Tallest New Climbing Gym 2023
(based on peak indoor climbing wall height)

Longmont Climbing Collective
Longmont, Colorado

In October, Longmont Climbing Collective (LCC) completed its move into a new facility in Longmont, Colorado, which boasts 60.5-foot walls, earning the gym the Tallest New Climbing Gym award of 2023. In the works since 2021, the 25,000-square-foot LCC gym with a 1,000-square-foot outdoor patio was designed as a meeting ground and event venue for climbers, artists, entertainers and educators alike. The gym’s climbing terrain spans 27,000 square feet across indoor roped and bouldering walls and an outdoor wall, built by Vertical Solutions, and a board room with a Kilter Board and MoonBoard. Other features at the facility include yoga and fitness options, a kids zone and a birthday party area. And a recovery room, which will include a sauna and two plunge pools, is coming soon.

“The new Climbing Collective gym is the facility that our community deserves,” says Mack Maier, co-owner of Climbing Collective. “We simply built the gym that we have always wanted, and it happened to have some pretty tall walls; we were not trying to get the tallest walls, we simply like long routes and it turned out that way. We think it’s a great facility and a welcome addition to the city of Longmont and surrounding areas.”

It ended up being an auspicious 2023 for Climbing Collective, which also acquired the nearby Wooden Mountain gym (now Loveland Climbing Collective) at the start of the year, just months after announcing another new location is on the way in Greeley, Colorado, opening in 2024.

Top Ten Tallest New Climbing Gyms of 2023
(based on peak indoor climbing wall height)

1st – Longmont Climbing Collective – Longmont, CO – 61 ft
2nd – Sportrock Rio – Gaithersburg, MD – 57 ft
3rd (tie) – Mesa Rim Austin – Austin, TX – 55 ft
3rd (tie) – Portland Rock Gym Beaverton – Portland, OR – 55 ft
5th – ASCEND Erie – Erie, PA – 52 ft
6th – Latitude Climbing + Fitness – Hampton – Hampton, VA – 48 ft
7th – Odyssey Climbing + Fitness – Ashwaubenon, WI – 47 ft
8th (tie) – Adventus Climbing – Toledo, OH – 40 ft
8th (tie) – Bolder Elevated – Calgary, AB – 40 ft
10th – Warehouse Rocks Climbing and Fitness – Abbottstown, PA – 30 ft

Article by Climbing Business Journal