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ELEV8 Climbing and Fitness
4.8 ★★★★★ 200 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Traverse City, Michigan
Gym focusing on bouldering and rope climbing, plus yoga classes and a gym for weight lifting.
Plan your visit
- Gear rental available — the gym mentions rentals; shoes typically run ~$5–8 and a harness 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
- Belaying ropes gyms teach belaying or check your certification at the desk; bouldering and auto-belays need no partner and no belay test
- First timer? bouldering needs zero experience — rent shoes and walk in; staff will point you at the easiest problems
- Auto-belays mentioned here — clip in and climb ropes solo, no partner needed
- 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 families visit with kids 5–11, going by reviews
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (231) 600-7260
- Website elev8climbing.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM |
What's inside
“Lots of great bouldering routes, and they still had up some of the Valentine's couples routes which were way too challenging for my partner and I, but extremely fun all the same.”
“Six auto belay routes (at the time of reviewing), as well as many top rope and lead routes.”
“Six auto belay routes (at the time of reviewing), as well as many top rope and lead routes.”
“They didn’t even get upset when my 7 year-old niece let the auto-belay clip fly right up to the top of the climbing wall 😂🧗♀️”
“An all day pass includes classes that day so we went to the Acro Yoga, couples yoga class.”
What climbers say again and again
“The orientation they gave us was clear and concise, the climbing shoes were clean and so was the whole building.”
“An all day pass includes classes that day so we went to the Acro Yoga, couples yoga class.”
“They didn’t even get upset when my 7 year-old niece let the auto-belay clip fly right up to the top of the climbing wall 😂🧗♀️”
“We got in about 15 minutes after open yesterday (a Tuesday) and the staff were super helpful getting us set up.”
“I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am to have Elev8 in our community.”
From the reviews
My 3 1/2 year old daughter, 1 year old baby and I went on their opening day. I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am to have Elev8 in our community. Although I was alone with two young children, we had an amazing time.
This place is GREAT. The orientation they gave us was clear and concise, the climbing shoes were clean and so was the whole building. The gym upstairs was great and everything in it seemed new. Will 100% be going back.
This gym is epic! Tall walls and the training area has everything you need, and then some. We found the staff really friendly, and the air conditioning is glorious. They also have a friendly gym dog that is super chill.
Went with a group of friends for a date night. Super fun night. An all day pass includes classes that day so we went to the Acro Yoga, couples yoga class. It was so much fun, challenging too but the teachers Nick and Chelsea were awesome!
Kids classes & camps at ELEV8 Climbing and Fitness
Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at ELEV8 Climbing and Fitness — 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.