Welcome to GOAT Climbing Gym

Established and opened in 2022, GOAT Climbing Gym is New Jersey’s premier indoor rock climbing facility.

GOAT Climbing Gym has some amazing features; Top Rope and Lead climbing from 40ft to 60ft, a dual lane official 15m height speed wall, training area and two separate Bouldering floors! It is our desire to provide our local community with a home away from home and a space to be themselves. Being a climber means you are a part of our family and we’d like to welcome you in!

So where next?

GOAT climbing has many offerings for every type of climber. Select an option and enjoy climbing!

GOAT Climber Progression & Recommendations

Bouldering

Top Rope

Lead Climbing

1st visit recommendation

Book a one hour staff guided climb with one of our instructors and enjoy climbing, guidance and fun with your friends or family! Suitable for ages 6+ and all abilities, 1-4 people.

Book Staff Guided Belay

2nd visit recommendation

Welcome back! Come grab a day pass and some rentals at the front desk, and ask a staff member about our classes and memberships! If you find yourself addicted to climbing and intend to climb with GOAT more than 3 times per month, it would be cost-effective for you to get a membership!

We have prepaid and monthly EFT/ACH payment options to fit your needs. Just ask us if you aren’t sure what membership could work for you! Rentals and FREE intro classes come with your membership on top of unlimited access to the gym within operating hours. We also have weekly payment options for climbers who prefer to pay in smaller increments at a time. Membership terms are outlined at sign-up, so you can join at your convenience.

If you don’t see yourself coming as often as 3 times a month, but want to save in the long run, we have 12-pack punch passes for adults & kids! You can also purchase these online.

Learn to Belay Classes

3rd visit recommendation and beyond!

Hopefully by now, you’ve seen all there is to see at GOAT including all 3 floors and our mezzanine! You’re probably starting to pick your favorite areas – the autobelays, the bouldering areas, the workout area, or maybe it’s even the lounge area!

If you’re looking for community, attend one of our meetups to make friends! You don’t need any amount of experience or knowledge of belaying. Friendly faces will welcome you, belay you on any wall, and are happy to see you week after week!

Now that you have a hang of things, a lay of the land and our gym’s offerings, consider joining a class like Intro to Bouldering or Learn to Belay to build some confidence and skill!

Day Pass Packs

Need a few more day passes before taking the leap? Purchase a punch card and save!

Purchase Day Passes

Membership

Ready to join our community? Come on in!

Join GOAT

1st visit recommendation

Book a one hour staff guided climb with one of our instructors and enjoy climbing, guidance and fun with your friends or family! Suitable for ages 6+ and all abilities, 1-4 people.

Book Staff Guided Belay

Bouldering

2nd visit recommendation

Welcome back! Come grab a day pass and some rentals at the front desk, and ask a staff member about our classes and memberships! If you find yourself addicted to climbing and intend to climb with GOAT more than 3 times per month, it would be cost-effective for you to get a membership!

We have prepaid and monthly EFT/ACH payment options to fit your needs. Just ask us if you aren’t sure what membership could work for you! Rentals and FREE intro classes come with your membership on top of unlimited access to the gym within operating hours. We also have weekly payment options for climbers who prefer to pay in smaller increments at a time. Membership terms are outlined at sign-up, so you can join at your convenience.

If you don’t see yourself coming as often as 3 times a month, but want to save in the long run, we have 12-pack punch passes for adults & kids! You can also purchase these online.

Learn to Belay Classes

Top Rope

3rd visit recommendation and beyond!

Hopefully by now, you’ve seen all there is to see at GOAT including all 3 floors and our mezzanine! You’re probably starting to pick your favorite areas – the autobelays, the bouldering areas, the workout area, or maybe it’s even the lounge area!

If you’re looking for community, attend one of our meetups to make friends! You don’t need any amount of experience or knowledge of belaying. Friendly faces will welcome you, belay you on any wall, and are happy to see you week after week!

Now that you have a hang of things, a lay of the land and our gym’s offerings, consider joining a class like Intro to Bouldering or Learn to Belay to build some confidence and skill!

Lead Climbing

Day Pass Packs

Need a few more day passes before taking the leap? Purchase a punch card and save!

Purchase Day Passes

Membership

Ready to join our community? Come on in!

Join GOAT

Climbing with Kids

Our gym was opened by a family of climbers, and we understand that kids love to climb!

If you plan to bring your kids climbing, we have a few recommendations to make your trip a fantastic time.

Here are a few of the best ways to bring kids to the gym and get them into indoor climbing:

Hire a GOAT Staff belay with a friend! This is a one hour guided climbing experience run by one of our professional staff, where your child and their friend(s) will experience all GOAT climbing has to offer and is a great introduction to indoor climbing.

Join Team Goat! Sign up for one of our youth programs

Arrange a private lesson for your child. Private lessons are facilitated by our professional coaching staff, they are one hour long, instructional, and fun!

Get involved in the climbing community and become belay certified. Take our Belay Class to learn how to secure a harness, tie a figure 8 follow through knot, and complete your belay checks. You’ll be able to belay your own kids, have the knowledge to come back in the future and maybe enjoy the sport yourself!

Please make sure to keep a vigilant eye on the children you bring to climb at GOAT.

Please read the rules and recommendations, and remember climbing can be enjoyed at any age and any level, but it is inherently dangerous and you are assuming the risk of injury.

Age requirements

Top Rope Belay class 14yrs*+
Top Rope test 14yrs+*
Lead Climb 13yrs+

For first time climbers, or non climbing parents we recommend that you book a staff guided climb with one of our staff members. This way your kid will be able to climb our walls with confidence and coaching from our instructors.

This also means you can relax and get some fantastic photos to commemorate the day!

For more information on personal belays, please view our staff guided climb booking page.

  • Top Rope Belay Class 14yrs*+
  • Top Rope Test 14yrs+*
  • Lead Climb Test 13yrs+*
  • Lead Belay Class / Test 16yrs+*
  • Unaccompanied by an adult > 14yrs+
  • Belayers (14+) must use an assisted braking belay device
  • Belayers (16+) may use a tube style belay device

Climbing participants under the age of 14 must be accompanied at all times by either: their parent or legal guardian, a member of staff, or a GOAT Climbing Gym coach or another authorized team certified coach.

Children 11-13 years must be supervised by an adult at a 1:2 adult to child ratio at all times.

Children ages 8-10 years must be directly supervised, with an adult at arm’s length at all times, at an adult to child ratio of 1:1.

The second floor Bouldering area is not a recommended space for children 8-10 years of age. While we are more than happy to have children under 8 years old at GOAT Climbing, the inherent risk of injury requires a constant 1:1 parent to child supervision.

All Bouldering areas are closed to all children under 8 years of age.

If you bring more than 1 child to GOAT Climbing Gym, please plan accordingly, bring an adult friend, book a belayer or sign up for one of our super youth programs! (Children under 16 yrs of age may not use the fitness equipment on the second floor.)

If you are planning to climb, belay and boulder with your kids, we highly recommend starting off with the party room climbs on the third floor.

If this room is booked for a party, try the Dark Green routes found on the ground floor. They are all fun, the holds are spaced closer together and the angle of the walls is friendly; after all Green means Go!

If you wish to boulder, please only use the ground floor boulders, and avoid the steep cave area. All of our intro fun and low grade boulders are Dark Green and finish below the top of the wall, to ensure a lower impact fall.

Please remember to spot your young climber, and prevent them from wandering under a climber on the wall.

TEAM GOAT

Party Room

Team GOAT

GOAT Youth Programs

We have an awesome range of climbing youth programs for kids! Whether your young climber is a new member of this amazing community or an experienced USAC competition climber, we have a coach and team for you. For more information, please see our Team GOAT youth program page.

Climbing Team Program

GOAT Rockstars Climbing Birthday party

Looking for a great way to celebrate your child’s birthday? Check out our “Rockstars Birthday party!” Our parties include Tree Climbing, Bouldering, Party room climbing games, and more!

Birthday Party Booking and Information

GOAT Youth Programs

We have an awesome range of climbing youth programs for kids! Whether your young climber is a new member of this amazing community or an experienced USAC competition climber, we have a coach and team for you. For more information, please see our Team GOAT youth program page.

Climbing Team Program

GOAT Rockstars Climbing Birthday party

Looking for a great way to celebrate your child’s birthday? Check out our “Rockstars Birthday party!” Our parties include Tree Climbing, Bouldering, Party room climbing games, and more!

Party Room

We keep our policies and pricing as simple and straightforward as possible.

We don’t charge cancellation fees, our initiation fees are low, and we do not lock people into contracts.

We believe in a supportive community, where climbing should be accessible to all and we’re sure that you’ll feel welcome here no matter your experience level.

Still Have Questions: See if your question is answered in our FAQ or Contact Us!

We keep our policies and pricing as simple and straightforward as possible.

We don’t charge cancellation fees, our initiation fees are low, and we do not lock people into contracts.

We believe in a supportive community, where climbing should be accessible to all and we’re sure that you’ll feel welcome here no matter your experience level.

Still Have Questions: See if your question is answered in our FAQ or Contact Us!