Austin Bouldering Project - Springdale

"Awesome facility and great employees. I had an extra couple hours on a work trip and popped in for bouldering. Will definitely be back when I’m in Austin again. Thanks!"

"We LOVE abp! This specific review is for their kids birthday parties! We had our daughters third bday here (she’s big into climbing) and she had the best time! We chose the option to have 2 instructors to play games and it was so amazing. They went over rules, kept the games fun, quick, and engaging! They also had everything set up for us- we just brought the food! Loved the cubbies for storage too. Would highly recommend having a bday party here!"

"This has been my gym for a few years now. It’s a solid spot for bouldering that offers many additional perks with a membership such as a full weight gym, HIIT classes, yoga, sauna, cold plunge, etc, that are all included. The people who workout in the weight room range from hippie Austin boulderer to body builders. It’s not an “instagram gym body” type of culture. Don’t come here expecting equinox. They are also currently updating equipment and the weight room and repainting."

"Really great facility, I like the cushion, the route and relax atmosphere more than the other climbing gyms. The availability of walls (not just construction but also just partial routes being old) is not ideal. Wished there's some discount during the long construction thou since half the walls are not available. But overall I like it here."

"First impression: there is a lot of slab in this gym. I've never seen a gym with this much slab. The gym is like 65% slab. There is not much overhang, but there's a nice cave. There are at least two top out boulders. Built very fancy, like the other Boulder Projects, but this one felt a little dirty. Love the soft mats, makes me feel more confident in the top outs. There are a lot of volumes. My visit was a mixed experience. I went on a Thursday night, it was very crowded. Not one person talked to me, however, I tried to start a few conversations, but nothing carried. The people seemed friendly, but most people were already with friends, and no one was really talking about climbing or climbing hard. I came to train hard, so I was a little disappointed I didn't find people to climb with. The routesetting is good, but the holds were very large. There are a lot of jugs in this gym. When I was expecting a bad crimp, it was a full one pad 4 finger bucket. Several of the climbs felt soft. The feet are very good in this gym. There were several dynamic problems. There's a comp training area, and comp problems mixed throughout the gym, however, the quality of the comp problem holds did not seem very good. In terms of the hold quality, there's a mix of super nice fiberglass holds, some nice plastic, and some old plastic holds. There were not many brushes in the gym. The store had a very good selection of chalk, and I bought a bag. My favorite part of the experience was the routesetting, and my least favorite thing was gym culture. Next time I'm in Austin, I would not go back to this gym if I was alone again. However, in a group this would be a fun gym. I genuinely hope that they will improve the stoke in this gym. Compared to west coast gyms, and even other gyms in Texas, this was a pretty disappointing experience."