Delaware Rock Gym Inc.

Fantastic experience: I've been to several indoor rock climbing gyms - this is by far the largest, with the most options of size/difficulty walls. Highly recommend the intro class for beginners as you need to learn to belay/tie ropes etc before you can use the walls with a buddy. The do NOT have automatic repelling/belaying systems so you have to have a buddy or pay for someone there to belay you. This is the only reason I can't go as often as I'd like.. Phenomenal place though. I would highly recommend for kids or even very experienced climbers (they do have several very very hard walls - up to 10m ish)

Fantastic experience: Tried the DRG as a family outing today and had a great time. The facility is very well run and the staff was great. Eric, specifically, was encouraging (but not pushy) and my usually very anxious 6 year old had a fabulous time. We will definitely be back! :)

Fantastic experience: Really enjoy the DRG. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, they have good bouldering, top roping, and lead climbing, and the routes change often enough that you won't get bored. They have a good number of beginner-friendly routes, along with many more challenging routes as well.

Fantastic experience: I have had a blast every time I’ve been here with friends. This past time, I accidentally left behind my shoes and had already boarded my plane home to Atlanta. They reached out to me before I even got home and noticed they were missing. I’m assuming they found out by the footage. For all their effort to return them to me, I was amazed. I will definitely return here when I’m in Delaware in the future. Highly recommend this place to anyone!

Fantastic experience: Muito legal mesmo

Fantastic experience: Friendly welcoming staff, quick basic belay check for us visiting once. Super tall walls! Grades right on point. Bring your belay device. Will pop in again if passing.

Fantastic experience: Love climbing here. It's such a welcoming gym!!! Everyone is so nice to each other!!! The vibes are so chill. 10/10 still recommend.

Fantastic experience: Everything about this place is 10/10. My family has been visiting this place for 3+ years now. The front desk, staff who assist with belaying are all very courteous and knowledgeable. This is a great party/event venue as many may find a new passion after seeing others climb. We had a kids birthday and kids ages 5 and above loved it. Everything was smooth and staff helped throw a successful birthday party.

Fantastic experience: It was a great climb, a nice challenge, friendly staff, would come again.

Fantastic experience: My friend and I did trial climbs and had a blast! We went on a Saturday afternoon and pretty much had the gym to ourselves. The staff member that helped us suggested walls that were challenging but doable. When we got tired or stuck he talked us through how to continue up the wall. We felt safe and secure in our harnesses as he belayed for us. He was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions (which were many because this was a first for both of us). I highly recommend checking them out. Will definitely be back soon!

Fantastic experience: Just had my daughter's birthday party there & it was amazing! All staff was welcoming, friendly and helpful. They made the whole process nice and easy and the kids especially loved Vince and Nicky!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality

Fantastic experience: Great staff and clean facility.. love taking my family there for all year climbs

Fantastic experience: Awesome experience! Look forward to going back!

Fantastic experience: I'm just one Nathan who hasn't been here (but will be coming soon) trying to cancel out a negative review from the other Nathan who hasn't been here. Covid is bad. Masks are cool. If you can't breathe with a mask on you definitely won't be able to breathe with covid. Glad this place played it safe.

Fantastic experience: Love this rock gym! Tons of bouldering space and top roping and space for lead climbing.

Fantastic experience: Finally monochromatic routes! Woohoo!

Fantastic experience: Always a blast! I go with my boyfriend, who got me into rock climbing. It’s a sport that everyone helps each other out, and you are always learning.

Fantastic experience: Expertly run, great friendly staff. Highly recommend to anyone in the area

Fantastic experience: Great staff Awesome routes Clean Good for beginners and more advanced climbers

Fantastic experience: Great staff. Nice atmosphere. Don't expect AC the doors open, but the fans are plenty cool enough

Fantastic experience: 10/10 would recommend.

Fantastic experience: Excellent job with our 5-yr-old! We first visited Delaware Rock Gym when our daughter was 3 1/2. She was kind of scared and they didn't charge us anything even though they helped her for at least 30 minutes. C started talking about going back again recently (now 5 1/2) so we went for it. Nikki was so sweet with her. She always encouraged her to get a little higher, but respected when she said she wanted to come down. Nikki spent more time with our daughter than technically should have been included with the 3 times up for $20, and they even let my husband sign a release and climb beside her once. Because of their kind patience, C was able to get all the way to the top! The gym itself is clean and spacious. It's cool (temperature) for the climbers working hard so if you aren't climbing bring a sweatshirt. We fully recommend this gym and hope to return soon! I could see it being a really cool family activity even with my teens.

Fantastic experience: My friend & I were looking for something fun to do. It was my friend's first time rock climbing so she was nervous. We were paired up with Emily and she made the experience comfortable and fun! The price and fair, clean environment and friendly staff. Would definitely go back and recommend to my friends & family. Thank you Delaware Rock Gym!

Fantastic experience: My favorite place. Excellent staff, quality route setting, safe and Fun!!

Fantastic experience: This was my home gym for about a year until I moved out of the area. Overall, this is an excellent gym that I would recommend to anyone in northern Delaware. The staff is all very friendly and helpful. They are an approachable group and are always courteous to the climbers, including guests, parties, and first-timers. If you pick their brains, you'll find they're also pretty experienced and can give a few good pointers. The overall quality of the facility is excellent. The felt padding throughout all climbing areas and the additional padding for the bouldering area is all in great condition and very comfortable. While some of the holds can collect chalk, I almost never saw a truly dirty hold. The ropes are also in great condition, especially since they switched out for new ropes in early 2018. The lead climbing ropes, which can be borrowed for free, are also in good condition. While the place can get a little hot during the summer, they can open the large warehouse doors for a good breeze and tan. The overall quantity of climbs is very good, especially for top-rope, and they rotate out climbs frequently enough to keep the regulars satisfied. Praise aside, I do have a short wishlist of things that could make this place even better: * The strength & conditioning area has no dumbbells. This is useful for climbers to train antagonist muscles (push muscles like chest and triceps) and avoid injuries. * The "lounge" area has uncomfortable plastic folding chairs and tables that probably deserve an upgrade. * While they do offer private instruction (if you ask for it), it would be useful if they offered occasional group technique lessons. * The shelves for personal belongings fill up very quickly during busy hours, so an additional shelf (or lockers) would be nice to have.

Fantastic experience: Excellent place for first timers and adventurers like myself. The guy that handled my group there is very cool person. 5 Stars plus!

Fantastic experience: Love this gym. Friendly and professional staff!!! Excellent equipment. New routes every week.

Fantastic experience: Great staff, extremely friendly members

Fantastic experience: My friend, who has a member ship here, took me last night and I absolutely loved it! The staff taught me how to put on my harness and talked to me about the way things worked and the different types of walls. It was a lot of fun. A 44 min drive for me, but I'm definitely going to go again!

Fantastic experience: I love you, Delaware Rock Gym. This is where I first learned to climb and now the place I take all my friends to learn. They treat you like family.

Fantastic experience: I went here for a few months in the winter, but switched over to a place closer to me to save gas money. Staff is friendly, helpful, and most if not all of the climbers here are also friendly and provide constructive feedback. Reasonably priced when compared to gyms of similar size. I loved the bouldering wall, didn't do much top roping.

Fantastic experience: Just started this week. Great experience, great routes, great environment!

Fantastic experience: It's a fun place to be

Fantastic experience: I went there to have some fun and see if I liked rock climbing. The stuff they are so so so nice. If you are looking for some were to rock clime check out this place!

Fantastic experience: Well up kept and regularly updated gym. Equipment and walls are in great condition. Staff are friendly and helpful. Prices are reasonable and hours expansive. Over all an excellent place to go.

Fantastic experience: Awesome rock gym! I'd been going there for over a year before quiting to go back to school. Both the staff and other members are very friendly and helpful. If you're looking for a gym that involves more than just picking stuff up and putting it down then this is the place for you.

Fantastic experience: Very good as climbing gyms go....

Fantastic experience: Friendly people and staff. Great facility. Reasonable price.

Fantastic experience: My son loved it. Nice facility and helpful staff.

Fantastic experience: Awesome place for adults as well as kids. I take my 3 year old there and she gets entertained by climbing on the walls. The crew is really helpful and supportive. Great place to spend some quality time.

Fantastic experience: My son (9 yrs old) and I stopped in to see the gym this weekend. We had never been to this gym before and we wanted to check it out. I was impressed. The gym is clean and even though it was hot outside, it was nice and cool and breezy inside. The sign in process was swift and the belay check was complete and painless. If you've climbed before and have your own gear as we do, it's 10-15 minutes from walking in the door to climbing your first run. There were so many ropes and routes to choose from. The pictures don't do the place justice. The ropes were all in good condition and the routes were well marked and I felt true to their rating. I liked that you have to use your own belay device and you rope/tie in each and every time. I have to say the staff was excellent. They were friendly, polite and a pleasure to deal with. They treated us very well and were great about belaying me. They have lots of options for people who need to be belayed and it worked out great for us. Pricing seemed very reasonable to me for everything they offer. If we didn't live about 1.5 hours away, we would have joined as members right on the spot. Hopefully we'll be making the trip back soon because so far, out of all the rock gyms we've visited, this one is our favorite.