The Pad San Luis Obispo 888 Ricardo Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

"Great a and affordable classic bouldering/climbing gym with full weight rooms. Super glad they are in town"

"Just a great place to have fun and get a fantastic workout at the same time. The membership has grown, the vibe is great, the staff is awesome. Always someone of similar skill to meet up and climb with. With time it has only improved."

"First off, I want to say that I cherish this place for being always high quality and having such a welcoming community. I got hooked the first time I went, and have been bouldering for about 6-7 months now. There is a variety of problems that rotate frequently enough to keep things engaging every visit. But there's one thing that really rubbed me the wrong way on my first visit: the lack of any tutorial or crash course for first-timers. After visiting another gym in another state, it really opens my eyes to how things should be handled for first-time climbers. I was lucky to have an experienced climbing buddy come with me my first time, or else I could have seriously hurt myself. I also had no clue what to do, as the front desk workers seemed too preoccupied or unattentive to give a tutorial to me. Just be warned that if you come here not knowing how to climb, you may need to bother the workers more than you need to to get appropriate lessons in how to maneuver the walls, and fall properly. Again, I only write this after going to a much more attentive gym with stricter tutorials for first-timers, and wished that such a great location would adopt more proper safety lessons for newer people. I will continue to support this place with all my heart, I would just really appreciate safety first and foremost for our future senders."

"This is a must visit for anyone passing through. Fantastic gym layout and design, something for everyone, quality setting, and clean. Background: I’m a V7-8 climber at most gyms and travel for work hitting gyms everywhere I go. Check-in was easy. Staff were friendly and helpful. There was a nice warm-up area. I loved the separate spaces for children and training. Well done! Setting was good, consistent, and easy to follow. I particularly enjoyed the multiple auto-belays to burn-out on after bouldering. They had two 12s on auto, well done (most gyms don’t set hard routes on autos). The only thing I’d suggest is a few harder climbs (V6-8 with lower finishes/cruxes) for those that are not members and visiting/not used to the height. I can’t wait for The Pad to move down to Santa Barbara. I was excited to check them out, in excitement! This place is fantastic and I applaud the efforts to make this gym what it is. Thank you!"

"Stopped by The Pad to climb using a day pass. A bit on the pricier side, but we had a good time. Normally I spend most of my time bouldering, but here I used the top ropes predominately. There were a couple really fun routes. I did find the difficulty ratings questionable. The 5.9 rated routes we're pretty easy for me while the 5.10 rated routes were very difficult. From what I heard the routes aren't changed often, but can't say for sure. The bouldering area was bigger than I originally realized. Didn't spend much time there but found a few good routes. The pad was a bit firmer than I'm used to so falling wasn't as nice. They also have a nice kids area and a gym area."