Fancy

I'll start this off by admitting yes, this is a little biased.  I'll do my best not to make it sound like an advertisement because that is not my intention at all.  I've climbed at gyms all over the country and can honestly say that Planet Granite Portland is the best climbing gym I've ever been to.

The gym has 18 cracks, 4 of which can be hydraulically adjusted.  There is over 30,000 square feet of climbing space.  Many of the routes allow for both top roping and leading which is great.  The 55 foot walls are only set to about 60% capacity right now but eventually there will be more than 150 roped routes.  That's a lot.  All of the routes are incredibly fun and varied!  I haven't gotten on one I didn't like yet and I'm fairly picky about routes so that's an achievement.

Pictures taken from the PG PDX Facebook page

Upstairs, the entire second floor is devoted to bouldering.  With over 200 boulder problems, this would make me happy as a standalone gym itself.  I'm used to climbing on walls with sharp angles so it's taking a bit of adjustment to learn the curved walls but it's nice to have something new.  There's a systems wall upstairs that is able to hydraulically adjust its angle.  I haven't used it yet but when I try to get back in peak climbing shape, I'll put in some time.

The other prominent feature of the second floor is the 40 foot long ramp.  It's essentially climbing a roped route but with a very small fall and no rope.  After three laps on this thing, I'm done.  The problems are long but still so much fun and a great workout.

Bouldering ramp from the top

On top of climbing, there's also the equivalent of a traditional gym on the first and third floor as well as a huge yoga and fitness studio.  The locker rooms are amazing and even have saunas.

If you haven't made it in yet, come try the place out!  I promise this will be the last thing about work but I needed to share and I had no other ideas.

That's all for now.  Bye.