Mesa Rim Climbing and Fitness

Get Moving at Mesa Rim Climbing & Fitness Center!

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Mira Mesa Location

Mission Valley Location

Take fun to a new level at Mesa Rim Climbing & Fitness Center, with locations in Mira Mesa and Mission Valley.

Bright and airy, Mesa Rim’s largest and tallest indoor-climbing gyms in San Diego offer hundreds of indoor top-rope routes and bouldering challenges for experts and beginners. Standard padded floors make visitors feel comfortable, especially children.

Belaying, or managing a rope under a climber, requires a certification or lesson in order to participate. The class includes learning harness safety checks, knot skills, and climbing commands. A harness, climbing shoes, chalk bag and belay device are available for rent. For strength-oriented bouldering (scaling shorter walls without ropes), no lesson or partner is needed.

For those desiring instruction, however, Mesa Rim rocks. The center hosts a range of classes covering footwork fundamentals, grip techniques and efficiency of movement. Outdoor Approach clinics cover equalization, useful knots and anchoring systems, among other skills.

Recognizing the importance of cross-training, the facility also offers yoga and fitness classes. Yoga sessions are held daily in a beautiful studio on bamboo floors, and come free with membership. Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Restorative, Meditation, Basics, and other disciplines are taught by experienced instructors who help develop flexibility, strength and balance — all important skills for climbing. Mesa Rim’s fitness center is also tailored to climbers, with access to weight training, aerobic machines (ellipticals, treadmills, and stationary bikes), and adaptive training machines. A 45-minute Core Clinic meets twice a week.

Youth offerings include the popular Rock Monsters programs for kids ages 7-12. The drop-in course teaches participants climbing techniques and inventive games designed to be physically and mentally engaging. Day passes for $30 (includes gear) or a 10-punch pass for $250 are available. Children also love Mesa Rim’s Adventure ROCKS! Camps — four-day sessions filled with rappelling, crate-stacking, scavenger hunts, youth yoga classes, rock climbing and much more. Of course, birthday parties and private events get top treatment at the climbing center. Call (619) 908-1611 or email events@mesarim.com for more information.

Aside from its awe-inspiring walls and experienced staff, Mesa Rim also provides climbers the chance to form friendships, and many members enjoy a sense of community. For example, even though a climber scales a rock solo, the route-planning has a social aspect. Groups talk through the routes together, and cheer each other on. So learning the ropes is not only a sport at Mesa Rim, it is a lifestyle.

Mesa Rim welcomes everyone from novices to advanced climbers, who may choose from day passes to trial and full-memberships. For a top-notch experience, call the Mira Mesa location, 10110 Mesa Rim Road, at (858) 201-4411; or Mission Valley, 405 Camino Del Rio South, at (619) 908-1611. Online, visit http://www.mesarim.com.