Hang. Climbing Centre Reviews Summary

Staff and Community

Pros:

• "When you walk in you’re welcomed with a smile and and a chat (by name after your first visit)."
• "The staff make the experience better and are always willing to chat, have a laugh and help out when needed."
• "The staff are so incredibly friendly and not 'cliquey' like in most other climbing walls."
• "The staff are incredibly friendly and make you feel welcome."
• "Staff are always very welcoming and personable, and as far as I know keen climbers too."
• "AMAZING!!! the staff is friendly, takes the time to learn everyone’s names and are always up for a chat."
• "The staff were really helpful and friendly."
• "Jon gave us the warmest welcome when we arrived! Registration was super easy."

Cons:

• "Nice place, but if you are planning to take children there, DON'T, or your day will be ruined and workers there will be on your chest until you leave and never come back again. Not a place for children."

Setting and Route Quality

Pros:

• "The setting is creative and fun, lots of dynamic moves on new holds."
• "It offers great climbing, interesting routes and movements across a wide range of easy to difficult climbs."
• "The setting here is just incredible. Compared to most walls, the climbs at Hang are always set so intelligently and creatively."
• "Hang. celebrates the best parts of climbing - playful movement, curious puzzles (on the wall!)."
• "The setting at the mild and medium spices was particularly good and its great to see a centre putting good thought and interest into the easier climbs."
• "They really focus on the actual climbing, with interesting easier climbs as well as interesting hard climbs."
• "Hang maybe be smaller than other centres but it is perfectly formed! The route setting is creative and thoughtful at all levels."
• "The setting is top class, with a good mix of novel bits and its fair share of tough, basic climbs too."

Cons:

• "It's good if you live nearby but definitely not a five star climbing center."
• "Another thing I noticed, having visited many climbing centres, is that the routes in Hang do not feel like they've been designed/planned by professional route setters."
• "Facilities have potential, especially when the upstairs is done, but currently cannot not match other bouldering experiences."

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

• "The atmosphere, music, coffee all top notch."
• "The whole atmosphere inside the gym is just really upbeat and gets you in the mood to do some big climbs."
• "The atmosphere feels full of soul, whether it is quiet or full, which just makes you want to spend time there."
• "The centre is fun for a one-off visit: enough space in between walls to study the routes without clashing with other climbers."
• "The sound system is great and you get a nice range of musical genres, without any snobbery or cheese."
• "It's spacious which means that you can often work on problems without clashing with climbers on other problems."
• "Really growing to love the setting style at this gym, the holds used for the climbs are always grade A."
• "Great atmosphere, very welcoming place, always a highlight of my week whenever I'm here!"

Cons:

• "It's a small climbing area, limited gym/training space, very hard mats making falls extra scary for beginners."
• "Music is a little loud when the place isn't very full but that is literally the on uncomplimentary thing I can think of!"
• "The only thing I disliked was the amount of people that were walking past the giant windows and looking in; it felt a bit weird."

Price and Accessibility

Pros:

• "There is a range of classes and workshops available to better your climbing and the prices are fair!"
• "It is also one of the cheaper walls in London with no registration fee which I think is so important."
• "If you want to improve your climbing beyond the standard London gym, this is the place to do it!"
• "I'm local, so travel isn’t really a massive issue for me, but it is served by the Piccadilly line which runs late and centrally."
• "Supermarket and parking right across the road, you can grab some food there and eat in the cafe area inside Hang, super friendly and helpful staff."
• "Best gym in London easily. Worth the trip every single day of the week. You can survive the Piccadilly line I promise."

Cons:

• "£11 super off peak for students seems outrageous too and nearly double what most inner city gyms cost."
• "One star to counteract all the fake reviews. This place is cool, but really, totally average - plus it's like a million miles from central."
• "Great climb but becareful about parking validation at Asda...on the Hang website it mentions you get free parking at the asda car park if you climb. But asda refused to validate....had to go back and forth...to no avail"