Method Climbing: Newark, NJ

Address
Method Climbing + Fitness and Method Café
16 Lombardy Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Phone
(201) 414-9274

Hours
Monday to Friday – 8am to 11pm
Sat & Sun – 9am to 9pm

Date Visited: November 2nd, 2023
Lockers: Yes, BYOL
Size of Gym: 12,000 square feet
Parking: Yes, paid
Cafe: Yes
Store: Yes
Day Pass Cost

• Adults: $23
• Discounted (Full-time students, teachers, military, or individuals that work in the climbing industry): $20

Intro to Climbing Package: $50 per person, includes 2-week membership, free gear rentals, and access to all classes, fitness area, and climbing

Monthly Membership ($50 Initiation Fee)

• Individual: $90/month
• Family of Two: $150/month

Individual Membership (Pre-paid)

• 6 Month: $480 one time fee, no initiation fee
• 12 Month: $960 one time fee, no initiation fee

Punch Pass Cost: 10 visits, $207

Types of Climbing: Bouldering, Top Rope
Training Area: Yes
Tallest Wall: 30 feet
Tallest Bouldering Wall: 15 feet
Date of Opening: January 2020

Unique Features: This gym offers amazing competition style boulders and a tight knit community. They often host competitions, markets, and community-focused events and meetups.

Personal Rating: I give this gym a V9 rating.

This is one of my favorite gyms in the Northern NJ area, aside from my home gym, New Jersey Rock Gym. Method is a chic climbing gym with a great community and a lovely cafe. The climbs are primarily competition-style boulder routes, with a few great top rope routes.The boulder routes are challenging and the gym almost always has a climb that for every technical move in the book, and even some routes that include several technical moves in one route. The gym itself is massive and has several slab, overhang, and combination walls. The workout area is extensive, which is great for climbers to strength train and condition outside of climbing. Method hosts climbing casual and professional competitions, meetups for several climbing groups (such as the Climbing Ladies Crew, Asian Ascenders, NJ BIPOC Climbers, and Spectrum Climbers), and even markets that feature local artists and creators. The café offers amazing coffee (especially for the NJ area – coming from a WA state coffee snob!), a variety of delicious teas, and pastries or sandwiches that are a perfect pick-me-up after a tough climbing session.

Overall, I’d recommend this gym to climbers that love competition-style bouldering problems but occasionally like to climb top rope. This is a wonderful home gym for climbers that are consistently trying to challenge themselves and push out of their comfort zone.