Stone Age Rock Gym

I would 100% recommend taking an outdoor excursion with Kevin of Stone Age Rock Gym. A trio of us were visiting for fall foliage in late October and booked a half-day trip through the gym's website. We were able to fill out everything online, and Kevin reached out the afternoon before our climbing day to confirm the crag (east facing on Ragged Mountain, so we could be warm!), where we would park/meet, and any pertinent notes.

Once there, Kevin had all the gear we needed, packed and ready to go. Harnesses, helmets, ropes, webbing, things I didn't know we needed but he had prepared for safety/security/fun. Then, we had a short approach and voila! A wall with plenty of climbs. Kevin led us up a scramble first to set up our first two top ropes and gave us a chance to rappel back down after we took in the incredible view from the top of Ragged Mountain. We spent the morning climbing a range of 5.6-5.8s, got to say hello to a friendly pup, and learned a lot about crag stewardship in the area. Our trip had a blast, and despite the wasp/bees that we were disturbing, we couldn't have pictured a better day.

I'll be making an excuse to visit more often to take advantage of Connecticut's great climbing scene, Kevin's knowledge, and relationship with the local climbing community. Yelpers, you won't regret it!

Best place to learn everything you need to know about rock climbing.... look for Kevin. We were in Delaware for a weekend, went to a rock climbing gym, staff there were impressed with whatever Kevin taught us.

Overall, this place is mad fun to be in. Very addicting. This place will keep you motivated if you're not someone that likes to get to the gym.

I won 4 passes to a day of rock climbing at this gym in a charity auction (props to them for supporting charity!!). The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had a training session with the owner first where it was very obvious he knew what he was talking about and safety was their number one priority!

My friends and I enjoyed our time here. It was challenging as first timers, but they were helpful giving us pointers while climbing and letting us try different techniques and courses.

The place is a little bit smaller than I'd like, and can get crowded on certain days.. But going on the right night gave us a pretty free reign of the place. We only did a two week membership so far (Groupon), but both of us had quite a bit of fun. It's a decent workout if you stay there for a while, and I'm pretty new to this but there seemed to be a good variety of difficulties.

The staff was overall very nice, and seemed very keen on making sure everything is done safely. They were a bit discombobulated at times, but I never felt unsafe. Getting waited on at times was a bit of a challenge, because they're always so busy helping teach people or helping review the safety guidelines and reminding people how to do certain things.

At how high is the monthly rate is, particularly if you need rental gear, I can't see myself being a monthly member.. But the 10 visit passes might be doable in the future.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PICTURE. ROCK CLIMBING WALL IS 4' X 10'. Staff disinterested and not at all helpful. We stayed for 15 minutes then left due to the boring "challenges". Do not waste your money.

Amazing Gym! Great people and community! Kevin, Jen and Mike taught me most everything I know about climbing. I've used many of the services that gym provides and loved them all. I grew up there climbing after school when I went to ECHS, going to summer camp, having birthdays, participating in the youth group and learning to lead climb outdoors.

Kevin, Jen and Mike are all excellent guide. I always felt very safe and had lots of fun while climbing with them. Some of my best experiences climbing are with them. I remember climbing and learning a lot at summer camp. Coming home everyday feeling great and well exercised. They would always make sure everyone had everything they needed to be safe and have fun for a day of outdoor climbing and while at the cliff kept everyone safe and making sure they had lots of fun. They always had plenty of ropes set up at the cliffs so we were never board and they would take us to really beautiful locations and on really fun hikes. I remember they were great mentors all around too. Making sure everyone got along and no one was left out or hurtful to others.

This is a review on the outdoor rock climbing excursion only**

We did the guided outdoor climb at Ragged Mountain and it was absolutely fantastic. What I really appreciated was the extra time our guide gave us - one of the climbers in our group had zero experience, and although she was extremely athletic was very nervous about the climb. Our guide gave her the encouragement as well as a little extra time so that she could complete the climb to the top! She was also great in giving all of us pointers regarding different holds so that the rest of us could make all of our climb attenpts as well. Awesome experience and definitely will do it again!

The staffs are really great and helpful.
The paddings on the bottom are great even if you fall from a low ceiling.
I haven't gone up to the high ceiling so I don't know about that one.
You can go alone without a buddy to hold onto your rope.
I forgot the wording but they have a hydraulic system thingy where if you let go, it brings you down slowly.

Fun activity to do with your friends instead of sitting inside movie theaters.

Awesome place. Jen and Kevin are great. Both our kids started climbing there by the time they were 8 years old, and continued with Stone Age Rock Gym for outdoor climbing during the summers. Great focus on safety, great with kids, and a relaxed, casual atmosphere - not at all "corporate" or stuffy! Really glad we found them!

We've held birthday parties at the gym, and I've also taken Boy Scout and Venturing Crew members there for outing; all the groups had a great time!

The place I started to climb at after graduating Uconn. The student/military discounts are a big plus especially for membership. I've been climbing there since almost a decade ago, and they've improved ever since. The staff is exceedingly nice, knowledgeable and able to handle even emergency situations.

The gym itself has a cave, a nice steep incline, top roping, slopes, lots of belays and auto belays. They reset the problems regularly, and there are plenty of thick padding every inch of the floor. It's on the smaller end sure, but there's always room since it's a mom-and-pop kinda business (which I like to support).

They also have free classes throughout the week. I cannot recommend this place enough, for amateur or experienced climbers!