Inner Peaks South End

Used to be one of the best gyms I've climbed until they were acquired by a conglomerate. Since then, they've: -relegated autobelays to the children's wall only (25' 5.8s)-- so no more dropping by for quick solo workouts -stopped lending ropes-- so you have to either buy a gym rope or lug your 60' outdoor rope around -got rid of the women's bouldering competition -stopped listing route ratings in Matthews and only put them on an app (who carries their phone around while climbing?) I previously went to IP multiple times a week and it's a bummer it's just not a good experience anymore.

Had lots of fun, day pass is nice if going to make use of it time wise. There were 4 tall auto belays & 6 upstairs shorter ones. They weren't as crowded as I thought they might be on a busy rainy holiday Sunday , especially considering how many people in the place. Most were bouldering! Beginners 5y through adult felt satisfied and accomplished. Annoying that even kids with experience not allowed to clip in & out (as we're used to at other climbing places), so constantly bugging us 2 adults to clip them in &out. Only real downside was the smell, really hits you as soon as you walk in & doesn't let up, pew ew!

Cool gym. Out-of-towner who travels a lot for work so I like to try out local climbing gyms. I mostly stick to bouldering, but I did try out the auto belays for a bit. The staff was prompt with the orientation. Lots of good routes to choose from. The holds could use a cleaning. Some routes were hard to distinguish colors because there was so much chalk. Will be back again when I'm in Charlotte.

Fine gym, lots of routes, but their rope routes all seem notably over graded. They have a ton (like...dozens) of "5.10a-5.11c" routes set, but the handful I climbed felt between 5.8-5.10. Route rating is an interesting enigma - they have grade response cards on some routes and I was surprised to see so many clients agreeing that routes were what the setter suggested. Didn't make much sense to me; the setters from my home gyms in Atlanta would rate most of these Inner Peaks route 2-3 grades lower. They have a 5.10a set that I would blindly rate a 5.7! All of that said, the facility is clean, and has plenty of variety and interesting climbs. Great hours, nice staff, and you’ll get a nice morale boost from climbing there.

Great location with awesome climbing walls. As someone who doesn’t have much experience, the process to rent gear, watch a short educational video, and to climb was all incredibly simple. It’s certainly for all skill levels, and they have unassisted climbing walls where you just hook in and start climbing by yourself with the auto belay systems. My brother had his own belay devices so we tackled some other walls but there is tons of options to choose from. Staff was helpful and the facility was clean and a great place to spend an afternoon. Highly recommend!

I have been to MANY climbing gyms as I use to work at one and have been a climber for 8+ years. This gym was smelly, the routes were okay at best, it’s absolutely overpriced. The yoga classes are sub par and the weight lifting area is a joke. I have been to gyms that cost less and have state of the art facilities plus a nice weight lifting area and a plethora of classes to choose from in private classroom areas included in the membership. This place is honestly not worth it unless they lower their prices.