Threshold Climbing + Fitness

[Thomas Vu]

I've been taking my son down to Climb Up in Norman for their bouldering walls. Can't wait until this opens. I can justify the membership just on the gas savings alone!

Until then, isn't the climb up that used to be Rocktown still open?

[Pete]

From their Facebook page:

[MadMonk]

Until then, isn't the climb up that used to be Rocktown still open?

Yes, but my son prefers the bouldering courses over the high climbs. the one on Norman is much better in that respect.

[Pete]

Grand opening is May 6th.

[Thomas Vu]

Soft opening is the 17th, or at least other comments have indicated that on their FB page. I'll keep you guys posted. I cancelled my gym membership on April and have been waiting for this...

[AP]

They finally released prices. I am quite disappointed as the monthly membership is much higher than pretty much everywhere else I've seen in the research I've done.

[Ross MacLochness]

They finally released prices. I am quite disappointed as the monthly membership is much higher than pretty much everywhere else I've seen in the research I've done.

Yeah it's ridiculously high.. I'll check it out but my 50 dollar climb up membership is a lot easier to chew than 100 dollars. A day pass for 25??? Crazy.

[bradh]

aiming for those Crossfit and Lifetime Fitness rates I see

[AP]

Although this list is older, it's a good comparison of different gyms across the country that are considered some of the best.

https://gearpatrol.com/2016/08/30/be...mbing-gyms-us/

[Zorba]

aiming for those Crossfit and Lifetime Fitness rates I see

Except Life Time will likely be a little cheaper, and offer far more for everyone except hardcore climbers (including free gear rentals on the rock wall, and when you sign up they give you "LT bucks" you can use for free climbing lessons).

I just don't see how Threshold is going to attract anything but very serious climbers at these prices. I mean a family of four, with gear rental would be ~$135 for one day, and that is before a likely required belaying class for another $15/ea. It also doesn't help that they aren't really on the beaten path for most people either. I live in North Edmond, and they are only slightly closer than the silos, and I'd much rather hang out around the silos after I finish climbing than Deer Creek. With the price, I doubt that many people would go out of their way to go to Threshold than the Silos.

Unless they massively change their prices, I will be shocked if they are still in business in two years. My guess is they over spent what the market will bear. Probably why you don't see many climbing gyms building from scratch, at least around here.

[Thomas Vu]

Holy #(@*

I waited for this?! I hope it's at least 24 hours...They mentioned something for people who show up on the 17th. I'll try and keep you guys posted. I still may end up swallowing that cause I don't want to deal with the traffic/extra time it takes to get to Climb up.

[AP]

Holy #(@*

I waited for this?!

I had the same thought. I had a reminder set the day they were initially supposed to release prices. I was planning on canceling my Y membership. Very disappointed.

[gopokes88]

Woof that's expensive.

[Thomas Vu]

I had the same thought. I had a reminder set the day they were initially supposed to release prices. I was planning on canceling my Y membership. Very disappointed.

If you were entertaining this, do we live in the same area? If so, where is the Y located? I cancelled my anytime fitness membership a month with what ended up being a month and a half out cause of the delays.

[sooner88]

This doesn't apply to Threshold, but if anyone has Blue Cross Blue Shield, they offer a fitness program with access to gyms all over the country for $25/month.

https://www.bcbsok.com/fitness_program/

[Pete]

This doesn't apply to Threshold, but if anyone has Blue Cross Blue Shield, they offer a fitness program with access to gyms all over the country for $25/month.

https://www.bcbsok.com/fitness_program/

Thank you for that!

[Thomas Vu]

If anybody wants to try and get in on a family package with me, PM me.

2 people : $79.50 per person (high end of high end climbing gyms charge)
3 people : $59.67 per person (low end of high end climbinb gyms charge)
4 people : $49.75 per person (better deal than climb up)
5 people : I'll be surprised if 5 people trust each other to try and do this.

[Zorba]

It looks like they are having their employees post positive comments about the prices on Facebook. That never looks good for a business.

[Thomas Vu]

It looks like they are having their employees post positive comments about the prices on Facebook. That never looks good for a business.

Heh, that's sorry.

[hfry]

It looks like they are having their employees post positive comments about the prices on Facebook. That never looks good for a business.

Any sort of link for that claim?

[Zorba]

Any sort of link for that claim?

You can tell from how some of them are worded, but at least one of the guy's profiles says he is a certified route setter, so that makes it pretty obvious.

[Thomas Vu]

I plan on stopping by regardless. Since I don't have FB if somebody wants to get some names, I'll be there Monday and confirm.

[hfry]

You can tell from how some of them are worded, but at least one of the guy's profiles says he is a certified route setter, so that makes it pretty obvious.

So no?

[Zorba]

So no?

Yeah, I may have been being a bit too skeptical. There are a couple of comments that hit the BS meter though.

I do a lot of research of things in the Caribbean because I travel down there a decent amount, you learn to become very skeptical of reviews/comments that are written a certain way. A lot of times it isn't even the employer behind it, but a certain employee that is trying to drum up extra business for himself.

So I admit, it was based on a hunch and the fact one of the guy's profiles said he was a certified route setter.

[Thomas Vu]

I think they mentioned in an earlier post who their route setter is.