The Knot - Climbing Gym - Rock climbing gym in Gainesville - 704 S Main St, USA

Friendly staff. We enjoy the different levels and variety of climbing walls. A great place to hang out and exercise with the family and doing something good together. Hubby wants me to give 5 stars. 😁

I’m a sucker for local-owned climbing gyms with dimly lit bouldering caves and sandbagged top rope. Feels like home❤️ Places like this make you strong and keep you strong. My only complaint about this place is that even the juggiest of holds was the biggest grease bucket of caked-up chalk, shoe rubber, and grime. Also, whoever handles the graphic design for this place is on their A-game!

My wife and I dropped in for a day pass. The staff was amazing their head setter is super fun to talk too. The bouldering is incredible I have never seen so much overhung terrain in a space that small in my life. The top ropes are kind of inconsistent some routes are sandbagged by a whole number grade some are right in the sweet spot. Overall wonderful gym. And the staff the staff are just the shining star of this gym. Will be back!

Loved this gym! Came down to visit a couple friends who are members, and climbed 2 days strait (something I would normally never do). There is so much variety from the comp wall, slab, cave, top rope, and a tunnel the goes to the upper part. There are even top out sections which is really cool. The routesetting is awesome. Even got my 1st flapper working on a really cool route in the cave because it was amazing and I really wanted to finish it. Definitely would recommend this gym to anyone, and will definitely be back.

Love this gym honestly. the staff is knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. Place is kept pretty clean too. I think my only complaint is that they keep getting more new members which is great because I think it's a really fun hobby, however, the gym is only so big, and can only hold 65 people at a time. I have seen a huge increase of new ppl since last year and it does tend to get overly packed where you have to make reservations to climb, if you don't you can expect to wait 30 minutes or longer depending on the day or night. I feel if the gym was made a little bit bigger it would better accommodate all the new comers and long time members at the gym to have the best climbing experience possible.

Membership price is too expensive, but it's worth it to try out the gym once a month on a guest pass.

This climbing gym in fine. Nothing more, nothing less . The facility is small compared to other facilities I have been, but the price for membership is among the priciest. I would have expected a smaller facility would reset their routes more frequently but the Knot does not. They close 20% of their bouldering wall down for individual classes so if you happen to go during that time, tough - you still pay full price for the membership though. There are no package deals like 10 passes or access membership. I guess that is what you should expect if there is only one climbing gym in town. You have to reserve time slots ahead of time because they are not able to accommodate all of their members during busy times. The staff are friendly. Would change to another climbing gym if that was an option. In response to business owner: Thank you very much for your response. When I was there last weekend, I asked the very friendly staff if the far wall was closed as there were cones blocking it off with only a handful of climbers using the wall. The staff member said "Yes, it will reopen at 2:30 PM. They are doing the classes right now", which one would understand as the wall is closed for classes. It is nice to know that now one can utilize the walls even when there are classes going on. Thank you for the information.

The Knot may look small compared to other climbing gyms I have visited, but it is filled with a large range of bouldering and top-rope problems capable of challenging climbers of all skill levels. On each of my past five visits, I have found the staff to be welcoming, knowledgeable, and ready to assist. It is recently opened and still continuing to build out, so I expect it to get even better as more features are added. Currently, due to reduced occupancy, they are not offering day passes and are only open to members. But if you are interested in trying out climbing, find a friend who is a member because each member gets one guest pass per month. I highly recommend this place for both experienced climbers and anyone interested in learning a sport that requires as much problem solving as strength and endurance.