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Freestone Climbing Center
4.6 ★★★★★ 157 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Missoula, Montana
Plan your visit
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (406) 541-1584
- Website freestoneclimbing.com
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–10 PM |
What's inside
“Full top rope and sport corral with 2 long bouldering walls, and another 2 bouldering walls in the main room, where the roped climbing is.”
“Full top rope and sport corral with 2 long bouldering walls, and another 2 bouldering walls in the main room, where the roped climbing is.”
“Remember to take some extra time to get there a bit early if you have kids to get certified to belay on the auto belay and standard belay.”
“They mandate close toed shoes in the weight room.”
What climbers say again and again
“Good route setting, Friendly staff, clean, just geared towards high end climbers, not the full range of people interested learning about climbing.”
“They mandate close toed shoes in the weight room.”
“Good route setting, Friendly staff, clean, just geared towards high end climbers, not the full range of people interested learning about climbing.”
“The atmosphere could be a little more welcoming to beginners, but if you're looking for a community of skilled climbers in Missoula, this is where they'll be.”
“Remember to take some extra time to get there a bit early if you have kids to get certified to belay on the auto belay and standard belay.”
From the reviews
Freestone is my home away from home! Great setters, great boulders, great routes and an excellent staff. Climbers are fortunate to have a gym like Freestone. And now the renovation for the new boulder area is finished to host a huge competition!
Variety of bouldering, sport, top rope and autobelay climbing routes with a gym area too. The expanded bouldering area is sweet. The yoga classes are also wonderful. I like the early morning one on Tuesday the best, I wish they had more early morning classes!
Great , changing my review from 5 to 4 stars after being there for a year. They mandate close toed shoes in the weight room. Most lifters prefer no shoes on deadlifts and squats to help prevent injuries. Also there should be a higher amount a routes for beginners V0-2.
Good routes, friendly staff. Bathrooms are always clean. Price point is a little high honestly but the classes offered make it worth it.
Birthday parties at Freestone Climbing Center
Freestone Climbing Center hosts birthday parties — confirmed on their own site. Climbing parties come with staff who handle the harnesses and belaying, so parents can mostly watch. One thing that's different here: every guest needs a signed waiver — send the gym's waiver link to the other parents when you send invites, or check-in day gets slow. Packages, party rooms, and pricing change often, so check the current options and book ahead — weekend slots go fast at popular gyms.
Kids classes & camps at Freestone Climbing Center
Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at Freestone Climbing Center — 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.
Adaptive climbing
Freestone Climbing Center is mentioned for adaptive climbing or paraclimbing — sessions, equipment, or coaching that make the walls climbable for people with disabilities. Offerings like this vary a lot gym to gym and schedules change, so call ahead to ask what's available and when the next session runs.