Sunday Funday kids belay. It is 15 $ gear included and she can climb for an hour with someone on the staff belaying.
We have gone twice now and both times the staff was amazing. Both friendly and just the right amount of encouragement. They didn’t just let her quit when she wanted to they encouraged her to continue. Also when she couldn’t compete a climb they were not annoyed.
She loved both of the members that were belaying.
The facility has a gym as well as several climbing and workout areas.
We will definitely be back! Go #Danger Go!

Another excellent installment of the Touchstone climbing gym family. Metalmark is staffed with super friendly folks, has spacious facilities and reasonable prices. The bouldering area is moderately sized, with a few bulges and prows and problems up to V10 or so. The lead walls are really impressive, and there are a ton of top ropes. There is also a full weight lifting area, a studio for classes and cardio machines. It never seemed too busy or crowded when I was there in the evenings. Did I mention friendly people?!

If this is your first climbing gym and you are a Fresno local, you’ll probably love it. I mean you don’t know what u don’t know. If you are a semi experienced indoor climber, you will find the gym small and lacking in fitness equipment. My biggest grip was that this gym has has NO AUTO-​BELAYS. Sometimes you don’t wanna boulder and can’t bring someone. Sometimes you want to speed train. Sometimes you wanna throw your kids on one.- please get auto-​belays. Then 4 stars :)

Great environment, helpful staff. I was chaperoning a group of 5^th graders and I found that the staff was very patient and supportive with our group. I also like the fact that they have various levels of rock climbing and for the individuals who were not as athletic they were still able to participate. Overall the kids had a great time!

Prices are steep. Pretty great place to hang. I did rock climbing for a couple hours and then finished the evening with their yoga class, the room was packed, but overall great. I will be back again.

I just moved to Fresno and have been a member for a few months now. I’ve been a climber for about 6 years, and I needed a place in town to pull on plastic and stay strong.
As far as commercial climbing gyms go, MetalMark is really good. The routes change frequently enough that you don’t feel as though you’re just climbing the same thing over and over, but they also stay up long enough that you can work your sick gym project for a few weeks.
I really like the fitness options on the side, the weight area, and the general atmosphere in the gym. It’s laid back and friendly. The couch, magazine selection, and free coffee encourage you to hang out and spend the day.
The one thing I wish they had is auto belays so that you could come work on longer stuff as an individual rather than just boulder. Also realize that the route grades are absurdly inflated. Most gyms will inflate by a grade or two to make you feel good about yourself, but MetalMark’s grades are so ridiculously inflated that I don’t even know what to expect myself to climb when I get out to the crag. There’s just no basis for comparison.
All in all, though, this really is one of the better commercial gyms I’ve climbed at. It doesn’t have the circus-​like constant birthday party atmosphere of some, and it isn’t a constant parade of blowhards constantly trying to establish a pecking order. It’s a great, laid-​back place to work out and meet other climbers in town.

Without a doubt the best rock climbing gym in the central valley. The staff and members here are great and super friendly. Only negative I would say is the dues and fees are fairly pricey, but I’m kind of new to the sport, and I think the costs of climbing at this gym are very competitive compared to other gyms.

Hands down, the best indoor rock climbing in the valley.

It was fun and will most likely do it again

Tried it for the first time about 2 weeks ago for their intro course (bought a livingsocial deal). Haven’t been faux rock climbing in a couple of years and remembered how fun it is after we came here. My wife loved it so much (her first time too) I got the 10-​visit punch cards. Friendly helpful staff, made learning the «ropes» easy and fun. They clearly love their jobs (I’m jealous — wish I liked mine as much). Cool that the punchcards are good at all the locations since we visit Sacramento and San Jose fairly often and their gym locations are nice.

I started climbing about a month before MetalMark opened, and immediately went down and signed up even before opening day. My 4 year old daughter joined with me (only $ 0.01/month). We have been regulars ever since.
The gym is excellent. The cardio and weight training equipment is top notch. The locker rooms, etc are extremely clean and nice looking. They also have numerous classes (Zumba, etc) but I have never taken one. The obvious focus of the gym are the climbing walls. The routes aren’t just straight up, they curve, arch, jut out and back in. There are adjustable cracks, permanent cracks, etc. The routes are changed regularly to keep the climbing interesting and new.
The true shining gem though is the staff. They are extremely friendly and professional. They greet you by name when you come in. One of the staff members even sat with my daughter and drew pictures so I could climb.
The membership rates are a bit expensive compared to traditional gyms, but that is to be expected in a climbing gym. Ropes wear out considerably faster than a dumbbell does.
I highly recommend this gym.

Great place to climb, you can’t make everyone happy at a climbing gym because there are so many styles of climbing, but this place comes close. If your’re looking for a good time and a great workout this place has got it all. I have been a member since it opened and they haven’t disappointed me yet.