The Hive North Shore and Hive Yoga

I had my first-ever climbing experience at The Hive North Shore, and it was fantastic! The staff were super friendly and welcoming, making sure I felt comfortable right away. The facility is spacious, clean, and well-designed, with a great variety of routes for all skill levels. As a beginner, I really appreciated the supportive atmosphere and the well-thought-out bouldering problems that were both fun and challenging. The community vibe is awesome—everyone is encouraging and helpful. I’ll definitely be coming back for more!

I’d like to give a big thumbs up to staff named Azura or Azra—sorry if I’ve misspelled the name for the wonderful experience I had while purchasing my very first pair of climbing shoes a couple of days ago. They offered excellent advice based on their own experience and knowledge, which really helped me make the right choice.nnThere was absolutely no pressure—they gave me plenty of time to try different options and provided thoughtful, thorough guidance on finding the best fit. I’m truly happy with the shoes I purchased with their help, and they’ve made my climbing experience much more enjoyable.nnThank you!

I recently decided to get into bouldering as a way to make it through the dreadful fall/winter and also to pick up some new skills that I'm lacking in for my scrambling and mountaineering goals. I came to the women's intro class and then signed up for the 4-week basics class right after.nnI strongly recommend the one-off beginners class. I also really appreciate the women's only option for this class, as a lot of us perceive this sport as intimidating sport to get into. Erica is a wonderful instructor - patient, encouraging and very clear in her demos, explanations and feedback.nnSo far I'm also enjoying the basics class. David is a fun and skilled instructor. Our class has a range of proficiency- me, the complete beginner, up to one person who has been coming to the gym for awhile- and he does a great job of tailoring his instruction to each of us individually to ensure we're getting what we need at the level we're each at. He also had a very detailed and thoughtful response to my concerns about avoiding injury as an older athlete new to the sport.nnThe sheer number of people climbing in the evenings can be a little intimidating for newcomers. It's unavoidable - it gets dark at 4:30pm now, of course everyone wants to work out indoors! You kind of just have to get over it and go for it. Staff and other gym goers have been super friendly though. I've walked up to people randomly to ask newbie questions and everyone has been helpful.nnLooking forward to continuing my bouldering journey and coming out out on the other side of this winter ready to take it to the next level on my mountain adventures!

Solid bouldering gym. I live in Van but drive out to this location as it's a much better facility than the Van location. Good weight lifting equipment, system boards, traverse wall. Lots of training opportunities.

the climbs are far too dynamic, lacks static climbs. as a busy person who is unable to climb 3-5 times a week, I lack the muscle discipline to be able to do these climbs. i wish there were climbs that require technique, rather than strength, explosiveness and reach. I stayed for 5 hours and I couldn't do any V4s. yes call me weak.