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Brianluck
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ok so i'm just getting into climbing. and my local gym seems pretty bad a*s. that being said $65 a month seems like alot of money to me. is this the going rate for most places? i plan on paying it because well its either pay it to climb and learn or don't climb and learn.
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johnwesely
Mar 26, 2010, 2:43 PM
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That seems pretty standard.
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Mar 26, 2010, 3:01 PM
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It depends on your location to some extent, but what's the point of asking?
It's not like you have a choice of 20 gyms arounds you and you are going to shop around for the best deal...
Good luck, enjoy!
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dagibbs
Mar 26, 2010, 3:16 PM
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That seems about ballpark. Do they offer a longer period pass -- 3 month/6month/annual that will reduce the price?
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patmay81
Mar 26, 2010, 3:16 PM
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that was about the student price back in my college days. I haven't had a gym pass since then, so I have no idea what the gyms cost now. climb at the gym till you meet some climbers and then hit the local crags with them, thats a better way to learn that pulling plastic.
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Brianluck
Mar 26, 2010, 3:20 PM
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dagibbs wrote: That seems about ballpark. Do they offer a longer period pass -- 3 month/6month/annual that will reduce the price?
65 was annual, i was just asking out of curiousity. the 3 gyms in my area are all the outfit. just was curious to see if they charged what they wanted because they can or if followed like a average cost.
have some cool local places to hit outside once i make some friends in the sport. oh geez friend making thats a whole nother topic right there lol.
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qtm
Mar 26, 2010, 3:26 PM
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Brianluck wrote: ok so i'm just getting into climbing. and my local gym seems pretty bad a*s. that being said $65 a month seems like alot of money to me. is this the going rate for most places? i plan on paying it because well its either pay it to climb and learn or don't climb and learn.
LoL, that's cheap, I used to pay $85 in NYC, and that was at the mid-priced gym. What's Chelsea nowadays, $150/month?
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johnwesely
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qtm wrote: Brianluck wrote: ok so i'm just getting into climbing. and my local gym seems pretty bad a*s. that being said $65 a month seems like alot of money to me. is this the going rate for most places? i plan on paying it because well its either pay it to climb and learn or don't climb and learn. LoL, that's cheap, I used to pay $85 in NYC, and that was at the mid-priced gym. What's Chelsea nowadays, $150/month?
That is how they keep the grades so stiff.
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fancypants27
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$75/month
$200 / 3 Months
$485 /1 year (can be paid in 3 month installments...200 + 200 + 85)
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bigjonnyc
Mar 26, 2010, 3:41 PM
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My gym is $85 if you wanna pay monthly. Paying a year in advance is $485 which equates to $40.42 monthly.
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granite_grrl
Mar 26, 2010, 3:42 PM
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You're going to have to decide if it's worth it to you to pay that much. How close is the gym, how interesting is the gym, how often are you going to go? Compare it to the price of day passes that you'll still pay if you didn't have a membership, that will probably make you feel better.
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davidnn5
Mar 26, 2010, 7:42 PM
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fancypants27 wrote: $75/month $200 / 3 Months $485 /1 year (can be paid in 3 month installments...200 + 200 + 85)
I glanced past your post and did a doubletake:
"Climbing has cheerleaders now?! Woah."
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milesenoell
Mar 26, 2010, 8:05 PM
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Brianluck wrote: ok so i'm just getting into climbing. and my local gym seems pretty bad a*s. that being said $65 a month seems like alot of money to me. is this the going rate for most places? i plan on paying it because well its either pay it to climb and learn or don't climb and learn.
Like so many other things, it can be expensive if you don't use your membership much, or very reasonable if you go a lot. Just use it as a reason to climb any time you are deciding what to do with a couple hours.
I used to feel like I was spending a lot on climbing until I stopped an compared it with the $/hour cost of the other things I do.
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acorneau
Mar 27, 2010, 3:25 AM
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My gym is $50 for a month, $40/mo for a 12 month installment plan, or $35/mo for 12 months pre paid.
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rubber_man
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mine is about $80 dollars a year since i'm a student its just part of our fees at the rec center. the bouldering wall(which is all we have) is pretty awesome tho.
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Greggle
Mar 27, 2010, 5:46 AM
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rubber_man wrote: mine is about $80 dollars a year since i'm a student its just part of our fees at the rec center. the bouldering wall(which is all we have) is pretty awesome tho.
Same here. Our fees are $84/semester for the entire facility, rock wall included (duh!). Day passes are $7 for non-members, harness, shoes, 'biner/belay device (where applicable) included if needed. That's a pretty sweet deal for non-members.
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DuckBeard
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I recently bought a membership to my gym that has a monthly rate of $65 as well, but I bought a year long membership that sent me back $715 that waived me an "initiation fee" as well as one months membership cost. Though I've done the math and as long as I go at least once a week (been going about 4 days a week) it end up being worth it.
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northfacejmb
Mar 27, 2010, 7:20 AM
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My gym is just $35 a month with a three month contract... 
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Claypool
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I pay $30/mo, annual. There's almost no way I'd have gotten into this at all if the prices were $65+ like people are describing up there.
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jbro_135
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My gym is 60/month for a one month membership, cheaper if you sign on for a longer term. I volunteer to belay for bday parties and open climbs once a week so I climb free.
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Greggle wrote: rubber_man wrote: mine is about $80 dollars a year since i'm a student its just part of our fees at the rec center. the bouldering wall(which is all we have) is pretty awesome tho. Same here. Our fees are $84/semester for the entire facility, rock wall included (duh!). Day passes are $7 for non-members, harness, shoes, 'biner/belay device (where applicable) included if needed. That's a pretty sweet deal for non-members.
I believe its $5 a day for non-members for the whole facility and another $5 for anyone to rent shoes+chalk bag for 24hrs. so not horrible if you're just getting into climbing and want to see how much you like it.
Where do go to school?
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Greggle
Mar 28, 2010, 1:44 AM
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rubber_man wrote: I believe its $5 a day for non-members for the whole facility and another $5 for anyone to rent shoes+chalk bag for 24hrs. so not horrible if you're just getting into climbing and want to see how much you like it. Where do go to school?
An even better deal!
I go to the University of Houston.
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Brianluck
Mar 28, 2010, 1:59 PM
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my gym is an $18 day pass a $108 7 day pas $85 30 day pass $240 90 day pass and $65 a month for year pass
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Brianluck wrote: i plan on paying it because well its either pay it to climb and learn or don't climb and learn.
No clue what that means, but yeah, $65 is pretty standard. I'm pretty sure that price would be pretty low in a bigger city too. The gym I go to has some other fitness stuff too, like a treadmill, bike, weights, etc. so it's a pretty good value. If you are just getting into climbing, definitely pay monthly for a bit. You don't want to pay for a yearly pass and stop climbing after 2 months... though, that would be excellent economic stimulus for the climbing gym!
Prices for the gym I go to:
$65/month
3 months: $170 ($60/month)
6 months: $285 ($50/month)
1 year: $435 ($40/month)
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