Rocksport Climbing Gym

This is an awesome gym for boulderers, with an extensive bouldering area that has tons of overhanging sections and top outs. That being said, the bouldering is probably all solid V2 or harder, and as such isn’t super accessible to beginners.
The top rope area is reasonable, and there are gri-​gris (auto braking belay devices) on all of the ropes, which makes it easy to get going. However, again, the routes are largely over 5.8s, and aren’t great for beginners. There is some really fun stuff for serious climbers, though (including a huge overhanging lead cave and some big arête routes and fun overhanging stuff).

It’s got really good bouldering, but it’s a bit over priced. Close to twice as much as any other gym I’ve been to at 15 if you don’t need to rent shoes. If I’m rating just the bouldering then it’s really good though. The only other negative is you can’t use a card without buying more than 5 dollars. So if you want to buy just a tiny Gatorade, then you have to buy three to get over 5 dollars if you don’t have cash.

If you have the opportunity to take the beginning rock climbing class through the University of Louisville I highly recommend it. It was definitely the most fun class I have ever taken. Rock climbing is part physical effort part problem solving, and that is one of the reasons it is so fun. Everybody at the gym is supportive and are happy to help you out or give you tips. Rob, the owner, is great. Nearly always there and ready to help anyone who asks. My only complaints are the price and the lack of turnover. The routes seem to stay for a little bit too long and things can get dull if you’re stuck on a grade trying to move up. That said, most of the routes are very well set and should prove to be challenging to most difficulty levels.

This is probably the best place to climb in Louisville. Rob is awesome. He is the owner of the gym and every time I’ve been there, he has also been there too. Great guy, great gym, nice people and challenging routes.
If there was one thing I would critique about this gym would be the change up of routes. I’m not even at the level of climbing the lead climb routes, therefore I still have plenty of space to grow.
Another plus, due to the small size, has you really feeling like its tight knit community. Come check it out.

Despite the $ 35 fee for being a first time climber (which included a membership to the gym as well as my harness and shoe rental), Scott (our teacher) was an awesome and respectful person and didn’t talk down to us «non-​climbers» in any way while showing us the «ropes” — literally!
I learned how to safely secure my booty and vitals into a harness and all of the neato things that go along with keeping my climbing buddy safe as well.
I recently took my boyfriend to this place as a result of his prior climbing habits and to check out «The Great Indoors» as recommended by my lovely weekly Unilocal email. If you don’t have this yet– sign-​up! It’s really great because it gets me out and about.
There are about 15 some-​odd courses that you can have a go at from my vantage point and if you «boulder» you have some options there as well. It would be awesome if I were a better climber just because it was somewhat limited for me and my de-​conditioned pro-​climbing-​partner, but it was a great challenge for both of us and definitely kept us from getting stir crazy on a Saturday.
The infamous question: Why NOT 5 stars? I don’t have a lot of experience with this or much to compare it to. But seeing as there are plenty of other 5 stars (Allen P. and Keegan B.) you may find your 5^th star in those excellent reviews! I save the 5^th one for places that have a little more competition in my history of things.
I cannot wait to go back and get better at this awesome, scary, fun new sport!

My wife and I brand new to the sport. Took the beginners class that was informative and easy to understand. We were climbing on our own in 30 minutes. I like the laid-​back environment, great music playing while you climb. Overall a great experience both for my wife and I, who decided to spend our anniversary trying something new. We will definitely be back and hope to be regulars.
I should also add that the manager went over and above. I had a lot of questions about outdoor climbing, the steps I need to take to be able to climb on my own, and he was very helpful, not condescending to someone completely uneducated about the sport.
The climbing area was very clean and well maintained as were the walls. The other climbers seemed to really take care of everything.
A couple things I found a little off and maybe it was just the day — the office lights were off so we thought the place was closed when we walked in. They were never turned on until it grew dark outside. Saving electricity? I’m cool with that, but it was a slightly odd. Maybe a little better care of the bathrooms…
I look forward to learning as much as I can about the sport and spending some more time at Rocksport — thanks for putting together such a great business in Louisville!

An industrial looking building out on planet side drive off hurstbourne, holds hours of fun and one of the best work outs you can find any were. For a rock climbing gym $ 20 bucks for a pass with shoe and harness rental is pretty good. The rock climbing meet up group comes here so if you are new or don’t have a climbing partner you are sure to find one. The people here are nice and more than happy to help beginners learn the ropes. Come on out and try something new. If you are an experienced climber come in with your gear and head up some of the more difficult runs or head over to the bouldering wall and get some time in there working on some of the more challenging holds.

The people are friendly and laid back. Just respect the gym and the people and you’re set. No gear required, rental equip is available, call ahead if you have a group and any first time climbers have to take a top rope class.