{"id":1576,"date":"2009-09-02T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T17:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allclimbing.com\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2009-09-02T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2009-09-02T17:10:46","slug":"the-effects-of-a-new-climbing-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allclimbing.com\/the-effects-of-a-new-climbing-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"The Effects of a New Climbing Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now many of you have heard about the new climbing gym that opened in Boulder called Movement<\/a>. What makes this interesting is Boulder, a city of about 100,000, now has four climbing gyms (Boulder Rock Club<\/a> (BRC), The Spot<\/a>, CATS<\/a>, and Movement).<\/p>\n

While the concentration of climbers in Boulder is obviously quite high, I’ve wondered<\/a> on the sustainability of all the gyms. <\/p>\n

I just read an interesting post from the BRC (which is located literally one block away from Movement) in which they describe their new pricing changes<\/a>. The summary: they’ve reduced all their prices.
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\nWhen Movement opened, the lowest monthly rate for the BRC was $60 while Movement was $62. Two dollars extra a month for a shiny new gym and all their extras (full fitness center, yoga classes) was an easy decision for me to check it out for a few months. Now, the BRC’s lowest monthly rate is $55, about 8% less. But comparing apples to apples, that rate is for a 12 month commitment. The comparable rate to Movement’s $62 is now $58. While officially lower, for most people that’s a wash. And while this was more expensive than The Spot, the added fitness center justifies the price in my opinion.<\/p>\n

These moves were obviously made to counter the new gym’s presence. The question for the BRC is will it be enough? I’ve heard a few rumors (likely just pure speculation) that Movement’s goal is to put the BRC out of business and then raise their rates. Personally, I find this hard to believe as it wouldn’t necessarily be the best business idea. <\/p>\n

My membership to The Spot is ending soon and I’ve decided to switch over to Movement for now mainly because I need to be climbing more routes with my finger injury. I felt quite limited at my rehab efforts in a bouldering-only gym (yes, I know, nice problem to have). But if Movement eventually raises their rates too high, I would quickly go back to The Spot no questions asked.<\/p>\n

Competition in all industries in good – it promotes innovation, better service, and a competitive price structure. For Boulder climbers, let’s hope all the gyms can continue to coexist and thrive.<\/p>\n

So far, I’ve enjoyed climbing at Movement, but I’ve been limited in my climbing due to the finger injury rehabbing. Peter Beal<\/a> has a good review from the perspective of someone who can hit the hard stuff there.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been to the new gym, what were your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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