Movement Belmont

"Uninspiring and old facility that can use some renovation. Bouldering area is small"

"Climbing etiquette is to be desired from several at this gym. Don’t be surprised when someone is suddenly coming up on an intersecting route without warning; if bouldering be aware of aloof people below you. Edited for clarity. It’s a decent gym with neat setting. Sometimes it can be crowded and then it feels a bit cramped."

"Absolutely atrocious experience with Movement Gym. They don't even deserve a single star. My 13-year-old endured a nightmarish incident due to the sheer negligence of the coach and management. On her very first day of rock climbing, she was directed to the boulder without any proper instructions from the coach. Scaling the wall about 6 feet, she suffered a horrendous fall when descending, her leg slipping without any guidance from the absent coach. To add insult to injury, the coach was nowhere to be found when she took the fall. The aftermath? A fractured ankle, a bruised forehead, and her glasses sent flying. The gym bothered to call only after the accident, instructing me to pick up my injured daughter. Shockingly, neither the management nor the coach bothered to check on the well-being of the child after such a severe incident. The blatant negligence of the gym inflicted immense pain on my daughter, leaving her bedridden for weeks. I strongly caution all parents to reconsider a hundred times before entrusting their kids to this establishment. ."

"This review is mostly for bouldering, as I did not top rope. Bouldering section is extremely small, only two areas. Super crowded even at 2-3pm on a Thursday. There's very little room on the mats to sit...very little seating overall. Gym is old and holds feel like they have been up for a very long time. Some holds moved when climbing and didn't feel the most safe. Not the most clean either, but staff are friendly which may be the only redeeming factor."

"Good gym, both for bouldering and more traditional exercise. Unfortunately the men’s showers are filthy and in disrepair. I use the showers multiple times a week and have been keeping mental track of some of the dirt, trash, and leaks. In the last 1.5 months, I they haven’t cleaned the shower floors a single time. And the detachable shower head in one of the stalls leaks so bad from the hose that the head is useless. Friends and I have all complained to the staff, who all just say “we’ll make a note”, then nothing is done about it. Come on guys, mopping the shower floors every few days is the least you could do."