Climbers Gift Guide
The holidays are just around the corner, and thus, the gift-buying chaos commences. While there’s joy in giving and receiving gifts, choosing the right gift for each person, balancing a budget, and ensuring the gifts arrive on time can add unwanted stress to an already busy season.
As if gift giving weren’t complicated enough, you might find yourself with loved ones or friends who conveniently (wink wink) have less traditional hobbies (read: rock climbing). While Rock Spot can’t buy your gifts for you, we can point you in the right direction. Whether you’re a New Englander or reading from far away, our curated climber’s gift guide has plenty of easy-to-purchase options that the rock climber in your life will love.
Climbers Gift Guide
A one-stop shop for the rock climber in your life.
Rock Spot Red Bubble
Our Red Bubble Shop is your go-to destination, offering a unique collection of climbing-related graphic tees and stickers that you won’t find elsewhere. The shop currently features the following t-shirts and stickers that would make perfect gifts. Even better, grab a sticker and a shirt in one go, saving you time and effort!
● The “Figure 8 Knot” t-shirt is perfect for the new climber who passed their belay test.
● The “Ropeless Rodeo” t-shirt is perfect for the wanna-be Alex Honnold climber (Google Free Solo if you’ve never heard of Alex Honnold).
● The “Meet Me at the Warmup Cave” t-shirt is perfect for the outdoor climbing fanatic.
● The “Vamp Bat-hang” sticker will please the Nalgene water bottle sticker collector.
Rock Spot Giftcards, Punch Passes, or Memberships
If nothing on the Red Bubble Shop caught your eye, climbers are always happy to receive gift cards for climbing gear retailers or gym day passes. Let’s face it, it’s not the cheapest sport with $100-$200 shoes, $10-$20 chalk, and $20-$30 day passes or memberships upwards of $1000. They’ll appreciate any gifted money explicitly supporting their expensive passion.
Rock Spot has you covered with the following options:
● Rock Spot Giftcards are the ultimate versatile gift. Available in physical and electronic copies, you can send them to wherever your climber lives. The gift cards can cover day pass fees, gear rentals, or Rock Spot retail shop purchases at any Rock Spot location, giving your climber the freedom to choose what they need most.
● 10 Visit Punch Pass. This option lets you buy ten-day passes to any Rock Spot facility. Prices vary slightly by location, and you can choose to prepay for gear rentals (a pair of climbing shoes and a harness).
● Prepaid 1-month membership. Ten visits may not be enough if your climber lives at the climbing gym. You can buy a prepaid month-long membership with or without gear rentals included. Prices vary slightly by location.
Rock Spot Retail Shops
If you prefer personalizing the gift rather than sending money, head to your local Rock Spot and browse the retail shop. Whether it’s shirts, pants, harnesses, rope, climbing shoes, or chalk bags, we guarantee you will find a suitable gift. Some of the brands and items Rock Spot carries are:
● Black Diamond: Harnesses, shoes, carabiners
● Prana: High-quality climbing outfits
● Petzel and Mammut: Climbing ropes
● Scarpa, Evolv, La Sportiva: Climbing shoes and chalk bags
● Friction Labs and Metollius: Climbing chalk
If you can’t make it to a physical location, Rock Spot also sells Metollius Chalk, Nalgene water bottles, Yeti tumblers, and chalk bags in our online shop. The physical locations of the gyms are listed below, and the gyms’ street addresses can be found here.
Rock Spot Locations
● Malden MA
● Brookline MA
● South Boston MA
● Boston-Dedham, MA
● Lincoln, RI
● Providence, RI
● Peace Dale, RI
● Wallingford, CT
● New Haven, CT
Don’t wait until it’s too late. Get a head start on your holiday shopping to steer clear of the last-minute rush. Use our curated climber’s gift guide for a stress-free, enjoyable experience, and find the perfect gift your rock climber will love. If you have questions or concerns, don’t be afraid to head to one of the gyms and speak to the staff or give the location nearest to you a call. The Rock Spot staff are happy to provide suggestions and help you pick the perfect gift!
