New Climbing Gym Slated For Chicago?

Interesting news out of Chicago that Walltopia and a group called First Ascent Climbing are teaming up to bring a “state-of-the-art” climbing facility to Chicago’s South Loop.  To those of you living outside the Midwest this may not seem like big news, but if you only knew the current level of climbing gym present in the greater-Chicago area you’d know this is a pretty big deal.  Read on for the full marketing spiel:

http://climbingnarc.com/docs/Walltopia_First Ascent Chicago_Press Release.pdf

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6 Responses to New Climbing Gym Slated For Chicago?

  1. Jordan Shipman January 21, 2013 at 3:54 pm #

    I was actually just thinking about this the other day . . . 1400 commercial climbing gyms in the US and not one in Chicago? When is someone gonna capitalize on that? Well . . . here we are. About time.

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  2. EasyE January 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm #

    I am so excited! I have climbed or been a member of most of the climbing gyms in Chicago, and I am so ready for a brand spankin new one!

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  3. E January 21, 2013 at 7:40 pm #

    If you love climbing, don’t move to Chicago. But for those of us that are stuck here: this is AWESOME news!! 😀

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  4. BD February 25, 2013 at 11:58 am #

    Any word on exact location?

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  5. Stephen May 26, 2013 at 10:19 am #

    I thought hidden peak was building someing as well. I was told that it was supposed to located near the university of chicago. Not sure about the timeline though.

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  6. Tim Savage January 21, 2014 at 4:44 pm #

    There are actually a ton of great climbing options already available in the city. Chicago Fitness Report has a full list: http://www.chicagofitnessreport.com/climbing-walls. That being said, I agree that FA will probably be the best.

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