Sport of indoor climbing on the way up Sport of indoor climbing on the way up Indoor rock climbing is becoming a popular sport in Halifax. Climbers love their sport because it is a challenge, mentally and physically. And they say it's a great way to meet people. Index of climbing gyms in North America Climbing bookstore Stepping through the door of what looks like a mall storefront you are greeted by the sight of 25-foot walls in colours of muted brown and green.
Some incline inwards towards the centre of the room, some outwards.
One has an uneven surface imitating natural rock. All have a spattering of oddly shaped knobs screwed into them, and ropes suspended from the ceiling hang in front of them. This is Rock Works, an indoor climbing gym, located in Bayer's Lake Business Park in Halifax. Heather Reynolds Sagar, general manager of the gym says they've had over 500 people in to climb in the nine weeks since they opened. Rock Works is the second gym devoted exclusively to indoor rock climbing to open in the Halifax region in the last three years.