New Orleans Boulder Lounge

Happy place for my whole family— dad is a new climber and nobl makes him so comfortable learning the walls, seven year old son is in a fantastic youth class led by the most miraculously optimistic coaches, and mom, who doesn’t climb, still gets plenty of time to read, watch, and be proud! It’s a dream for a parent, honestly— clean and comfortable indoor place, engaging, physically challenging, and organically scaffolded for skill and age.

I really liked my time here. It was lacking some ventilation, but I generally really loved how small, humble and friendly everyone was here and they had some challenging slabs that strangers and myself started teaming up on. NOLA doesn't really have a lot of climbing that I'm aware of and I visit there because of some recurring work stuff. So I love getting to find those places that make work-travel just as friendly and enriching to life. Thanks folks.

It’s the only bouldering place around, and has a decent amount of routes. Good to spend a day or two if you’re not from NOLA. The prices are a bit high, though they offer special discounts and free days.

Good way to wind down a travel day. Here's the gym from today. For those coming in from out of town, two-hand starts are based on arrows on the initial tag. There's a fitness room in the back with some hang boards. It would be nice to have images on Kaya.

The cutest and tiniest climbing gym I’ve been to thus far! There’s not a lot of gyms in New Orleans so the moment my spouse and I found one on Google, we were super excited. We were staying at NO for less than a week. NOBL has a pricing tiered system, you pay what you can. For adult day passes, anywhere between $16-24usd for day passes. Of course, we paid the $24usd because we wanted to support the one and only climbing gym we could find near our accommodation. I love it because they take into consideration for those can’t afford paying too much. Thank you for being inclusive. The problems here are true to grade. Not too soft. I had an injury and couldn’t climb the usual grades I am use to but still had lots of fun! Staff were friendly, masks were required given cases went up but they provided some at the front desk if you need it. Training facilities was nice and spacious, they should really consider throwing a moon board at the back to make monthly payments worth it for members. I also liked how they have tables and chairs at the front for those who want to sit down and chat/have a coffee or work on their laptops. Tip: sign the online waiver beforehand to save time! Only con: it was 35 degrees outside, the gym’s air con wasn’t strong enough for the scorching hot weather. We ended up asking the staff if we could turn in the fan and it made a bit of a difference but I was still sweating buckets!