The journey.
Hey I’m Jackson, growing up as a competitive athlete in middle and high school, I wanted to find a new sport that I could enjoy in my time off as a college student. Some friends of mine introduced me to rock climbing and I began to love the sport and community.
After attending the University of Alabama for a couple years, I changed directions and pursued my goal of owning a business one day. I realized, after building a home climbing wall so that I could climb in whatever spare time I had with the help of some friends, that I could combine my passion for climbing with my desire to own a business and open a bouldering gym of my own. From there Crux Climbing was born, I saw Tuscaloosa, the area I had grown to love, didn't have a space for the community and rock climbing family to come together and I made it my goal to create that space.
Since then Crux has become a place for climbers of all skill levels and backgrounds to call home all with the focus of creating a new family of climbers and getting better together. We have never intended for this place to feel like an ordinary gym, we encourage our community and are invested in everybody here leaving better than when they arrived.
We have amazing people that helped us bring my vision to reality in just a few short months and created a loving family-owned gym that can support the local climbing community, and give climbers of all ages a place to call their own. This is the heart of Crux where we all try to hit our peak together.
Community comments
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I would recommend Crux to anyone, whether they are an expert wall climber looking to practice their skills or someone just trying it out for the first time. They have everything you need to both relax and to test your limits, with plenty of comfortable seating and a variety of problems that are both fun and challenging. It's a perfect place to bring your friends and to make new ones, as there is already an amazing community building around Crux I also love Cash, the resident puppy!
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— Grace D.
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Crux climbing is the very first gym for the climbing community in west Alabama to socialize and climb together. Crux is a place for everyone, no matter the skill, to come and train to become a better climber. There is a family atmosphere that makes the place special and motivated members that all help each other to get strong together.
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— Blaine H.
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Absolutely love the gym. Great environment also has a gym dog!”
— Avery K.
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I cannot entirely describe the impact this gym has had on my heart and mind. It is truly a place of community and growth and I am forever thankful for its existence.
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— Johana C.
Lifting, climbing, training. There’s a place for you here.
Visit today! It’s on us for your first time!
Located just 13 minutes from The University of Alabama campus near Northport.