Seattle Bouldering Project, University District

So glad for another climbing gym on the north side! Climbing is getting ever more popular and the gyms are pretty crowded during prime hours after work on weekdays. This is the fourth bouldering project in Seattle and very conveniently located near both bus and light rail. The gym is large, modern, and what you would expect from the new wave of gyms. There are two floors of climbing with the main floor having a small section of climbing and a workout area and the second floor holding much more climbing. A few things keep me from being able to give this place five stars. Namely the lack of training boards which I feel every serious climbing gym should have these days and the workout area feels very small and not well thought out. There was a pull up bar but it's been removed and there are only a few hang boards (and not even the popular ones) which are mounted quite high and require a stool for most people. There also doesn't seem to be much support for off the wall training with a lack of weights and belts for weighted hands, no rice buckets, and zero no hang devices. The plastic PVC pipes for warming up are also really short and don't offer much resistance the way the wood ones do at their other locations. The walls are also really close to each other and it can feel hazardous to climb or even stand between some of them when people are on them. Overall I think the gym is a fine addition and conveniently located for public transit but not a gym serious climbers looking to train will be able to frequent. Parking nearby is also very hard and I would not recommend driving.

I’m so excited for this to be near UW! Was a little bit hot inside but I love the old bank vault aesthetic and it is super large. They turned the bank vault into a sauna which is interesting. Edit: I have been going semi regularity and they have fixed their hvac system!

I'm happy for all the college kids that now have a convenient place to climb, but in my opinion if you're over the age of 21 this isn't the best gym for you. I was very stressed the whole time with large groups of college kids goofing off, being loud, hogging the walls, and climbing way too close to others. I think this gym could strongly benefit from more staff supervision, like having someone regularly walk through the building to make sure people are actually being safe

Beautiful and modern bouldering gym. I like the routes more here than at Fremont - they feel a bit more technically challenging. (I recommend Fremont or Poplar if you are a total beginner.) Free street parking is a 5-10 mins walk away, but it can be challenging to find in the evening hours.

really great bouldering gym in an old bank building. from street level it doesn’t look like much, but the lower and upper levels host a bunch of additional climbing walls and amenities. staff are nice and quick at assiting people even when it’s busy.