Hangar 18 Indoor Climbing Gym - South Bay, Hawthorne CA

Kids had a fun time for 3 hours. Staff is extremely sweet and helpful. Signin takes time but it is at least modernized and they try to make it quick.

Pros: Nice people, challenging sets, setting every week, and by far the least expensive climbing gym I've been to. Bouldering, top roping, lead climbing available.

Cons: No water fountain, slightly dirty, and there's no air conditioning (it can get pretty warm and humid inside.)

Bottom line, I will be keeping my membership for the foreseeable future. This gym has been improving in the last year or so, most notably by resetting every week instead of what felt like twice a year.

Great problems, friendly crowd, lots of parking. Can get a bit crowded during weeknights tho. Great monthly prices compared to other gyms.

Each Friday, they change one of the bouldering walls, so you can count on new problems every week. Most of the staff is friendly and they offer free yoga classes with membership on the mezzanine. Check their website for deals on membership! It does get crowded, but it's a very happy and friendly crowd.

It's cheap and the regular climbers here are great people. The downside is how crowded this place can get. The quality of the climb could use some improvement, but that requires better sets, holds, and maybe just renovating the entire gym to state of the art walls, but then the gym won't be cheap anymore. No other gym can beat its affordability.