G1 Climbing + Fitness

Really an excellent climbing facility. I've been twice now after trying out a few different climbing gyms in the area, and let me tell you why this one truly deserves 5 stars.

This is a very well designed gym. The color scheme, the natural wood paneling, route density, it all comes together really nicely. It's a beautiful facility.

The area is clean, well lit (lots of natural lighting), and the bouldering mats are in very good condition. To find a gym with all 3 of these is a rare find, so it was really nice to finally find one.

The setting (with some soft grading on ropes) is very very solid. A ton of variety when it comes to climbing styles, without the major shift towards ridiculous comp-style dyno moves that many larger gyms tend to have. I was definitely pleasantly surprised by this. The only real (minor) issue I have occasionally is route density. Some of the more slab-style climbing can be inhibited by holds on other routes, but really that is a super minor issue. I would rather have a ton of routes then an empty wall.

The hold quality is outstanding. I literally did not find a single worn down hold, and that seriously contributed to the quality of each climb. It is clear that they take hold cleaning seriously.

The workout facilities are also top tier and hardly ever ridiculously busy.

All in all my complaints really come down to 3 nitpicky things.

The bouldering area can be slightly confusing as to where a route ends. It's not like you can top out on this wall, and there's not really a definitive indication as to where the route ends. Perhaps tape on the finishing holds or some other indicator would go a super long way.

The first clip on most of the routes are quite low, which makes sense since there are no mats underneath the lead wall or other ropes climbing areas, however it can cause a potential hazard if you have a light belayer and heavy climber. I would just be cautious of being sucked into the first clip. Most routes it seems pretty reasonable to skip the first clip.

Last, and probably the least relevant thing. Price. Generally all gyms in the denver metro area are quite expensive, and I hate seeing the sport I love being gate kept by a steep price tag. It'd be nice to see some options for financially impacted individuals.

If I could give 4.5 stars, I would for these reasons. But because I can't and it is definitely not a 4 star gym, it will get the 5 it deserves.

Such a great climbing gym! Not only is G1 centrally located right off of the highway but is surrounded by great businesses and residential buildings (including a yummy brewery next door and Ziggi’s coffee). The space is incredibly clean (air purification and A/C on blast), the routes are diverse and fun to try, and the gym itself is intelligently laid out (e.g., no empty space, weight room on the ground floor). The staff are also so informative, kind, and helpful. In addition, there are lots of great offerings, including yoga and fitness classes tailored to climbers and athletes in genera. Finally, this climbing space prioritizes community, making so easy for newer climbers to make friends, find climbing partners, or drop into meet-ups whenever. Highly recommend!

I cannot say enough good things about this gym. Going to or starting a new activity can be intimidating but the staff here are absolutely incredible and make you feel so welcome. The routes are awesome, autobelay is amazing so you can climb solo and the facility is perfect and clean. We had our sons 7th birthday party here and it was absolute perfection. They have a party room next to a corner of the gym and we got the entire corner to ourselves for the kids to climb their hearts out. The 2 staff that helped belay were so patient and kind and helped the kids climb any route they wanted. 100% will be back and would recommend this place to everyone!

Nice new gym. I only sampled the bouldering, but the roped climbing looked very nice, too. Most of the routes are toprope, however, with only one overhanging lead wall available.
Walls are tall, 50 ft, which is very nice. Modern hold selection. Speed wall for those who like that, and a huge continuous hand crack on the autobelay.
The bouldering area upstairs is not enormous, but certainly enough to tire you out. I found the route setting really good here, interesting problems, often requiring good footwork. Bouldering grades felt quite stiff for a gym, i.e. almost outdoor-grade equivalent. Nice to see for a change!
Great hangboarding area as well with exchangeable hangboards, really well executed, never seen that before. Downstairs gym with treadmills, stairmaster, free weights and squat racks.
I'll be back!

They have some of the best routesetting in the country. There are strong climbers at this gym, especially the youth. The head setter has well over a decade of experience, and has a great team. The boulders were most impressive to me, as every style was represented. Coordination dynos and bicycle beta were artfully created. Their use of volumes was above average. It was clear whoever set and foreran the V8's, 9's, and 10's were more than capable to send. The higher grades got progressively more technical without estranging smaller or non-superhuman climbers.

Both boulders and roped routes seemed projectable if they were not flashable. The climbs were interesting enough for me to want to return to finish them. The addicting nature of the good quality setting is what I loved most about this gym.

The facility is quite bougie. The staff and their friends make a nice atmosphere. There is a physical therapy clinic inside the gym. There is a very nice weight room with everything climbers would need. They have rings and good pull up bars. Upstairs there is a proper training area with two training boards, and a free hanging properly pitched campus boards and every hang board attachment you could want. There are yoga mats and all the calisthenics accoutrement.

There are plenty of top quality brushes in the bouldering area. The bouldering mats are a little hard for my liking. I was having trouble committing at the top of the wall because the fall was quite hard, but not unsafe. The bouldering uses a V scale, and is pretty consistent. Overall the grading at this gym seems a bit soft to outdoors, and consistent with other gyms.

The lead wall is truly epic, there is overhang represented up to "5.14d" which I'm not sure I can believe, but hard climbs are so hard to find, anything over 12d is greatly appreciated.

The gym walls have a lot of friction. They have an increble selection of some of the newest holds on the market, many of which I have never seen before.

The only negative thing about this gym was they have harsh financial rules. A day pass is $25, they offer no first time discounts or free day passes. There is an initiation fee, which is a pretty outdated concept at this point. Month to month members do not get day passes, and have other restricted benefits which seems super weird. There is not a trial membership.

The bathrooms are always perfectly clean, however, the paper towels were often out and the shower curtain was a bit cheap. Other than that the accomodations were too notch.

Generally the rates are high, however the facility is well equiped and very beautiful, the quality of the setting is outstanding, so there is a high value represented. One of the best gyms in America.