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Okay so now that the secret Brooklyn climbing gym has been outed and allegedly closed down, it's time to move on to the less mysterious open-to-the-public Brooklyn Boulders. The Big Box version of climbing, if you will. Thrillist points to the DeGraw Street space (which is an old Daily News garage), saying it's "an immense 30 ft ceiling'd, 18k sqft climbatorium rigged up with Brooklyn Bridge-like archways separating faux cliff faces and cinderblocks tagged by local graffers (Peek, Diva, Ewok, Kstar, etc)." The business is one of three that some frat boys are bringing to the borough, and will open in two weeks. A day on the faux rocks will cost you $20 with your own gear, or $30 with provided gear and basic instruction. In it for the long haul? There's a lifetime membership for $5,000. Belay on?
Non-Secret Brooklyn Climbing Gym
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On belay!
Get your Cramp on!
I'm really happy to hear about a climbing gym in Brooklyn. Can't wait to use it. But, I am wondering, IF I had 5,000 bucks to spend on a lifetime membership and actually joined with a lifetime membership, what would happen if the place closed down in a year. Would I get my money back?
No.
At best, a few cents on the dollar, in the far future.
Count on that money as long gone.
Brooklyn Boulders has a 10 year lease... they're not going anywhere.
That area is really shaping up. Littlefield (really nice music venue and bar) recently opened across the Degraw Street from this rock climbing place. I hope Starbucks isn't next.
That is one lousy website. There's no organization of what little information there is.
while i would love to be able to continue to climb at Brooklyn Boulders in relative crowdlessness, I also think it's a great space that I want to succeed so I'll share. So far, it has been great. The space is huge, and the owners main concern is making members and customers happy. It has a way to go until it's open, and I think they'll figure things out as they go about route setting, but I'm confident they'll do whatever climbers ask to make the gym better.