Climbing at Inner Peaks

Inner Peaks Climbing Gym

I took a group of high school students from Asheville School.  There were 8 students and Bryan Hall there to assist.  Inner Peaks Climbing is located in Charlotte but the drive from Asheville was quick and mostly on interstate.

We arrived shortly after opening and the place already had a fairly sizable crowd.  The students got there belay checks and soon we were climbing.  Joey, Bryan and I were swapping climbs and found plenty of routes to warm up on.  Bryan suggested climbing a couple of routes before switching the ropes and I agreed.  Joey drifted off to climb with others.

Inner Peaks has just expanded the size of the gym significantly.  I was excited about all the ropes available to climb.  There were probably 80 people in the gym and Bryan and I never had to wait on a rope or route to climb.  The staff had done an excellent job mixing the difficultly of routes so each rope had a route for everyone.  Bryan and I also marveled at the quality of the route setting.  The routes had an amazing variety and complexity to them.  Easier routes still had technical sequences and the harder routes were a mix of power and technique.  Inner Peaks has added a large boulder with a large overhanging wave.  Win and Wilson both were draw to this feature and topped out on a couple of problems.  Joey jumped in too.

New Climbing Wall

Bryan and I logged twenty routes each in about 2 ½ hours of climbing.  All of us had a great time and plan on coming back.

There was plenty to do even though the gym had a large crowd of people.  everyone was having a great time, with plenty of routes to climb.