RoKC

This place is such a great experience for you kids or your friends, no matter your experience level. The auto-belay systems are wonderful for those of us who either don't trust other humans enough to belay them safely to the ground in the event of calamity, or if you have no friends to belay. There's a lot of wall here; like an inordinate amount of wall, with grippies and chalk. It can be mildly intimidating walking into the church of climb if you're not baptized yet, as it were. But trust in the priests of the grip and take on something new. The pricing is ENTIRELY reasonable, and let me say: this is a significant workout. They have different colored grips for different challenges, and smaller walls with soft flooring for the kids. They'll also provide you with the shoes needed in the event you aren't a total nerd for walls...I really like this place, especially because it's so close to the stage coach place. Nothing like hammering out an s-hook in a billows forge with a true-to-form blacksmith, then jotting right over to climb a wall. Do it. You'll love it. So will your peeps.

My daughter loves climbing and this was her idea for her 8th birthday party. Not only do the kids get to challenge themselves physically, they could overcome fears of heights and gain confidence. But enough of the climbing... which was fun and worth it!Let's talk about the staff. They had great energetic workers that helped the girls get their harnesses on and explained the safety aspects of climbing. They supervised, along with the adults, and jumped in for encouragement, advise, and funny jokes. The staff was 5 stars!!!The climbing gym is connected to a coffee house, bar, and pizza shop all in one. I missed out on the pastries and donuts so maybe this is also a bakery??? It is called Apogee, and the pizza was delicious and filled up the hungry girls and adults. If you love climbing and want to expose your kids, or your kids' friends to climbing I would highly recommend this place for a birthday party or just come in a small group. No experience required as they have auto-belay systems at the top of some of the climbs which allows you to put on the carabiner and start climbing. What a great time by all and you should try this place at least once... or at the very least Apogee's drinks and food if you don't want to climb.

Rock climbing has been on my list for eight years. I am so glad that ROKC was my first time experience. The employees are thorough in their tour of the building and explanation on not just rock climbing but the other services they offer; party room, cardio room, weight room and yoga room. All of which except the party room are included in your day pass along with the sauna and locker room. The employees show you the proper use of equipment and then let you go on your own to explore and try for yourself. They do offer classes if you want more instruction but there were 11 of us in our group of various ages and physical abilities so we really just wanted to go at it. It was much harder and scarier than a thought it would be but so fun. The patrons are all encouraging to one another and respectful in taking turns so you truly get to climb as much as you want. We had six year olds with us up to 43 and everyone equally had a great time.

I am in love with this place. I came here as a never-before rock climber per the recommendation of a friend, and I was blown away by not just how fun the climbing was but by what a cool place ROKC olathe is to just hangout. I want to be there all the time. With Apogee inside to offer coffee, pizza and beer and trivia nights to the infrared saunas inside the locker rooms... this place just makes me want to kick back and relax. The customer service is great. You get a tour at the beginning which is a little fast-paced so I recommend going with someone who has been before if you can.

Everyone there is super friendly and the environment is great for a small gym! That being said very of disappointed with our $40 climbing hour, wasn't told when we bought our day pass that there was no one there to belay certify us, so we had to use the auto belay option which is pretty limited. Blows my mind that you can have a gym and patrons climbing but the front desk doesn't know if they are belaying correctly and really there is no way to determine who is belay certified, it is important for all staff to know devices and knots. Trying to climb a 12 on auto-belay not so easy. Have a new respect for the climbers in the gym that can.

ROKC is the gym to go to if you want to climb or learn how to climb. I stopped in for one of their fitness classes. It was mediocre class and you could tell not many people go to these classes. The facility is very nice and offers plenty of amenities from machines, yoga classes, sauna, pizza and coffee shop, and multiple rock climbing wall. This also is a place for kids to climb. I saw many parents drop their kid off for after school programs. If I wanted to learn how to climb this would be the gym I would go to learn. The staff at the front desk was very nice and had great customer service.

Whoa! This place is Great! So cool for for adults and kids. We got there around 9:00 am on Presidents day and it was perfect. It was me, hubby our 5 year old, seven year old and 1 year old. They had a daycare area for our 1year old for only an additional $5. You can rent shoes and harnesses there for $10 or bring your own. All in all, facilities and people were great too. We will definitely be back!

I enjoyed ROKC Olathe and I think it's a very nice modern climbing gym. The facilities were clean, the setting was very good, and I liked the wall and holds. The separate workout area was very impressive as well. I do wish there was a bit more top ropes in general. ROKC Olathe had a ton of auto belays up, seemed like a higher % than other climbing gyms. I would say there are less overall routes at this location than the Northern KC location (in terms of top ropes), but the overall wall features are better here if you lead climb. Nice gym, would happily be a member here if I lived nearby.

We came to check this out yesterday for a fun evening activity with two other couples. Matt and I had never been rock climbing so we were a little nervous, but upon entering - we were super excited for the journey we were about to have. The staff is very kind and attentive. Explained everything in detail - and gave us a tour of the entire facility. There are smaller beginner walls upstairs if you are just starting out - but we quickly learned what we needed to do to get from point A to point B. Facility was nice and clean and nice and cool since we were all nice and sweaty. Bathrooms were on both levels with locker rooms - which I did not step into the locker room but the bathrooms were nice and clean. A very fun experience and glad it is so close to where we live to come check it out another day! They also have a restaurant attached which serves absolutely amazing pizza that you will have to check out once you sweat your booty off!

I am so impressed with the facility all you can do for fun. I take my nieces and nephews aged 10-26 and it is something they can all enjoy together. Service is outstanding. Everyone is patient and extremely helpful. Best family fun activity in KC!