Method Climbing + Fitness - Newark's Premier Climbing Gym

Easily one of the best gyms I’ve ever climbed at. The facility is always clean and equipment is well maintained. The Method staff are friendly, professional and always helpful if needed. Even through a pandemic, they worked to build and maintain a welcoming and positive community.

Wonderful atmosphere, community, and great problem setting!

Simply the best gym in the area. Climbs are always fun and challenging. There is something for everyone and every climb teaches you something. Great community. Big facility with fully loaded gym, yoga room, classes every day. You're never bored, thirsty, or hungry. Their cafe is right upstairs with amazing coffee, lemonade, and pastries. I can't say enough good things about this gym.

This is a really big climbing gym! It's bouldering section is huge. It also has a sport climbing section with auto-belays and top ropes. The community here is great. Even when you go alone, you don't climb alone. Additional to climbing, THERE IS A FITNESS AND MOVEMENT SECTION! There are free weights, rings, sandbags, campus boards, treadmills, box jumps and much more in the fitness section. There are two big rooms dedicated for fitness. Method has trainers come in to give Capoeira, Handstand, Yoga and Fitness classes. Next to the fitness room, there is a movement room with a wood floor and mirror walls, where Yoga and Capoeira classes are held regularly. I actually signed up for Capoeira, but stayed for climbing! And for climbing, there is always a new event. You'll have competitions where you can compete with your friends, you'll have shoe demo nights, you'll have Halloween dress ups and many more. On top of that, there are regular community events like Black Women Boulder, Ladies Boulder, and others. There is also a climbing cafe on the upper floor, where you can go for some Asai bowls after a good climb. There are events held even there! Chess events are regularly held and open mic nights. You join a new community when you sign up for Method, not just a climbing gym.

Awesome climbing gym in downtown Newark close to public transportation, street and (paid) garage parking. You first walk into their Cafe/gear shop. They have a ton of gear to try on and have discounts for members. The Cafe has plenty of options even for those with dietary restrictions. Work your way down to the gym and you'll see walls upon walls of boulders to climb. They also have a rope climbing section. Their fitness area is also top notch with all the equipment you'd need. They offer several classes to suit your needs. They also have great hours to suit early birds and night owls. Staff is awesome and the community itself is very welcoming. Check them out!

Awesome place! The bouldering problems are creative and fun and the community is very friendly and supportive of all skill levels.

The best climbing gym in New Jersey, no other gym even comes close. Amazing sets, with a great community that welcomes climbers of all skill levels.

Favorite climbing gym for both the sets and the community.

I just had a baby so I was a little nervous about coming here and trying it out, but the Method fam made me feel at home. I did not feel intimidated at all. My husband — who is sporty but always hated climbing — fell in love with bouldering after getting some tips and encouragement from the regulars. This is a real community, something rare and incredibly beautiful during Corona. Unfortunately, I live in Germany so I can't come here as much as I would like, but we will definitely look for some climbing gyms near us. I just hope they live up to this one 🙏

Amazing gym, amazing community. Cannot recommend this gym highly enough!

Great climbing spot! Large bouldering gym with top rope. Love the flexibility to do a workout in the fitness center, box, and play table tennis. Appreciate the convenience of a coffee shop as well. I encourage you to see what opportunities there are to expand your MMA/boxing and table tennis community in the gym.

An amazing climbing gym with an awesome community! Joined in August because the fitness area was enticing, but ended up spending nearly all of my time climbing. The staff is incredible – always willing to share tips. And the additional classes are also top notch – yoga, capoeira, etc.

It’s like a community. There is something for everyone regardless of his/her age. It bursts with energy.

Method Climbing is an amazing gym with a lot of variety in climbs, friendly faces, great workout area, fantastic coffee, awesome classes (like yoga, capoeira, intro to climbing, etc.), incredibly inclusive community, really fun open mics, and wonderful, caring owners. I love this place and have met some really amazing people here. 100% would recommend Method to everyone! You won’t regret it!

Love this place! Staff is super friendly and the problem sets are some of the most fun and challenging I have seen in any of the gyms in the tri-state area. The community of climbers are great and the yoga classes and gym have been amazing additions as well.

Coming to method as an absolute beginner, I was blown away by the facilities and, more importantly, the community. As a beginner, I never felt out of place coming here. Everyone I've met has been incredibly welcoming. People are always encouraging others and helping each other figure out problems. Since coming to method, I've tried out a good handful of other climbing gyms in New Jersey and none can match the community I've seen here. Besides the community, the problems themselves are incredibly fun, regardless of your skill level. Other gyms I've been too, the beginner problems are very similar. At method, I feel like I'm utilizing different types of movements and skills even at the beginner level. Would highly recommend. I went from trying rock climbing a handful of times in my life to going to method three times a week.

Really all you need for training of any kind and amazing climbing gym and community. Worth every penny.

Method is a vibe. Solid climbing gym (especially if you mostly boulder). Great workout/training room. And the acai bowls in the cafe are so tasty! I also really appreciate that the owners of this facility also climb and/or have climbing backgrounds. It makes it feel like this gym really is their passion & that's the vibe that's reflected throughout the entire place. So because of that, it also feels really good to climb there & support fellow climbers. They're also insanely good at building a community there. Lots of social events going on if that's your thing. 10/10 have recommended.

Method Climbing is redefining the standards for an indoor climbing gym. On the surface, it's a basement in a large building in Newark. But after climbing here, I realized how important their mission is: a completely different style of bouldering accessible to all walks of life. Many people take the extensive commute (myself included) to be able to climb at this gym. Why? Some might say the cool holds, frequent routesetting, and beautiful aesthetics of the gym. That's definitely what drew me in the first time, but I stayed for the community and how much the owners care about getting people together to climb. Competitions, social events, active community, a variety of fitness classes, and high quality boulder problems are what make Method the best climbing gym on my list.

Method Climbing really shows their appreciation for their members. I don't go as often as I'd like to (due to work), but I gladly stay enrolled because of the community. I truly feel like I'm contributing to great people and a great gym. Thanks, Method!

Lots of gyms like to say they're a community but at Method, its the truth. The climbers (including the kids) have great climbing etiquette, no unsolicited spots or beta spraying. The members and staff are so helpful and supportive and truly what makes Method the best.

Hands down best gym in NJ. In addition to it being a state of the art facility, it really differentiates itself from the other gyms with its route setting, variety of climbing holds, number of community events, extensive fitness room and classes, and it’s own café where you can get handcrafted lattes and teas when you need that pick me up.

Incredible gym full of amazing sets and an even better community!

Great Gym! Definitely feel like there is care for the community and the climbers here. They just added resoling service onsite, which I am excited to try out. Cafe is awesome too with tasty pastries, legit espresso and a nice tea selection as well.

I tried Method for a couple weeks and loved the experience. They offer so much more than climbing. For me the fitness room and capoeira classes were a great part of the appeal. The staff and other patrons were super friendly. A lot of places like to throw around the words like "community" but this place lives it.