Reviews of Wilson Climbing Centre (Gym)

Nosho

Who knew this volleyball-faced dude would drift out to sea all the way to Edmonton and build his very own climbing wall. Pretty inspiring story. Wilson doesn't seem all that interested in bouldering, but he definitely likes to lead climb. No volumes anywhere, and no slab routes, but get ready for a side-pull party on most lead routes. Staff is nice and involved. Change room is even tinier than the bouldering section. Cheaper than most other climbing places in the city, but much better maintained than most (yes I'm pointing the finger at you, RJF). Wilson came a long way since leaving Tom out at sea.

Naomi Legg

Great challenging bouldering problems and the high wall climbing is on another level so you never have to belay in the way of the bouldering climbers.

Nick Croken

Great walls with top notch setting.

Most io

Very good services with all the equipment needed.

Thomas Haines

Great place to top-rope and lead climb, but boulder area is pretty small. Only major downside is finding and paying for parking.

Nicholas Theriault

Best rope climbing in Edmonton for sure. Bouldering area is small and generally congested. Most of the wall is dedicated for lead climbing so you may feel like you're missing out if you're going just to top rope.

Nick McQuik

Nice walls and bouldering area. Gets crowded ar peak hours.

S Hussain

Well maintained and great facility. Helpful staff members.

Ebberly

The centre is great, especially for U of A students who get in for free, but it can be quite busy if you get there at the wrong time and this can mean long waits between climbs. The bouldering routes change on a ~monthly basis which is nice.

Cole Humeny

This is an amazing facility

Wilson Liu

(Translated) As a student, it’s very cost-effective. After all, the cost is already in the tuition. So if you are a ua student then it is recommended that you come here for rock climbing Divided into two floors Downstairs is mainly bouldering with low height, the difficulty ranges from simple to difficult The climbing wall with a high height upstairs can only be visited after an examination If you want to go often, it is recommended to buy climbing shoes Or every time you pay 6 dollars in rental fees, you lose money Climbing shoes are not easy to buy, so go directly to Ximao sportcheck to sell them (Original) 作为学生来说是很合算的 毕竟所需费用已经在学费里了 所以如果你是ua学生那么是很推荐你来这里攀岩的 分上下两楼 楼下主要是高度低的抱石 难度从简单到很难都有 楼上高度很高的攀岩墙是要经过考核才可以去的 如果要经常去的话建议买个攀岩鞋 要不每次6刀的租借费交多了就亏了 攀岩鞋不好买就直接去西贸sportcheck有卖的

Donna McColl

With the highest walls for top-rope and lead climbing in town, this is my fave climbing wall in Edmonton.

Paul

Very good climbing Would like to give it 5 stars but they have no clocks

Phillip S

The bouldering is 3 stars because the routes are good but the the wall is really short, change room is cramped & routes are too one dimensional (all crimpy) but the upstairs top rope fantastic looking and I can't wait to get my certification. (They have belay courses as well)

Jonathan Nees

Nice lead climbing and top-rope walls! Boulder area is very small. Stuff is very friendly :)

Lujia Cai

Front-desk people are always really nice; lots of fun routes. It's a bit squishy during summer camp time but otherwise, everyone is really polite and encouraging

Bindiya Shetty

Fun gym. Great staff

Donovan Jang

The Wilson Climbing Centre made me fall in love with not only the sport of climbing, but also the community of climbing. This is an excellent place for both beginners to learn the ropes, and crushers to put their skills to the test. The bouldering lounge, while small, is filled with super fun, challenging problems. From crimpy outdoor simulations to indoor comp style problems, the head setter does a great job at providing variety. The high wall offers a great sport climbing experience with plenty of height and and routes. Though, the resets upstairs are much more infrequent than in the bouldering lounge, so regulars of the high wall might grow tired of the set. Highly recommend to anyone involved in climbing, regardless of whether you're affiliated with the UofA!

Christian Schroeter

Very nice climbing center, new, modern, clean, professional

Jacqueline Marie

Legit climbing gym compared to the one at my University. The bouldering area is wayyyy too small, though.

Zach McPherson

I had a lot of fun here

Caleb A

Nice facility and helpful staff!

Ravkat MUKHTAROV

The best climbing center for UofA students

Walter Gordy

The people really make this place great.

Brent Carter (thatguy)

Went there for some bouldering, and it was somewhat disappointing. The routes were quite short, and a bit difficult to determine. They also had a weird difficulty curve with the midlevel ones being too easy and one level up being ridiculously difficult. My dad has done the top roping, which has much better routes and is probably one of the tallest walls in town. I haven't personally tried it so I can only comment on the bouldering.

Frank Simpson

Plenty of walls for bouldering, no traverse option like vertically inclined in the south end. 6 levels of difficulty, so you're bound to find something at or above your comfort zone. I was very busy from 2-4pm, but climbers were very polite and let others go before attempting again.

Brittany Anderson

The design of this place is awful. The bouldering is really sad and the manager Lloyd is really rude. The lead walls are awesome though.

William William

Idk, it's alright. Horrible change rooms, inconvenient hours, tiny boulder area and no standard training equipment but also easily the best lead and toprope walls in Edmonton as well as friendly and helpful staff.

Patrick Dwyer

Great facility and friendly/helpful staff. Always fun and fun people around.

John Rowe

They only let you cancel your membership if you show up in person. What year is it?

Megan Zvanciuk

Top rope routes hardly ever change. The holds are super dirty and greasy. The bouldering section sometimes doesn't have labelling for starts and tops.

marcus mccann

Friendly, and knowledgeable staff. Fun and interesting sport routes and bouldering projects for all types of climbers. Great place to learn. Spring floors in bouldering area are very hard which leads to dangerous conditions when falling or jumping from any point on the wall.

Isaac Wirzba

Family friendly fun!