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Climbing scene in Columbus, Ohio

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Vanessa · · Phoenix, AZ · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 5

Hello all
There's a possibility that I may move to Columbus, Ohio. Anyone have some info on the climbing scene there? Mrs Google indicates that Red River Gorge and New River Gorge are both 4 hours drive away. Anything else closer? Any good gyms for the winter?
Thanks in advance
Vanessa

Vanessa · · Phoenix, AZ · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 5

Nothing? Really? :-(

Cocoapuffs 1000 · · Columbus, OH · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 50

Columbus climber here - yes the Red and the New are the closest decent climbing, along with Cooper's Rock (bouldering). There are some small crags in Ohio but even they are not very close, and I don't know anyone who went to them more than once. There is a little bit of bouldering in Athens (1.5 hours away) but it's poorly documented - some people in Columbus have beta, though.

As far as gyms, Vertical Adventures is where I go. They just relocated to a much bigger and taller facility - 45 foot lead walls and lots of bouldering. There is also Kinetic, a bouldering only gym but I haven't ever been there. Hope this helps.

AndyN Nagy · · Dayton, Ohio · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 0

In addition to what cocoa said, there's a free public outdoor climbing wall near downtown, it has a handful of lead routes and a couple of auto belays in addition to quite a few top rope anchors that you can set your rope up on.

Vanessa · · Phoenix, AZ · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 5

Thanks Cocoapuffs and AndyN! Good to know that there are some options and climbers in the area.

Paul Park · · San Jose CA · Joined Apr 2015 · Points: 35

What's bad about Columbus and Ohio in general is there isn't much big climbs in the state itself. The good is that it's in a decent location for weekend drives to a bunch of great places.

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