LEF Climbing

I was invited by a family member to join her in rock climbing. This was my first time rock climbing, and I must say I was a bit intimidated about climbing. The staff were very friendly and detailed on how to get prepared for climbing the wall with the harnesses and also the ins and outs of each level of difficulty. My son loved climbing, as this is definitely his wheelhouse, but not necessarily mine lol. There were numerous walls to climb with the ropes/harnesses utilized and other boulder walls with a harness or rope not used but with a padded flooring under the ways.There is a wall for each level of climber from beginner to seasoned. If you want to try something new or get more practice on your skills, LEF is perfect for you!We will come back soon!

After not climbing for over a year, I decided to put on my climbing shoes again and check out LEF Climbing. It has a spacious interior with a variety of routes for bouldering, top rope, auto-belay, and lead climb. The walls are much taller than other gyms I've been to and make the routes much challenging. Some of the grading doesn't seem very consistent. Staff is nice. Kids and adults of all ages are welcome. It's definitely fun to experience it at least once! The day pass is currently $30 per person with all gear rentals included. No price reduction if you bring your own gear. The membership cost is hefty, $100 per month or $80 if prepay... that's close to 1K per person at a minimum. One membership bonus is that all classes are free. If I resume climbing on a regular basis, I might consider shelling out some $$.

This was a fun place to go!! It was kind of dirty in there but that is normal for a place you get sweaty ! It was really fun and hard! You get a great arm workout while you're there. The pictures you may see on the scroll are very incorrect there is not that many pegs in the walls and not that much color. I also did not see a gym??? It was super hard to climb! They provide you with shoes and a harness! Make sure to bring your water or money! They do have a vending machine with water protein bars and hand chalk. There is a water fountain and water bottle fill up station. No need to worry about the bathrooms they have some there and you get a day pass! It's $30 a person plus tax including children. Make a reservation online to come. You can also sign the waiver there! Hope this helps! Have fun!!

If you're going solo, I wouldn't recommend a membership because it's often super crowded to and you can't use auto-belays without long wait times. If you don't feel comfortable talking to undergraduate students, it's not really too friendly, or easy to make friends.Not worth the price if you're a solo climber.If you work at UK at all, johnson alumni center is a good and way cheaper option to climb.I've been to a lot of climbing gyms and this is the only 1 I don't think of as 5/5 stars.

L'escalade fitness & climbing or LEF Climbing for short is a very nice, well rounded climbing gym! Just visiting from Houston, TX, I was looking for a cool place to boulder in Lexington, KY. It pretty much seems like LEF climbing is the only option to choose from, but luckily LEF climbing was everything I was looking for.I've only been climbing seriously for a little over a year now so I am no expert in the sport, but I'm not a complete newbie either. LEF climbing was nice in that they had a good range of routes from v0 (easy, red holds) to v14 (extremely hard, pink holds), and that the difficulty is based on the color of the holds. As far as pricing goes, they charged the average amount based on the gyms I've been to. First time day passes cost $22, but after your first visit day passes become $15. And renting equipment like shoes or harnesses costs either 1 item for $4 or 2 items for $7. Monthly memberships average in price around $70/month, but price varies depending if you need rental equipment or if you want access to the full facility like the workout gym or just the climbing walls. Overall the place is clean, staff is friendly, and is good for all skill levels.A kids climbing area is available, a couple auto belays, belay classes, tons of top roping, lead climbing, training equipment, workout gym, and several different bouldering walls are all offered. We were a little short on time so we didn't get to utilize or try everything, but the bouldering problems were great. We only climbed up to the black holds that represent up to v6 problems due to our current v5 skill level, but everything ranging up to that point was a lot of fun! The setters at this gym are quite creative, and aren't afraid to set a challenging route. I can't wait to come back next time I'm in Lexington, Kentucky!

Great place and reasonable priced for the amount of walls they participants can climb. Loved the variety and different levels. Nephews loved that it was not a time restraint for fun. You climb until you can't climb no more. Definitely recommend!

This gym is great! There's a few bouldering walls including a warm up wall, as well as several auto belay top ropes and three warm ups, lead climbing, partner belays, etc. There's also a gym in the back with workout equipment! The staff are very friendly and make an effort to get to know you.

Pros: nice tall walls and pretty creative routesetters who do not seem to hate short climbers. Largest lead climb section, and most autobelays, of any climbing gym I've been to. Staff are nice. Good vibe with lots of third space hangout areas. Route grading is accurate (though coarse). Has showers IIRC, and a gender neutral bathroom. I think there may also be a weight/board room there.Don't love: day pass orientation starts on the hour (somewhat annoying for planning, but not awful). Grading scheme is very coarse, washer system for boulders always throws me off a little. I would like more arete (but that statement is true almost everywhere I go).Overall: solid climbing. We like it a lot and we'll come back whenever we're in town. ALMOST five stars, but not quite, I'd give it a 4.5 if I could.Does not seem to have a queer climb night as many other gyms do...it sure would be cool if they added one.

Very welcoming community and they are actively taking feedback to improve. Definitely recommend!

This place is awesome, we brought our sons here and then came back with the grand children. They all had a great time and got some good exercise. Not sure why they feel the need to have the pride flag on the wall. You should be able to have a business with out pushing sexual orientation.