There appears to be some kind of cultural phenomen where young women treat mothers like complete dog sh*t. This is after a really crap experience shopping yesterday, where I spent hundreds of dollars and was negged to the point I asked my husband "Do they hate me?" And all he could say was "I don't know. I think they are just b*tches." I may be overwhelmed, but never once am I rude. It takes about a second grade level to decipher the difference. Day in and day out, I am spending time just making everyone else around me happy for the holidays. I don't know where this sh*t comes from. I have not experienced such female venom in my entire life, and I speak as the party girl who went home with your boyfriend back in the 90s. Now I am a mommy. And I am raising girls to be bada!!es in a world where their civil rights hang in the balance. Why the actual F am spending a good chunk of change where they treat me like a nuisance? Furthermore, by a specific demographic of women who are better off than say many others in our country.() I do my due diligence in this community. I vote, am active in the union, and speak to legislators about improving our schools. I am also nursing my senior RESCUE dog of 15 years to certain death. Like... what is your problem? What the F did I do to you? Why am I justifying the need for basic human respect when you are in a service position? I don't need you to kiss my , but how about you don't meet my questions with a stone cold glare when my children are learning how to socialize with adults? I asked for help from a nice male customer to avoid Mean Girl Mentality. He offered to help on the section where someone has to man the ropes. I told him the girl in front is so rude and cold, I am not comfortable asking her for anything. He offered to do it for us. Perhaps a white man can solicite a more appropriate customer service attitude than a mom who is raising two liberal girls who want to get comfortable with extreme sports ... (Newsflash, she was nicer to him). I will tell you what, I am sick and tired of young women treating me like sh*t. And I don't know why but I certainly won't spend this amount of money where customer service makes it a point to make me feel unwelcome. I will go to Tacoma and save myself the horrible social interaction. I am done with Cirque. (Post script, there was a nice woman my age who helped us return our stuff. That is the human interaction I understand and appreciate. However, I will not return with the current staff in place.) read more

Loved visiting this place! I'm a total beginner and my spouse and I signed up for one of their orientation classes, which includes rentals and a day pass to the gym for that day. I found it to be a great deal. Miles showed up around and taught us a lot! He was very knowledgeable and patient. Everything is in very good shape. We got to try bouldering, auto belay, and top roping. Also got a tour of their gym, which includes a lot of climbing-specific equipment along with tradition gym equipment. The place is very spacious but there did seem to be a lot of families on the weekend, so a little crowded near the auto belay. Not a knock, just something to be aware of when timing your visits. They have a lot of events and theme nights too. It's just a really cool place, hoping I can build some muscles so I'm not so sore next time, and can come back soon! read more

What a cool place. This climbing gym is about 5 years old and just added a big bouldering area. The staff is friendly and entry is affordable. It costs a $19 a day for a day pass. They have shoes and harnesses to rent as well. If you want to be a regular they offer lots of membership options depending on how much you want to commit. There is a military, student and kids discount. They have a hangout and workout area upstairs when you need a break from climbing. The climbing is good! Lots of options for basic to advanced routes, lead climbing, top roping and auto belying. Check it out! read more

Cirque Climbing - Climbing area - Gyms Near Me - Lacey, Washington

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I'm a long-time indoor climber and have climbed at more than 30 climbing gyms around the country. I've been a member at several gyms, most recently Cirque. I joined Cirque while on a long-term deployment in the area, and it was a great decision! This is a fantastic gym. Highlights: - Transparent pricing: Unlike corporate gyms, they're not trying to gauge you. The pricing is fair, and they don't charge unnecessary fees that make climbing inaccessible for some people (initiation fees, freeze fees, etc.) - The facility is wonderful and comprehensive with creative setting and lead, top rope, bouldering, hang boards, a Kilter board, and weightlifting equipment. - The staff are very supportive and always go out of their way to help, and team kids are respectful and professional at peak hours. - This is also a very inclusive environment with lots of events and opportunities to find community, which is really nice! My only critique is that they reset routes very frequently in the bouldering area so I've lost several projects . There's also no yoga studio, but I'm not a yogi so that's not a problem for me. Overall I highly recommend Cirque as a climber's home gym. If you're considering it, pay them a visit! read more

This is my one and only climbing gym. It's pretty big, and has a lot of routes. They switch them up regularly, but not too regularly so you can't get a hang of them. I started at 5.7 and I'm up to 5.10-. The staff is wonderful, and the manager is also amazing. Do make sure to bring earplugs on the weekends when it's busy, and they do reset sections of routes during that time as well. read more

This climbing gym is top notch. It is very clean, well ran, organized, and laid out with many different routes for different abilities. They have challenging and fun bouldering and climbing walls. They have 5-6 auto belay routes which is really nice when you dont have someone to belay for you. I feel like the prices are pretty decent for what you get. Memberships are worth it if you are going to go regularly. I am looking forward to checking out classes and special events. They sell a small amount of climbing basics (chalk, chalk bags, a few shoes, ropes, etc). Looking forward to going back. read more

The employees are so nice they really make you comfortable they all know my name and it has only been three weeks they are not afraid to give you advice on things and they really make that place feel like a safe place I love going to Cirque it is like a second home to me now read more

Took my daughter here, she had an amazing time. The staff are helpful and friendly. We have never been climbing before, so the staff walked us through how to clip in and detach. There are a ton of different climbing options if you have a person to belay but if you're like us and don't have someone then you have 4 walls to choose from. Wish there was more climbing options for the auto belayer but that's my only negative comment. They have just 4 so if it's busy, you have long waits between climbs. read more

Cirque Climbing - The 4 auto belay - Gyms Near Me - Lacey, Washington

used to be mainly a rock climbing place but it was renovated a couple years back with a bunch of nee and better bouldering walls gym upstairs for training + a kelter board good routes and friendly people, but most of the bouldering community are super friendly anyways new plazas being built are just across the street so theres coffee + food for when you're done read more

I dont really know how to review this place. I cant really compare it to anything as I have never been to an indoor climbing facility. And I dont know if the price is fair, good, or bad. What I will say is that I had a lot of fun and plan on doing this again. I know there is a place in Tacoma I can try, but I am happy to make the drive down south and visit this place for sure. The facility is huge and they have a lot of climbing options that rotate every week or couple or something. Its unfortunately too far for me to grab the membership, but that seems to be the way to go. Either way the best thing i can say about this place and probably most indoor climbing places is that I worked out muscles I have never worked before and felt more exhausted than i have for a long time when doing this for a couple hours. And any workout that doesnt feel like a workout because its fun is a good workout in my mind. read more

First time for my 2 c adult sons and 10 yr old grandson and they are now hooked. Going to be a regular event for them great staff happy to help and teach. Love it! read more

Would recommend most definitely would go again helpful staff I can't find a better place

Amazing, so much fun! Great for rainy days. Runs about $15 per person unless you need to rent gear. Great people, great community and always fun to watch small children humiliate their parents. read more

solid gym! coming from a massive gym in san diego the setting here is pretty comparable! wonderful staff and friendly environment. community offers and are willing to belay if you show up solo. if you aren't able to belay or don't know how there's also a few autobelays with routes ranging from 5.6-5.12! so there's plenty for everyone. cheap day passes as well! only gym i go to when im home visiting ! the obly reason it's not 5 is the parking is a bit limited and it can get it bit crowded. read more

This place is so fun! I have gone twice-- I'm terrified of heights and therefore haven't officially climbed yet but I have belayed for my friend a couple of times and the staff are great about giving refreshers! I'm excited to go back and may finally decide to give climbing a try!! read more

We just joined this gym. It's been a rocky beginning. They insisted our grand daughter- (1 1/2yr) wear a mask . I was just glad she had her pants on. It was an unrealistic expectation and not recommended by CDC or WHO- it seemed like child abuse just to keep putting it back on her- so my climbing was done- spent my time outside in the freezing cold entertaining her while the rest of our group got in a few climbs. The kiddo loves to climb and is a happy go lucky girl. Even had her own harness . Sad- not kid friendly , I don't understand. The next time we came and hit the weight room first - and I was disappointed again, mostly consists of free weights and universal machine and quad bench . It was hard to figure out leg weights specifically to strengthen knees .Lots of arm lifts available and a treadmill and stair stepper(horrible for my knees). So I have resigned to joining the ymca to get my weight workouts. The other thing that happened recently is we went to climb on a snowy Saturday at 4:15 only to find they decided to close for a "snow day" ! We had driven 20 min in the snow to get there and we're totally bummed. After inquiring about the closure we were directed to check "social media" to see future closings . This us surprising because the climbing crowd is a robust 4x4 /Subaru group not easily stopped by snow. The gym is good about cleaning and safety. The climbers there have been nice. I really want a fun place to climb , but haven't decided about another month of membership or not. read more

Super clean. Super nice. Super safe. Decent price. The owner is a super cool guy. The folks who work there are pretty darn cool too. The only problem with this place is that it isn't closer to my house. Shout out to Oliver. You da man. read more

Went there with my 6 & 8 year old. Very relaxed environment. Super friendly and helpful staff. Great pricing since you can come and go for the whole day. Worth the drive from Tacoma to Lacey and we are going to sign them up for their fun summer pass which is definitely worth the $$$. Can't wait to go back and climb! read more

This is a great climbing gym and community. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and supportive.

Great way to spend the day Our family loves the relaxed, friendly atmosphere at this gym. We scheduled our daughter's 11th birthday a month ago and had the party there today. When we arrived today, they made everything so easy. The volunteers were great with the small group of kids we had and they were very patient, kind and helpful. The party went smoothly and the kids had a blast! It was definitely a stress free experience for my husband and I. I highly recommend visiting them and if you would like to do something different for your child's next birthday, they'll help you out! read more

The disgruntled review below couldn't be further from my family's experience at this gym. It is an incredible gym. Clean, well cared for, and full of a supportive climbing community of all ages and skill levels. The staff have all been personable, knowledgeable and kind. This includes Oliver. In fact, Oliver made a point early in to greet us by name and has always been helpful. The positive culture at this gym makes it an inviting and relaxing place to climb. I have not once heard staff speak negatively about Mike or anyone else. There is such a disconnect between that review and our experience as gym members. I have belayed multiple parties there and have had the pleasure of watching people of all ages try something new, or build on their skills and leave feeling great about their time there. And that is because of the safe and fun learning environment they foster. It's unfortunate when someone is disgruntled and uses Yelp to name-call as in "gotcha kid" (whatever that is) and feel a need to use the term young in a derogatory manner. There are plenty of people that show up at climbing places, say how they know it all and get upset about belay testing. Especially if they don't pass. Yet, belay testing is a safety measure at all climbing gyms, fortunately. They can't and shouldn't just take people at their word. I am sure the fact that the belay test didn't get entered was annoying and people are human. Better they follow protocol to keep people safe than not. We are so lucky to have such a great climbing gym in our area. Thanks, Cirque Climbing! read more

We came to check this place out as we have recently moved to the area and are looking for our new climbing gym. The gym itself is great- they have lots of routes and seem to change them fairly often. Seems clean, big space, and quiet during the days, if pretty busy at night. The missing stars are from staff. (Don't want to read what's below? Some of the younger staff are rude and condescending, publicly being rude about their boss & rude to customers.) We went in our first time, intending to belay, and were told we needed to quickly get certified first. Standard and understandable. Mike was friendly & helpful & chatty, helping us get certified quickly while also helping to teach a lesson. Having climbed many times before, mostly outdoors, and having used an ATC to establish good habits, we checked with him as to what he preferred since they have grigris on all their lines. All gyms are different, after all- we have been to gyms that told us we needed longer tails, or that grigris weren't safe (lol), or that ATCs weren't safe (also lol), theories on harnesses and carabiners and everything in between- everyone has some theory. Its good manners to learn the local custom and adapt as needed (within safety). After a good intro, we set up, scooted up, and got passed. We went over to the front desk and told the maybe 17-18 year old guy there that we'd passed and he said he'd put it in our file. Simple! It was a lovely day of climbing, even if the place was packed. The next time was not so great. We came in during the day, went to pay for our passes, and were told our testing hadn't been recorded and we'd need to test again. I understand that computer/employee errors occur, so we sighed quietly and agreed. The guy who tested us, Oliver, seemed to be a gotcha kid- he didn't give us any information as to their local system, he didn't want to chat, he just was silent. I understand you don't want to tell people who are being tested what to do, but basic customer service dictates some communication skills and politeness. I understand that those who climb a lot can become complacent- let me assure you that that was not the case here. My partner has climbed at a collegiate level, as well as recreationally for years and as part of a military mountaineering team. I am safety obsessed, as I work for a government agency dealing with SARs and emergencies, and have been climbing for a few years now. Oliver decided we had each lifted one right hand off the rope once, and said we'd failed (even though Mike, his boss, had previously passed us.) He then proceeded to say that even though we'd failed, we could still go climb, we'd just have to test in again next time we came in. Which makes NO sense from a liability standpoint. Why would you let someone who failed climb??? If we failed, then we shouldn't climb. Or better yet, Oliver should have taken a minute to teach us what he saw as missing so we could proceed correctly. Regardless of our skill or complacency, the issue here was Oliver. I wanted to ask him on the way out if he thought he had handled the situation well. Rather than being polite and asking us about our experience, he was rude and dismissive, committing what I consider after years of customer service experience the cardinal sin of communication- talking down to your customers. If a person walks through those doors, it doesn't matter if they are an expert who could guide thirty kindergartners up a mountain or a new person- they deserve your respect and your best customer service. What if I had been a new climber? If someone just chucked a rope at me and said "test out", and I'd only had one lesson a week ago, it would be stressful, especially if it had been at a different gym. This is not the attitude that will attract more clients. It's most likely not going to be an attitude that will bring us back after our short term passes expire- we were shopping for a gym, and there are more in the area. Mike, we liked you & appreciated your friendliness. You might consider addressing customer service with Oliver. Especially since upon learning that it was you who had tested us previously, he said "Oh, well that explains it, Mike doesn't really pay attention to stuff." Even if you don't agree with your boss, you don't tell the general public you think he's an idiot. I understand liability. I understand that testing is important and that accidents are serious. But as a business, don't you think you need to find a way to make sure good customer service is being maintained? Oliver, you had an opportunity- you could have said after being told we mainly used ATCs, "Ok, cool, we use grigris here so are you familiar with using them?" Or even just politely pointed out what you perceived we did wrong and then said try it again. You don't get bro points for being rude. New people and experienced people both matter. You seemed young, so maybe you will learn that in time, but take a hint. read more

So I booked a birthday party for my son on 11/29/2016 for the Olympia location for 2/18/17. I tried 2 times to email them the week of the party with a couple general questions and never got an answer. The day of the party I go to their website to get the address as we live in North Bend, roughly 11/2 hours north only to find out that it's in Lacey not Olympia. When we arrive the location isn't even finished being built. When I expressed my dissatisfaction with this I was told that it was all over their website. Why would I go back to the website after making the reservations?? And the Olympia location is closed. The customer service is horrible. They told me that I did not make the reservations for Olympia. Which I then showed them the confirmation email that has the Olympia location. I was told that again it's in their website. My question is why would you not call the people that have reservations to explain that one location has closed and make sure that after paying $190 that they are ok going to a location that was not completed? If we had know that half of the place was still under construction we would have planned something else, but of course they are not going to do that and loose the business. Not once did they offer to try and make it right, not once, and the owner said I didn't know anything. Do not go to this business. If I could add pictures I'd post the construction still under way and a copy of the confirmation email. read more

This new gym was built by the owner of Warehouse downtown. My kids have been on the climbing team for 3 years now, so we have lots of experience with the staff. They are friendly, welcoming, and safety conscious. Although the new gym is big, I'm sure it will continue to have the same family-friendly, non-snobby vibe as the old gym. This is a great addition to the community. read more