About VITAL Climbing Gym - Brooklyn
VITAL Climbing Gym is an indoor climbing paradise that offers a dreamy experience for any boulderer. The gym provides a welcoming atmosphere with its lighting, staff, and overall feel, making it a place where one can feel at home. It features a rooftop with stunning views, such as the Brooklyn sunset, adding to the unique and memorable climbing experience. The gym is spacious, with various amenities such as cubbies and lockers for storage, a kids' section with a mini bouldering area and a slide, a workout station with weights, and a cafe at the top. It also offers classrooms for yoga and cycling. The gym has two floors with plenty of bouldering walls, both on the ground floor and rooftop level, and offers breathtaking views of the Brooklyn skyline. Customers have praised the friendly staff, the challenging yet accessible climbing routes, and the rooftop area. The yoga classes, particularly those taught by Sarah, have been described as a highlight, with her bringing great energy and creating a calming atmosphere. While some have mentioned the need for more frequent bathroom cleaning, the overall experience at VITAL Climbing Gym has been positive, making it a place that one would love to visit again and again.
Great setting, people were generally quite nice and the facilities are rather clean. Also quite decent music selection and nice space to do co-working. Now my second favorite gym in the city (behind GP81).
I do have some gripes with it though:
- Not enough changing rooms/shower/bathrooms so there was a line even though when I went it wasn't that crowded
- There seems to be too much fitness equipment. Would rather have more climbing walls.
- At least 3 different boulders were marked as out of commission for maintenance which is a lot.
- The acro-yoga/aerial class also requires taking an area of the bouldering out of commission. Would make a lot more...read full review
Sad to cancel but the Annex doesn’t open early enough (7:00am). Their classes start at 7:30 so a 30 minutes later a quarter of the gym isn’t usable. Things start to get pretty crowded at 8:00. Never tried unisex saunas but opened the door once to see 5 men drenched in sweat. Unless you’re thinking about climbing everyday I’d say it’s not worth it imo.
Great space to train. Weight lifting area has lots of variety. Also- such nice people behind the desk. Here’s what happened: I was in my frantic rush to change outta gym pants and into casual stretch Levi’s. Comfy. But when I got home, wallet was gone! It must have blown outta my pocket. So I inform the young Michael on the telephone. He tells young Alex. The junior detectives were on the case and in less than 12 hours, the lost wallet had been found. Give them a RAISE please