About the Gym
About Us
Give us a Call Today!
- Phone:
- 215 928 1800
- Address:
- Go Vertical
- 950 North Penn St.
- Philadelphia, PA 19123
- Email:
- info@govertical.com
- Mailing List:
- info@govertical.com
Go Vertical operating hours:
- Monday - Friday:
- 10AM to 10PM
- Saturday, Sunday:
- 10AM to 8PM
- holiday closings for 2008:
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- May 26, Memorial Day
- July 4th, Independence Day
- September 1, Labor Day
- November 27, Thanksgiving Day
- December 24, Christmas Eve closing at 4PM
- December 25, Christmas
- December 31, New Years Eve closing at 4PM
- January 1, 2009, New Years Day
Gym Specs
- 250 climbing routes up at all times
- 20 or more new routes are set every week
- Route grades range from 5.3 to 5.13 and everything in between
- Bouldering from V0 to V8 and more
- A "warm-up" bouldering traverse that goes 190 feet around the gym
- Top rope routes on slabs, vertical walls and on steeply overhanging walls
- Climbing walls range in height up to 50 feet
- Sport leading routes at grades of 5.9 and up, over 90 feet long!
- 13,500 square feet of climbing surfaces
- A separate beginner's learning area and a wall for kids
- A men's and a women's bathroom/shower/locker facility
- Classes held every day for beginners
- Freestanding towers filled with top-roped routes and a severe ceiling
- Lead-only arch spanning the entire gym
- Air-conditioned in summer, heated in winter
- Entire gym floor is hi-tech shock absorbing foam
- Wall texture is 1/2" thick, colorful and has lots of friction
- Did we say plenty of well lit, free parking?