Grotto Climbing & Yoga

This place is great! Been here twice and everyone has been friendly and supportive!

You will not receive better treatment for bouldering. This gym wants you to learn and grow in every way. From the moment you walk in, they assist you as much as possible to get you on the wall and safely. The yoga is a full experience that is the perfect way to reset your heart and soul for the week.
Routes are reset FREQUENTLY. Every week, except after tournaments you will see an entire section being reset. This brings fresh routes to the wall and keeps you guessing every time you come in.
The gym yard is fantastic for brushing up on specifics as well as learning new workouts that can benefit climbing as well as your body as a whole.
The events they hold are fantastic. The competitions are fair and regulated and above all else, FUN! Even as a spectator, you will find yourself cheering for your favorite climber.
Bottom line, you really won’t ever come into this gym and leave with anything but a smile on your face. If you came for yoga, you’ll leave with peace in your soul. This place is my heaven.

This place is one of those hidden gems in San Diego most tourist don’t hear or know about. Perfect for date nights or simply someone looking for a little more active and adventurous. I can almost guarantee that you’ll run into one of the owners, Brian or Matt, who would love to teach you just about anything you want to know about bouldering. I’m always asking them questions and seeking climbing advice. Honestly couldn’t recommend anything more fun to do on any given night then to visit the Grotto! Hope to see you there :)

This review is for Yoga only. Gym looks awesome but I’ve only come for yoga through Class Pass
I followed one of my favorite yogis here; Nam Chantepie. He’s now managing the yoga studio. His instruction is incredible & he gives the perfect, non intrusive adjustments. His suggestions are just what I need to get my muscle memory for the asanas I’m just not quite getting.
The studio is clean & well supplied. The owner is awesome! They put on a monthly yoga workshop /​party /​DJ breakfast that brings in a fun, warm, & welcoming community

Love it.

What a great bouldering gym! The moment I first stepped in there I felt very welcome. Grotto has an awesome staff team and you can tell that all of them live and breathe yoga and climbing. If you are new to climbing you can take advantage of a FREE «how to boulder lesson» which they offer for buyers of day passes and members. I love the design of the gym! Very open and spacious with many different wall angles from slab to crazy overhanging caves up to about 18feet high. Even if you just come for fitness training, Grotto’s outside area (training yard) is an amazing place to get your cardio or climbing specific grip strength training on. Campus boards, 60 degree wall, system board, jump ropes, pull up bars, hang boards, gymnastic balls and weights — just to mention a few things I found there. I have taken several yoga classes at Grotto which I enjoyed a lot. I realized that there is a huge benefit to combine yoga and climbing to be more flexible and body aware — At Grotto I can do both and yoga and climbing is always included if buying a day pass or membership.

Grotto is awesome. After the multi-​gym-​membership company we were using went under, Grotto offered a discount for the first month to those of us left without a gym to go to. (Great couples rate too!) They were incredibly welcoming and accommodating. Although we were assuming we were just going to go to the yoga classes, they made the climbing so fun that we’re now hooked! The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly but very professional about climbing/​yoga/​weights/​etc. I highly recommend testing it out.

A amazing gym for all skill levels. If your looking to get a great work out, with awesome staff and have a lot of fun, grotto is the place for you.

Love this gym! My friend and I did the «couple» deal and pay $ 55/​mo
I thought that with a smaller gym I wouldn’t like it as much as my previous membership at Mesa RIm but I was very wrong. The open layout that they provided allows for the feel of a bigger gym but at the same time connected to others. There are just positive vibes all around, even the bathroom gives me a calm vibe haha! But I have continued to introduce people to climbing in this gym and all have loved it as much as I have.
Highlights:
–Smaller, friendly vibe
–Owners are very involved.
–Outdoor gym
–Women’s climbing days
My favorite part is as someone who works with at risk youth Brian and Matt were both willing to work with me to give the kids an opportunity to try the climbing gym. Any gym willing to give back to their community is a winning one to me!

I bought a 5-​visit punchcard on groupon and the routes are SO much better than when they first opened.

I just bought a membership here because they have a lot to offer, and as a beginner I felt comfortable and not intimidated. The gym has a nice yoga studio, stationery bikes, and an outdoor workout area with weights and other equipment. The owners Matt and Bryan are really nice and super helpful, and they offer a bunch of classes. Also, there’s a monthly women’s climbing club which I’m excited about!

Great little bouldering gym, good service, staff listens about concerns from gym members. Gym goers are really friendly. They update routes regularly and keep members posted. A variety of gym community events are posted on flyers around the gym. They have a training area in the outdoor area to the side which is useful for strength and power type training. They offer yoga to members which is a plus.
The only concern I have is the lack of air circulation or conditioning during the day, especially with chalk all over the place. I understand the concept of having the big garage door to allow air to come in but it’s just not enough in San Diego where it’s hot all the time. I’m not sure if it’s to conserve their energy bill, maybe because its a relatively new gym but for regular gym goers this is a downside. They have 2 – 3 small fans in the gym, but it just doesn’t work as well. If this was improved I’m sure this will improve the experience of the all climbers who come to this gym.
Edit: They improved their air conditioning and ventilation during the day! A more breathable and cooler gym.

I have been driving by this place since it opened and it kept calling to me… ok maybe thats a little dramatic, but I was certainly interested. I’d been wanting to get back into climbing after an almost 7 year hiatus and here was a gym right down the street from my house! I went down and signed up for the monthly membership because it’s the only way I can make myself get to a gym. I loved it from the moment I walked in. When I climbed in the past it was mostly on ropes, indoors and outdoors, which I found fun, but there was something really special about bouldering that I’ve always loved! I was SO happy to see that this is a bouldering gym! I have been going for 3 weeks and I have already learned more about climbing in those 3 weeks then I ever did in the years that I did it before. Matt, one of the owners, is so kind and informative. You can tell he really likes to teach, and he is really good at it. I haven’t talked to the other owner too much, but the times that I have my impression has always been a great one. Sam, at the front desk is super sweet, it was her first day when I came in to sign up and she did a great job! Everyone at the gym is so friendly and encouraging, it feels like a family. I took my girlfriend once and she ended up getting a monthly membership as well and is as hooked as I am!
The gym has a small cardio area, a weights and training area, the grotto walls, a beginner wall and a competition wall. They do yoga, and technique classes, special events and outdoor trips. I know that there are other, larger gyms in San Diego, but this one feels like home to me and it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.
Do yourself a favor and try them out!

Had an amazing first time at Grotto. I’ve always envied people who could make it to the top of indoor rock climbs. I would only be able to climb up a bit before fear brought me back down. But today I climbed to the top not once but four times! All thanks to Matthew, the amazing staff member at Grotto. He encouraged me to keep going and guided me up the first time. This place is super cool. You can challenged yourself and tackle the upside down climbs as well. They also offer yoga classes, though I have not tried one yet.

I LOVE this climbing gym. I haven’t climbed too many times to know how Grotto compares to others, but to put it simply, I have fun every time I come here.
I’ve played here once a week for the last few weeks, and I’ve already noticed a few changes to the routes. I love their training area outside. Their staff is wonderful. The lounge area is spacious. The yoga room is HUGE, but it gets really, really stuffy… I hope they improve the air ventilation/​circulation in there. One thing I dislike though, is that I always get bit by a mosquito every time I visit because the creek is nearby = not fun. But the gym = fun!

My husband, 2 kids (13 & 9) and I went to Grotto to try out a new rock climbing gym. We hadn’t heard much in the way of reviews because it is a fairly new gym. So when we walked in we were surprised that their main focus was bouldering rather than climbing with ropes (this is exactly what we were looking as my husband used to climb back in England and was looking for a gym exactly like this). We were pleasantly greeted by Matt (who happens to be one of the owners) who walked us through the ins and outs. I recently hurt my wrist and wasn’t too sure if I would even be able to climb. Matt was kind enough to let me climb before paying which was super cool of him! (Luckily I was able to climb.)
Overall the gym itself was clean, spacious and full of different leveled climbing routes to constantly challenge yourself. Staff is friendly. Location is close enough to the South Bay (where we live). And it offers yoga/​pilates.
We loved it so much that we signed up for a (family) membership! Can’t wait to go back and climb more!

My friend and I walked in and just wanted to take a look about & get some information. the guy behind the counter wasn’t very friendly and didn’t have any information to give us. To take a look (not touch or climb) the facility we had to sign waivers and give them all sorts of information which I didn’t want to give if this wasn’t a place I was going to come. if they want new clients and good word of mouth they need to be more friendly to those who walk in their door.
also the facility itself is super small. not sure what the yoga room looks like as again didn’t get a tour of the place.

Beautiful space and fun environment. The grand opening party was a lot of fun. Vendors and visitors were very engaging and welcoming.
Thanks!

Clean space (energetically and physically), wonderful kind and caring owners, great location… and there’s yoga. It’s pretty much everything I could ask for our of a climbing gym. I definitely see a bright future for this gym.

This place is GREAT. I’m barely getting started with climbing and I love the support I get here. I have yet to do the yoga but I’m super stoked to catch some classes soon. This place is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Plus they have the most inviting, chillest crew.
It’s definitely a fun experience every time. These new, beautiful holds feel so awesome and the walls are aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. The routes vary for all skills, so every level climber can enjoy what they do, for as long as their feet can take it.
The Grotto has some sick ass merch as well, organics for dayyys and sweet, sweet tees on point. This gym is a MUST for climbers and for everyone who wants to endure the time of their lives.
Go get your boulder on