RockHaus

1780 North 200 East (Logan)

Ever since the husband and brother-in-laws went rock climbing in December I wanted in on the climbing action.

RockHaus is the local climbing gym. The staff there is beyond friendly and helpful. They made me feel at ease my very first time there. We've since made it our goal to go at least once a month, which is a bit of a stretch in comfort for my heights-fearing husband.

After a thorough little introduction (and all the release forms), you're good to go. You can rent all the equipment you need there, and they have some for sale in their shop. You better have little feet or be a larger woman for any of the picked-over shoes and clothing currently stocked to work for you. The selection was better last month, so I don't know if they're phasing out this part of their operations, or if new merchandise is coming.

Today, from the comfy sofa, we enjoyed watching some graceful and fluid climbers in their lead climbing. The sofa in the gym seems a little out of place, but I like it. The whole place has a "come hang out and enjoy it all" vibe. We're starting to recognize the regulars, and find watching them inspiring.

If you're into bouldering, there is a decent-sized bouldering room upstairs. For me, bouldering is just a little too high for comfort without a harness. I'll stick to top roping it. With routes changing on a three month rotation, we'll be back next month to see what's new.