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Pacific Pipe
Oakland's premier climbing destination—where community, challenge, and top-tier facilities meet.
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About Pacific Pipe
Pacific Pipe is a state-of-the-art climbing gym in Oakland, CA, offering bouldering, sport climbing, and lead climbing on frequently reset routes for all skill levels. With a 4.8-star rating from 690 reviews, it features well-maintained gym equipment, clean locker rooms, showers, a sauna, and a welcoming community. Ideal for families, beginners, and seasoned climbers, it provides rental gear, a taco truck, and a positive vibe in a spacious, modern facility.
Business Info
Location
2140 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
Services Offered
Bouldering and Sport Climbing
Extensive walls with frequent route resets for bouldering and top-rope climbing, catering to all levels from beginners to advanced climbers.
Lead Climbing
Dedicated lead climbing areas with scheduled tests for certified climbers, offering challenging routes and consistent grading.
Fitness Equipment and Sauna
Well-maintained gym machines, weights, and a sauna for cross-training and post-climb relaxation in clean, modern facilities.
Rental Gear and Pro Shop
Harness and shoe rentals available, along with beta assistance via Kaya app and a pro shop for climbing essentials.
Community Events and Family Days
Welcoming atmosphere with family-friendly weekends, community events, and outdoor food options like taco trucks.
Reviews
5(5 reviews)
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Jordan Tate
via Google
about 1 month ago
Very nice facilities and staff. They set kinda easy up until .11b lol. Only complaint: the showers are freezing sometimes. But it's ok. Very clean, very friendly. Parking limited in the evenings, consider biking. Sauna is great.
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Qingyu Linvia Google
3 months ago
Update: after climbing here for almost a year, I achieved my goal of topping 100 × V4 boulders! (and 18 × V5)✌️ The best climbing gym I have ever climbed. And also the 1st V4 and V5 sent here. Highly recommend it! Don't forget to watch the video on YouTube from Magnus Mitblo reviewing this gym! Now, it's my family's weekend gym!
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Antonia Klouthisvia Google
4 months ago
Awesome gym! I just wish it wasn't so far away from me! Plenty of climbing to keep you entertained all day, super nice facilities, showers, sauna, friendly staff, the works. I expected the grading to be super soft at such a new gym but it wasn't too bad. Still softer than outdoor grades of course, but way more accurate than someplace like gripstone or movement. Most of the 5.10s felt like they could've had 1/2 the holds taken away and still maintained the grade, but they still had good flow and were fun to climb. The 11s and 12s were all fun challenges and it felt like setters took care to differentiate between the letter grades as well and keep the grading feeling pretty consistent throughout the gym. My only complaint is how hard it is to get a lead test scheduled.
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Athitaya Rungpetchvia Google
11 months ago
Been going for a year and I can’t get over how great of a facility Pacific Pipe is. There’s plenty of walls for boulders and sports climbing. The routes reset often so it never gets boring. Kaya is accessible for all the beta help you need. Even the gym equipments are well maintained and new machines are still being added. The locker rooms and showers are cleaned and well stocked. The community here is also top notch.
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Helen Hsu, Psy.D.via Google
almost 3 years ago
Wonderful day spent on a rainy Sunday-adults & kids all had a great time climbing. Staff were really friendly despite it being hectic and busy. Lots of bouldering & climb routes- really huge inside! Other climbers were all really nice- it’s a positive vibe. Facilities are clean, great condition and the weights and exercise equipment section looked fabulous too. Restroom clean & lockers available. Prices are totally reasonable. Harness & shoes available for rent. Taco truck outside plus they were totally cool w us bringing in our own snacks & drinks & had some tables to sit at & eat ( keep all drinks & food away from climbing area). Do NOT leave anything in your car- break ins are common throughout the city. That said, we parked in dirt lot out back all day & it was fine. Will def be back.
