Gravity Climbing Centre

Gravity is such a brilliant place to spend a few hours, or all day if you’re up for it.
Gravity is a wall climbing centre but of the bouldering sort. Meaning there are no harnesses or ropes, all the walls are about three meters high and the floor is basically a giant mattress. So you do have to push yourself outside of your comfort zone to reach the top, but it’s really rewarding. And if you fall, you get a bit of a shock but it’s a great way to learn.
The staff here are brilliant; very friendly and really helpful. They are all climbers and can give you some advice if you are starting off. The centre even offers some free coaching sessions on Monday evenings if you are looking to learn some basics. There is another free, women’s only, coaching session on Friday evenings as well.
They have great facilities here– changing rooms, lockers, children’s climbing walls, a seating area and a coffee shop if you want to take a break over some tea. They also sell equipment and books. It’s a really nice place to hang out at, with a really good vibe.
For more advanced climbers, it’s good to know that they change the pathways every few weeks. So if you are a regular you won’t get bored.
One thing I find is that it is a bit pricey, which is fine if you intend to come here once in a while on a day out, but for regular practice, you are probably better off buying a yearly pass.
It can also be a bit hard to get to if you don’t live close to the Red Line Luas. I live on the South side and I don’t drive, so it’s a bit impractical. They do offer free tea to people who cycle there, which is a nice touch I think.
All in all, really worth a visit!

The Best!
I’ve been climbing in Gravity for more than 8 months now and I believe it is the best climbing centre that you can find in Dublin (if you like bouldering!).
The environment is very friendly and the place fits any level of climbers, from beginners to advanced (they also offer a training room with everything you need to train yourself and improve your climbing skills!). The stuff members are very nice people and always willing to help you in case of need.
They also offer introduction classes for beginners that wish to try this activity, but they don’t know where to start from.
I highly recommend this place to anybody that wishes to climb in Dublin!

On a trip to Dublin, I decided to take a break from sightseeing and touristy stuff and find some indoor rock climbing. I searched around and found Gravity Climbing Centre located conveniently just 2.5 miles from Christ Church, so I sauntered over there when they opened at noon.
Gravity Climbing Center is all about bouldering, which is climbing shorter heights about 15 feet without a harness or rope. Bouldering routes (also called «problems») tend to be more about strength and dynamic movements than rope-​climbing. There’s an initiation fee, and a daily use pass. If you are a beginner you may need some training before you climb.
The staff John and Clair were friendly and helpful, and I was able to get signed up quickly and start climbing. Given that the gym was so empty — there was just one other climber while I was there — I was able to try whatever holds I wanted to. The rating system is different than the V-​system I was used to, but I was able to find the problems that were at my level and slowly warm up and work my way around the gym.
Pros:
* Huge space with plenty of problems, including some cave and many overhanging problems
* Hangboards and canvas walls
* Bouldering-​only — great for people like me who enjoy bouldering, since it means more bouldering problems
* Not crowded on a weekday at noon
* Friendly staff
* Reasonable pricing
* Shoe rental available
* Climbing gear available for purchase
* Changing room and bathroom
* Lockers
* Padded flooring throughout the gym, so you don’t need to drag around a mat. But you still need to watch how you land and not twist your ankle
* Location is easily accessible by bus 13
Cons:
* Not open before noon on weekdays (as of this review)
* Bouldering-​only — not so great if you have a partner and like to climb higher and have a safety harness

Gravity… Oh dear, you will feel it!
I climbed there once to twice a week when I was in Dublin. It is definitely one of the best bouldering gym I have ever been.
The staff is so friendly, they do induction visits if you are new and a beginner. You can rent all the equipment you need and even buy some good shoes or climbing books.
The price is quite cheap for such a good facility and given that they changed the problems every 6 — 8 weeks.
What is really nice is that they have font grade so you can keep up with your progress.
The problems are both physical and technical and this is what make them deserves the fifth star. Too much bouldering gym are only physical. In this gym no need to have a lot of strength. The challenge for you will be to find the right balance to reach the top.
Ready? Go !

It was only my second time climbing and went with a friend who is quite experienced. He also has a year membership at Gravity Climbing Centre. This place is HUGE! I feel like you could spend hours (if your hands can handle it) going through hundreds of different difficulty and colour levels.
The centre is extremely well maintained and the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. € 12.00 for entry, free locker and shoe rental which is reasonable. It is in a slightly awkward location but that may be a good thing as I never felt that the place was overly busy even though there was a good crowd. I also heard that it is free for ladies on Friday night. There was also a great mix of people from children right up more mature people.
Definitely going back!

Dinosaur hands, as put by Annie L, is a very good description for the after effects of doing a bouldering session!
For a beginner/​intermediate this place is pretty good. Very spacious, clean and everyone is sooo friendly. Each time I go I end up chatting to new people and making new friends.
The guided sessions are pretty good bcs the teacher guides you step by step how to get to the top… which is the only way I know how to climb! I mean when you’re hanging on for dear life it’s hard to see the colors you’re supposed to follow. i. e beginners are yellow/​black, but when you are about 1.5meters off the ground (gasp!) all the rocks look the same, so having someone tell you what to do is super helpful.
On the other hand, I spoke to more advanced boulderers and they seem to agree that Gravity is ok for beginner/​intermediate, but that there is a lack of harder routes for the more advanced.
This place will give you a great workout, my muscles are still thanking me!

Never having tried climbing before, I figured I’d give it a shot while I had a day off work. Gravity climbing has a really good setup here and very friendly staff. The induction is € 20, I did it on a Tuesday midday so was lucky enough to have a one-​on-​one session. The induction lasted about an hour and it was really helpful, the instructor took his time and talked me through some of the finer points of bouldering (climbing without ropes).
Once you have completed the induction you’re free to spend as much time as you like climbing on your own. Thereafter, there is an entry fee of € 8 (peak) and shoe rental € 3.50. The center has a large number of climbing walls and they constantly change around the climbs, so no getting board. Would really recommend trying Gravity Climbing out, I’ll be back!

Who knew there’s other stuff to do in Dublin besides pints!
Fresh from a relatively booze-​free weekend, a few friends and I took a stab at a healthy lifestyle and decided the best way to do this was «go climb something» (quote unquote)
We payed 20 euro for an induction hour with one of the trainers there, as well as membership cards and the ‘proper’ climbing shoes.
The trainer was absolutely lovely. She takes you the whole way around (nearly) every single wall, beginning with the kids one (curse those kids and their natural agility!!) It starts off easy as pie, but actually ends up being pretty challenging, despite having someone there telling you exactly where to put your foot /​arm /​head /​flailing body! She climbed up each route first (slowly and methodically, yet still so fecking nimbly, you’re lured into a false sense of how easy it was actually going to be.!)
I was there with a couple of lads, one who seemed to take to it like a… duck to a… lily pad?! Another who was tall enough not to stuggle too much. I did struggle on a few occasions, and on these occasions, she was there to talk me through the technical ways of doing it, and some good old fashioned encouragement. It worked a treat and the hour (and 15 mins which it turned out to be) left me really excited to go back again.
Each time after this, it’s 8 euro to come and climb as long as you want. You can go out, grab some lunch (or some spinach!) and come back in no bother at all.
It’s amazing exercise, and from what I can see of the set up (from a total amateur perspective), the set up seems really good for all abilities. They have a professional wall for competitions too which I’d love to see.
Mondays they also have open coaching for anyone who’s there and wants it.
All in all, top evening! Will be back, regularly, I hope!

Writing this review is very difficult for me, not in an emotional sense but because I’ve been climbing a lot lately and it has led to a condition I call, dinosaur hands. For those of you not familiar with dinosaurs or hands it basically means that my hands are feeling very floppy. Holding a pint of Guinness last night took considerable effort and grip revision.
To the uneducated eye some may think that I am overtly expressive in a camp theatrical way with my flailing hands. But enough about my hands, what about the wall?
€ 8 to go each time.
€ 5 one time only membership.
Plenty of walls of all different intensity levels for you to practise on (bouldering not rock climbing). They have a free drop in class every Monday for beginners.
It’s not in the sexiest of locations but the inside is very well done, you can get coffee and parents etc can chill out in the seating area and look on.
If you are OK with heights and falling from heights give it a go. If you’re not you are more than welcome to watch my hands go dinosaur like as I fall from a height. I think that would be very rewarding for those of you that don’t like me.