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The Stronghold Climbing Gym

4.6 ★★★★★ 257 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Los Angeles, California

Large facility providing roped climbing, fitness & yoga classes in an industrial space.

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
  • Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (323) 505-7000
  • Website strongholdclimb.com

Hours

Monday 6 AM–11 PM
Tuesday 6 AM–11 PM
Wednesday 6 AM–11 PM
Thursday 6 AM–11 PM
Friday 6 AM–11 PM
Saturday 8 AM–9 PM
Sunday 8 AM–9 PM

Hours can shift for holidays, competitions, and youth-team practice — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's inside

Walls and programs at The Stronghold Climbing Gym, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🪨 Bouldering Gyms 10 mentions

“There’s an awesome mix of bouldering, top roping, and auto belays, so it works for beginners and experienced climbers alike.”

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🧗 Top-Rope Climbing 7 mentions

“There’s an awesome mix of bouldering, top roping, and auto belays, so it works for beginners and experienced climbers alike.”

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🪢 Lead Climbing 2 mentions

“As of Jan 2019 - Nice gym, good variety of bouldering and top rope/lead climbs.”

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⚙️ Auto-Belay Gyms 7 mentions

“There’s an awesome mix of bouldering, top roping, and auto belays, so it works for beginners and experienced climbers alike.”

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🧘 Climbing + Yoga & Fitness 7 mentions

“Great place to climb, core yoga is deceptively hard but rewarding, lots of bouldering, auto belays, top rope and lead.”

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Adaptive Climbing

“From general beta on routes and guidance all the way to adaptive climbing classes.”

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What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 257 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 5 mentions

“Had alot of fun here, very clean equipment and the staff is very knowledgeable too.”

🧘 yoga & fitness included 7 mentions

“Great place to climb, core yoga is deceptively hard but rewarding, lots of bouldering, auto belays, top rope and lead.”

🔰 beginner friendly 3 mentions

“There’s an awesome mix of bouldering, top roping, and auto belays, so it works for beginners and experienced climbers alike.”

⚙️ auto-belays for solo climbers 7 mentions

“There’s an awesome mix of bouldering, top roping, and auto belays, so it works for beginners and experienced climbers alike.”

😊 friendly staff 4 mentions

“Love this place super fun and for the most part the staff is friendly.”

From the reviews

I came for my first time and the staff were so helpful. They explained the equipment, safety, and gave us a strategy to have a great first experience. I also appreciated the staff who were climbing throughout the facility who were ready to offer help and suggestions as we tackled our first routes.

★★★★★ — Lauren, Jan 2025

Good bouldering location with plenty of interesting problems to solve. Not much in the way of top rope or belay. A day pass is pretty pricey, the monthly membership is much more worth it if you're going frequently. Gets very crowded during peak hours.

★★★★★ — Ying, Dec 2023

This place is amazing! This was my wife and I first time there and it was exactly what I expected. If not more. The staff was very helpful. Matt was very informative and provided tons of info and tips and ways to climb and different techniques. I would definitely recommend. Fair pricing for day passes.

★★★★★ — Garrett, Jul 2017

As of Jan 2019 - Nice gym, good variety of bouldering and top rope/lead climbs. Also good workout area and amenities. Daily pass is $25. Monthly fee is $80+, and there's normally a $75 initiation fee. Seems a bit high for a single local gym, but it's a good climbing community.

★★★★☆ — Abe, Jan 2019

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Where to find The Stronghold Climbing Gym

650 S Ave 21, Los Angeles, CA90031

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