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Vol Wall - UTOP

4.8 ★★★★★ 19 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Knoxville, Tennessee

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
  • 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 (865) 974-2209
  • Website recsports.utk.edu

Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 4–8 PM
Wednesday 4–8 PM
Thursday 4–8 PM
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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

What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 19 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔰 beginner friendly 2 mentions

“Perfect for students and the variety of difficulties they set are great for everyone from beginners to seasoned climbers.”

From the reviews

Great atmosphere. Walls are sightly shorter than Onsight or Climbing Center but routes are creative and satisfying. Recently they have had trouble setting good VB-V2 problems.

★★★★☆ — Jeremy, Feb 2022

Love this place. Perfect for students and the variety of difficulties they set are great for everyone from beginners to seasoned climbers.

★★★★★ — Sean, May 2020

The students that run the wall are super nice and they provide good equipment from Petzl.

★★★★★ — Justine, Apr 2018

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Where to find Vol Wall - UTOP

1914 Andy Holt Ave, Knoxville, TN37996

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