Upper Limits is St. Louis’ premium rock climbing gym with three area locations— Downtown St. Louis, Maryland Heights, and Chesterfield— each offering a unique experience for climbers of all experience levels. Upper Limits is a community where individuals and families have fun and improve their climbing skills. We offer a variety of climbing and fitness classes, drop-in day passes, affordable gym memberships and fun events like glow-in-the-dark cosmic climbing. Looking to throw an awesome birthday party, host a group or corporate team-building event, join a youth or adult climbing team, or simply climb during open hours? Upper Limits offers it all! Visit https://www.upperlimits.com/ to plan your visit today.
The Downtown St. Louis location is the longest-running climbing gym in St. Louis, operating since 2001. It offers over 10,000 sq. ft. of climbing surface, complete with two giant lead arches and 3 dedicated bouldering areas. Upper Limits is great for experienced climbers and beginners alike. Here are some things you will find when you visit Upper Limits Downtown St. Louis:
- 35’ tall main climbing area (walls feature slabs, aretes, roofs, dihedrals, cracks)
- Seven auto-belays (no experience or belayer required)
- Three spacious bouldering areas
- Training areas with campus board, rock rings, hangboards, and more
- Two gigantic arches
- Private climbing area for groups and birthdays
- Treadmills
- Locker rooms with showers
- Fully-stocked pro shop
Upper Limits also has a fourth location based in Bloomington, Illinois. It was built in an abandoned grain silo and named one of the most unique gyms in the world by Smithsonian Magazine. Overall, Upper Limits Rock Gym brings 51,000 square feet of premiere climbing space to the Midwest. Each gym offers a unique experience for climbers of all experience levels. Check out each locations’ event calendar (at www.upperlimits.com) for unique monthly events like glow-in-the-dark cosmic climbing, free climbing nights for teachers, parents night out, fundraisers and more. All locations offer kids climbing for school field trips and Scout climbing programs for Girl and Boy Scouts to earn climbing badges.