Climbing near Columbus, Ohio?

I will be traveling to Columbus, Ohio for a few days in September. Is there any climbing near there?

Thank you,

Dale

I'm sorry for you, but you have a few options.

There are indoor climbing walls in Columbus, specifically Vertical Adventures or the wall at OSU

A new outdoor climbing wall looks promising, it is in the Scioto Audubon park near downtown. Built by Rockwerx, I think you have to get a belay pass to use it. I haven't been there since it was built but it looks cool:

More images here

You can drive a bit over an hour to John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs (cool town, too).

You can drive an hour to Hocking Hills (not worth it).

You can drive 4 hours to the New (mucho worth it).

You can drive 4 hours to the Red (mucho worth it).

Good luck.

Dale D wrote:I will be traveling to Columbus, Ohio for a few days in September.

I am so sorry to hear that, Dale. You will be in my thoughts.

Red River about 3.5 / 4 hour drive
Same with New River.
Extend your stay and head to the Red in September.

Mark, thank you for the information. That is nice looking outdoor climbing gym.

Edge, nice video.

And I thank everyone for their condolences.

The last I heard on the outdoor climbing wall, you did not need a belay pass even. I have not climbed there, however. Columbus also has a mediocre public climbing gym, a decent university climbing wall, and a very good co-op style bouldering gym. Also a collection of good buildering cracks are scattered around the city.

The outdoor nearest climbing to Columbus is some local bouldering and toproping about an hour to the south. It is not very good, if you just drive a few hours more you can climb on the best sport in the nation at the NRG or RRG. Coopers Rock is about three hours east as well, and is very good bouldering.

I will also be traveling back to Springfield in end of May for a week and am looking for somewhere to go for a day or two also. I would need a partner also, so if anyone is interested please get back to me.

Hrm...I'm moving to Columbus Ohio this summer...this helps! :)