This small climbing gym to the north has options for belays, an intro to climbing class, and rental equipment. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays.

Technically this YMCA is north of the Seattle city limits in Shoreline, but it’s part of the Seattle YMCA anyway. Open climbs at Turner Tower are Tuesday and Thursday evenings; Y memberships cost $54 to $75 for adults, but sliding scales are available, too.

At its Seattle Program Center in Magnuson Park, the Mountaineers offer both indoor and outdoor walls for varying abilities, with plenty of variety to practice on: a giant artificial boulder, a simulated water ice wall, a dry tool wall, basalt columns, a boulder field, and a friction mountain. The outdoor walls in the south plaza are open to the public, while other walls are reserved for members (memberships are $75 a year for adults) or special programs only.

Founded in 1987 as Vertical Club, Vertical World claims to be America’s first climbing gym. In addition to climbing, the gym has expanded to do fitness and yoga classes. Memberships run by the day, month, or 10-visit punch card. It has three locations: Magnolia, Redmond, and its newest in Lynnwood.

An extremely early example of an artificial rock climbing wall, the UW climbing rock, located at the south end of Husky Stadium, was designed in 1975 and opened in 1976. If you’re a UW student, you have an indoor gym available to you, too.

Climbing with or without ropes are both available at this gym on Bainbridge Island, and starter packs are available for people just starting out. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

One of Seattle’s most popular bouldering gyms, tucked between the International District and Judkins Park, has two stories of climbing walls, including a kids’ area, plus more standard fitness equipment. Classes include both bouldering and yoga. One of the most standout features, though, is the cafe and bar in the basement, the West Wall. Memberships run by the day, month, or year.

Seattle’s newest climbing gym, part of a chain with locations in Utah and Texas, has 19,200 square feet of bouldering, plus a weightlifting and cardio area with climbing-specific training equipment like a tension board and campus boards. It’s open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For climbers on the Eastside, Bellevue Parks operates a climbing wall in the South Bellevue Community Center. Staffed climbing costs $7 to 9 per session, but punchcards reduce the per-climb rate.