Climbing in NYC

Movement has several NYC locations, and Harlem is our regular Wednesday bouldering practice location. Harlem is a bouldering-only climbing facility. It also has a yoga room, a fitness room, an LED MoonBoard, campus boards, a Tension board, and more.

Visit Movement's website for current facilities, hours, and membership prices.

Through our club partnership with Movement Harlem, CURC members who have paid their Rock Climbing Club Sports dues on the Dodge website for the semester are eligible for a discounted monthly rate at Movement. This rate is $75 per month, compared to the $88 monthly student rate. In addition, the one-time $49 initiation fee for CURC members is waived.

Getting There: You can walk from campus (about 20 minutes), take the A, C, B, or D to 125th, or take the M-60 bus from near campus.

A Movement membership grants members access to all Movement locations around the country! Movement's other NYC locations are in Long Island City (LIC) and Gowanus (Brooklyn), and both facilities have ropes and bouldering sections. We host weekend rope practices at LIC or Gowanus, and attend Movement community events at these locations as well!

Getting to LIC: Take the 1 train (South Ferry) to Times Sq-42 St, transfer to the 7 (Flushing-Main St) to Court Sq, and walk 5 minutes. The commute is about 40 minutes.

Getting to Gowanus: Take the 1 train (South Ferry) to 96th or 72nd, transfer to the 2 or 3 to Atlantic Av Barclays Ctr, and walk 10 minutes. The commute is about 1 hour.

GP-81 is a bouldering facility in Bushwick with a primary focus on climbing training. It has bouldering sections, training boards (campus boards, Tension Board 2 and Decoy Board), free weights, and a dedicated youth training center (GP81YTC).

CURC has arranged for training sessions at GP81 a few times per semester. These sessions are held for our competition team and other committed members to train and practice skills together.

Visit GP-81's website for current facilities, hours, and pricing.

Vital has several locations throughout the city. It offers indoor bouldering near Columbia's Manhattanville campus at Vital West Harlem. This is a convenient option for students looking to fit climbing into their schedule or find a climbing community close to campus, and is popular for many graduate students.

Other locations include Vital Upper East Side, Vital Lower East Side (a beautiful facility with a café), and Vital Brooklyn (with a rooftop bouldering section).

Visit Vital's website for current facilities, hours, and pricing.

Central Rock Gym has several locations offering both bouldering and roped climbing. These include CRG - Manhattan and CRG - Chelsea.

Visit Central Rock Gym's website for current facilities, hours, and pricing.