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Inner Peaks Matthews
10715 Independence Pointe Pkwy, Matthews, NC 28105, United States
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Inner Peaks Matthews

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Se
Review №1

Awesome time even though the little one just wanted to run mostly. Wife accomplished her climbing dream shes had since covid started.

Ra
Review №2

I went there to get a day pass for my son and ended up getting a membership and .......I ended up getting membership for myself after hardly a week going there with my son. They have a family discount if an additional member of the family wanted to join. The facility is so clean with free classes, gym and awesome climbing walls. Im new to climbing, but i do enjoy my time here trying out things with my son. The best part of this facility is the staff.. They are so friendly and welcoming, I still think they are partly a reason why I ended up with the membership so fast.

Ca
Review №3

The staff are friendly and made us feel very welcome. They did a great job instructing us on how to operate safely. The kids had a great time! Big thanks to our neighbors for recommending Inner Peaks!

Ke
Review №4

Their new Matthews location is great. It looks like they are still building some new walls so Im looking forward to that. They have a huge bouldering area. The exercise room is a big improvement over the old Monroe Rd location. Its a great place for the family.

Wi
Review №5

Great staff, great bouldering, great music. Was here in Charlotte for a wedding and knocked out a morning session. Day pass price was a little steep but worth it. I wish my home gym was this good.

Je
Review №6

If you are looking for something fun to do indoors, this is it. Staff is amazing. Knowledgeable and kind. The Matthews location is basically brand new and so clean! The equipment was nice and everything was reasonably priced. I cant wait to go back.

Er
Review №7

The new location is a clear upgrade from the old crown point location. Plenty of parking outside. The inside seems to be designed for bouldering mostly, but there are some vertical walls and auto belays as well. The south end location is clearly the place to go for rope climbing though. The weight gym and training area are very nice as well.

Ma
Review №8

Nice facility, perfect for families.This location, as opposed to South End, feels more intimate inside. For families, kids, beginners, I think this place is better suited than South End. South End can seem big and intimidating. This location has a great layout and flow to it. Colors are bright, everything looks new-ish. The staff is super friendly and more than willing to help and show you things. There is plenty of parking outside, so no worries there either.

Th
Review №9

Visited for the holiday with family. This was a great family trip with a range from age 9 to 40s! The staff was great about tutorials and help with anything. The walls offered a very wide range of difficulty as well!

Me
Review №10

For new climbers, this is a great experience.The auto-belay devices allow you to approach climbing 100% at your own pace, without having to call on a trained belayer to support you.The climbing tracks have a range of difficulties, allowing your skills to take a slow and steady climb (ha) as you improve.The staff are really nice and enthusiastic, and LGBT friendly. 😊The environment around the evening is half kids, half climber parents / kid-less adults. Not too intrusive at all.

Ma
Review №11

Middle of the day and I had the place to myself. Works for me!

Da
Review №12

What a great place for a family adventure. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. I must say their sanitizing practices and cleanliness standards are impeccable. The prices are reasonable and the equipment was first class. The other nice thing was they had all the doors open so there was a nice flow of fresh air. This place is really first class. Thank you Inner Peaks

Ia
Review №13

Its a really quality climbing gym. I find one thing that is a challenge for some gyms is creating climbs that are both challenging for tall an short climbers. Often times creating a hard climb means simply making it far away. Inner peaks does a great job of balancing climbs so both short and all people can enjoy the same route.They are friendly and offer may things to keep everyone safe during the covid pandemic

Ma
Review №14

Very nice facility and very friendly staff. First class all the way.

Sa
Review №15

Awesome place... hung out here with my 9 yr old & had a blast!

Mi
Review №16

Loved climbing at this place! Had a membership for almost two years and when I moved away, we cancelled it.

iv
Review №17

Our first visit yesterday and we will definitely be back! The place is clean and sanitized. The staff was welcoming to us newbies and took the time to show us around.

Lo
Review №18

Awesome bouldering space, great staff, glad I checked it out!

ni
Review №19

Glad to see inner peaks expanding, but their new pricing model is extremely inflexible and price gouging at minimum. I have been climbing for 20 yrs and have never seen such bad membership/punch card options. I have 5 yr old daughter who I am just trying to get into climbing which means she can only climb a couple climbs before she gets burned out. Inner peaks offers no young kids pricing punch card system and membership is $69/mo. Which means if I take here once a week, I am not getting out of there for less than $17 with the best offer. Further with ZERO traffic both gyms are >20 min away. Which means I am driving 1 hr for 20-30 min of a climber. Their pricing model is designed to only benefit climbers who can go atleast 2 times a week and live nearby. Inner peaks, seems to be focused on heavily used, continued membership but pays no mind to transitioning/new climbers, people who have busy lives or people who dont live right next door.

Ki
Review №20

*Covid wise, in the middle of our timeblock at 4:00 there were just over 40 people in the gym. I cannot imagine that is an appropriate capacity given the size of the space. Staff seemed to be regularly going through the gym to clean and sanitize.*Visited for the first time today and had a solidly meh experience. We arrived and had a gentleman staring blankly at us as we stood in front of the counter. We said we were there to top and boulder and had signed up for the timeblock. He didnt say anything except ask us our names on the reservation and then said okay, youre good so we went out to check out the gym. I approached ten minutes later and asked if we were allowed to use the top ropes as they were tied up. He asked if we had a top rope tag. I said no this is our first time here to which he replied you have to have a tag, you can only use the auto belay. He did not offer any other information about obtaining a tag. I relayed my frustrations to the person at the counter at the end of our visit (especially given we made a four hour round trip and paid $40 for two hours only to have access to a portion of the gym), and she explained that we would have had to have been trained in top rope at the beginning of the session and WE should have asked to be trained. How would we know to ask that? I understand the policy of course, but why in the world was that not explained to me the, not one, but two times I interacted with staff at the start of our visit? I should not have to extract information.Bouldering routes were fun and there is a nice variety. The auto belay routes were very soft on the ratings and boring variety wise. I would say their 5.10s were more like 5.8 or 5.9-

Je
Review №21

Definitely worth a visit. (Long detailed review below)Two awesome bouldering caves, some good slabs, and even a comp wall. Not quite as much wall space as South End, but very unique problems. The bouldering walls are slightly higher than South End.Top rope is decent but not on par with South End. The walls are shorter than the walls at South End, about as tall as they were at the Crownpointe location. Lead is almost non-existant. This will change once the expansion is completed (no word on when that will be, at least they havent told me 😉 ).Sweet loft area with campus and tension boards. The loft has a nice view of the bouldering area.Yoga studio and workout room on par with South End. Dumbbells, barbells, squat rack, benches, medicine balls, pull-up bars, dip bars, treadmill, bicycle machine thing. No rings or finger boards that I have seen.Extra:The good - There are parking spots available! Much more parking than South End has!Also good - The bouldering comp wall is very unique (as of this writing).Also good - Seems to be less crowded than South End, even on opening week.The bad - The bouldering mats are honestly... Pretty awful... Downclimb or risk bussing a knee. Hopefully they will sure over time (?) or add mats that are actually soft on top.Also bad - If youre mainly a rope climber, its still worth a visit, but youll probably want to stick to South End.

To
Review №22

Great for beginners (rental shoes/harnesses available) or advanced climbers. Huge bouldering section, 9 auto belay stations, and a good mix of top rope/sport. Currently limiting attendance due to Covid, so call/reserve online to confirm available climbing spots. Great sanitation practices - and you get used to climbing with a mask on so really not a big deal...

Su
Review №23

Good climbing gym for top rope and bouldering

Kr
Review №24

First time taking my family today - great set up, great staff

Ch
Review №25

Incredibly therapeutic!! Highly recommend!! Great friendly staff!!

Ca
Review №26

Great gym! The boulders are awesome! This is a good place to workout and have fun!

Da
Review №27

Amazing facility with an amazing staff! Absolutely love this place and its fun for the whole family!

Je
Review №28

Awesome experience! Its harder than it looks but a very fun activity!

Ev
Review №29

Excellent distancing rules for covid and decent size but it felt like half of the bouldering routes were unrated competition boulders so I had trouble finding lots to climb around my grade.

Co
Review №30

Awesome climbing experience. Are used to work at a climbing wall so I know how difficult staff in a place like this can be. But the staff is very knowledgeable, very friendly, and very approachable. They offer a great variety of difficulties for all climbing abilities. The facilities are well-maintained and the holes are very well-maintained. Made me feel very comfortable climbing her e.

Ya
Review №31

Ive been going to Inner Peaks for about a year now. The staffs are super friendly and know you by name. The routes gets changed every few weeks to keep things fresh. Its overall a really good place to climb, hangout and make new friends. Complimentary beginner classes are offered to get you started and a good place to find climbing partners.Every once and awhile youll see Page, the owner, climb and shes really fun to talk to.

Re
Review №32

The staff was very nice and informative. There were plenty of courses to do alone or with friends. Staff were hands off once we went through waivers and what not, which I really liked. I never felt rushed or pressured while there. It was a great workout!

Sa
Review №33

Everyone here is incredible. Fritz, Shawn and Nate were always extremely friendly and helpful. For someone just getting into climbing this was a great place to go to really get hooked. The walls arent very high but they really do work hard to make super fun routes (

Ja
Review №34

Great facility. Most of the climbs are geared towards beginner/intermediate climbers but there are some very challenging ones there as well. Will who i think might have been the manager gave us our tour and was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about all of the climbs and rating systems, he made sure to explain how they all worked very clearly and how to identify the climbs. The girl Meg who rang us up at the counter was rude, maybe just having a bad day. I will definitely come back to climb again.

Ma
Review №35

This is a pretty cool place. This is smaller of their two facilities in Charlotte though they do have a nice selection of walls and bouldering problems.You can rent gear or take your own. They have a small pro-shop inside with some quality gear available. The staff are friendly and polite enough, though not overly welcoming. Tons of parking outside.Their policies on climbing/lessons are pretty frustrating. We are experienced outdoor sport and trad climbers yet unable to practice in their gym because of age limitations on their sport/lead lessons --pretty disappointing. Because of this, we skip their gym and just head out to a crag instead. Theyd certainly get more business from us if we were able to practice in their gym.I hate giving two stars when a location deserves more, but the two stars for simply because of their ridiculous policies.

Ke
Review №36

First time here. Staff was excellent! Will veback again!

Br
Review №37

Fun way to spend a few hours expending energy with kids!

Br
Review №38

Did a rock climbing event for daughters birthday. Girls had a blast (11 and 12 year-olds). Luke, Emma, and Molly did an excellent job at hoisting the girls to the top. Highly recommend giving it a try!!

Ad
Review №39

Absolutely love this place. My daughter absolutely loves partaking in the mental and physical challenges. I suggest taking a quick trip to either location and have a blast.

Hs
Review №40

Fun routes, friendly staffs:)

Jo
Review №41

This place sucks pretty hard. The walls are not tall. The grading is inconsistent. The rocks regularly wiggle. The gym is completely inadequate. THERE IS NO SHOWER. The yoga schedule is a joke. They gave us a STATIC rope to lead with. Guys, you need to sink a lot of money into this place if you expect people to come here.

Hi
Review №42

Fantastic facilities and knowledgable staff.Ive been to this location multiple times with my family and always had a great time.Most recently, my son had his 13th b-day party here. The staff was very welcoming and fun. The boys had a great time climbing.Would definitely recommend for anyone interested in getting into climbing or advanced climbers.You can be a first time climber and really enjoy yourself.Very supportive and helpful staff.

Ge
Review №43

Great place. Good climbing grade verity for both top rope and bouldering. Friendly staff.

ca
Review №44

I have a membership there and the staff and the owner are super helpful. It has lead me to bring a bunch of my friends and first time climbers. The routes are usually well set and between both gyms you will never run out of things to do.

He
Review №45

Awesome gym and awesome staff! A+

Yu
Review №46

Im a climbing newb. Ive only been here twice. Im really enjoying rock climbing and most likely will sign up as a full time member. The facility is nice, and people who work there walk around and gave me tips while I was attempting to boulder. It really helped. Id recommend it.

Sh
Review №47

Awesome Gym.

Ry
Review №48

Great fun. Awesome work out.

Br
Review №49

Amazing climbing gym and the staff is awesome and inviting thx

te
Review №50

Had a ball at this place we will be coming back!

An
Review №51

Everyone is really nice the walls a perfect for my grade. And my coach always push me to do my best!❤️❤️❤️

Am
Review №52

Had a great time, my first time climbing. I felt happy and empowered.

Pa
Review №53

Everyone who works here is so helpful and kind. Awesome place to climb. Route setters do a great job.

Ad
Review №54

They definitely cater towards younger and inexperienced climbers. More than half the wall space is easy slab set with seven-year-olds in mind. I caught a father belaying his young son by just holding on the the rope and had to lower the climber for him.The cave has a good selection of routes ranging from 5.9 to 5.11c or so. It seems like there is a fair amount of route turnover as well.After going to TRC in Morrisville, Inner Peaks is kind of a let down.

ce
Review №55

Very Disappointed! Have been going to inner peaks for many years and have brought many customers to the place. I bought a giftcard for a birthday and recently when she went to go use it, they said there was no purchase history on it. I bought it in march and thankfully had purchased it with a card otherwise they would not have been able to find it and credit the visit to the giftcard. This is most definitely an employee error and I wanted some sort of voucher for my friend since this was unacceptable. The manager was very apathetic and did not care that my friend had gone there just to use the giftcard and had to pay with her own money to buy the pass. From the view of the person who bought the giftcard for a birthday, I was very disappointed and embarrassed that she could not use it. What also flabbergasted me was that the employees there said this happened often... Am I overreacting or should this definitely should not happen again. So for now Do Not buy giftcards until they train their employees to do their jobs correctly.

Fi
Review №56

Great prices and instruction with a friendly environment

Je
Review №57

Awesome setup for all ages and experience levels.

mi
Review №58

Took my 4 year old daughter here on a miserable rainy day after showing her their website (where it claimed kids of all ages were welcome with an adult). After driving 40 minutes, was told that their harnesses are for ages 5 or over.

Tr
Review №59

This place is not what it used to be. Ive always belayed my son and his friend, never climbed. They charged me and my wife 10 bucks to have harnesses just to spot the kids! Just came off as a greedy.

No
Review №60

Love it! Great exercise and really fun!

Ca
Review №61

What a fun time!

Ja
Review №62

This place is amazing.

Ch
Review №63

Love this place!!

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  • Address:10715 Independence Pointe Pkwy, Matthews, NC 28105, United States
  • Site:http://innerpeaks.com/
  • Phone:+1 704-844-6677
Categories
  • Gym
  • Rock climbing gym
  • Yoga studio
Working hours
  • Monday:10am–7pm
  • Tuesday:12–7pm
  • Wednesday:10am–10pm
  • Thursday:10am–10pm
  • Friday:10am–10pm
  • Saturday:10am–10pm
  • Sunday:10am–10pm
Highlights
  • Active military discounts:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
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