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Chambers Purely Boulders
4.8 ★★★★★ 342 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Columbus, Ohio
Clean bouldering gymnasium, featuring routes of varying difficulty, plus boulder problems.
Plan your visit
- Day pass around $9 — check current rates; most gyms price gear rental separately and discount off-peak
- Gear rental nearly every climbing gym rents shoes (~$5–8 typical) and chalk; harness rental is often bundled with a ropes pass
- Waiver always required at climbing gyms — sign it online before you go to skip the front-desk line
- First timer? bouldering needs zero experience — rent shoes and walk in; staff will point you at the easiest problems
- Kids programs classes, camps, or youth teams mentioned — check the current schedule
- Yoga & fitness mentioned alongside the climbing — ask about the class schedule and what a pass includes
- Ages 0–18 — the gym's own stated range
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (614) 237-2377
- Website 5.life
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
What's inside
“I love this place, and if you don’t that would mean you feel less than you think and should go to a large sterile monotone bouldering gym.”
What climbers say again and again
“As clean as a climbing gym can be, and they change up their routes frequently enough to keep it interesting, have projects, and not get bored.”
“Only slight caution if you are a beginner of peak hours (around 5-7) but even then, it really isn't that bad and you will have plenty of fun.”
From the reviews
I really like this gym - it’s smaller, but it has a really cool overhang section that’s a lot of fun! There’s a lot of variety in the types of routes.
If you want boulders, only boulders and a bunch of them then this is the place to climb. Right from the start chambers was nice, real nice. Wide open lobby, clean, and not cluttered. Check in was smooth, yet surprisingly only one worker was present. I suggest doing waivers online to speed up the check in process.
The grading at this gym is for more of intermediate to veterans. There are some routes that are for Beginners, but they are far in between. I suggest going to Bloc Garden Location, which is more suited for beginners and those who want to start out!
I visit from Michigan every month or so and this place it awesome to go boulder. Always a large range of boulders you can climb from any skill level. It can get pretty busy but I never felt over crowded. The mats are very soft and comfortable to land and lay on.
Kids classes & camps at Chambers Purely Boulders
Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at Chambers Purely Boulders — climbing classes, school-break camps, or a youth team where kids learn technique from coaches instead of just scrambling around. Program schedules and age groups change each season, so check the current lineup before you plan around one.
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