FAQs

The gym is located in the base level of the Bower building, 775 Beacon Street. The entrance is in the back of the building on David Ortiz Drive. If you’re on Beacon street, you can walk between the two towers of the Bower, down the outdoor staircase, and take a left.

We do not provide any parking through the gym. There is a garage directly beside the gym and street parking in the neighborhood.

Yes, you need a waiver! Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport. We go to great lengths to make our facilities as safe as possible to ensure that patrons of the facility encounter as little risk as possible. That being said,we require a waiver from every visitor to the gym in order to stay in operation and for insurance purposes.

All customers under the age of 18 MUST have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Grandparents, siblings, and teachers do not count.

You can climb on our bouldering walls without any climbing experience!  Bouldering does not require ropes, instead it focuses on shorter walls (10 – 14 feet tall) with significantly more padding on the ground. No classes or partners are required for this style of climbing.

We only offer bouldering at this location. Bouldering is a low wall (10-16 feet) that uses large mats to fall on for protection instead of ropes and a belay system. There is no class or certification required for this type of climbing.

There are several options for you to choose from and each one has a different price. Please visit our rates section for the gym you are visiting for more information, and look for our daily specials and memberships!

All Central Rock Gym facilities offer monthly memberships to the gym and are priced such that 4 or more trips to the gym on a monthly basis makes it beneficial to sign up.  Our membership policies are the best in the business too! There are no start-up fees, the only commitment is pro-rated dues for the remainder of the month plus 1 full month of dues. And there are no cancellation fees.

Check out the membership page under “Pricing” to see everything our memberships have to offer.

At this location participants must be at least 14 years old and we do not have any youth programming. Our rope climbing facilities in Watertown, Stoneham, and Randolph are all great options for kids to climb one time, or to join an afterschool program or climbing team!

You’re welcome to come by the gym anytime we’re open and we’ll get you started, even if you’ve never been climbing before.

We have an entire series of classes geared toward both novice and experienced climbers, including technique classes, instructional clinics, and fitness classes. For more information about our classes click on the “Climbing” or “Fitness” sections on the navigation menu.

Private sessions can be scheduled on a case by case basis with one of our instructors.  However, we prefer getting climbers placed into one of our many regularly scheduled technique classes that are offered for climbers of all skill levels.  If the provided times do not work for you please call the gym for more information. To sign up for a private lesson at this facility, email scott@centralrockgym.com.

We have a full set of cardio machines and free weights available at the facility for members and day pass users. You must be 16 years old to use the equipment unless under the direct supervision of a staff member.

Wear something that you are comfortable moving around in. We suggest flexible pants and something that is not too baggy. It is recommended that you wear shorts or pants that do not need a belt. Think: Phys. Ed Class. We have all of the gear you need for climbing, so no need to worry about that part! Just make sure you bring socks to wear with our rental shoes.

We are location in the Bower building at 775 Beacon Street, Boston. The entrance to the gym is on David Ortiz Drive.

We have FREE WiFi at our facility and a nice comfy couch for chilling out and surfing the web.

We do not have lockers at this location but there are plenty of cubbies to store your things!