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'''First Avenue Rocks''' is | '''First Avenue Rocks''' is an indoor rock-climbing facility located in a leased warehouse at 2417 [[1st Avenue South]]. The facility, owned by entrepreneur [[Joe Ortega]], features four 13-foot tall climbing structures, a yoga room, a screening room and art gallery at the facility. The development officially opened on [[August 1]], [[2009]]. | ||
Ortega | The facility specializes in "bouldering", a low-altitude technique where the climber ascends the face of a boulder or small rock face and has a crash pad to land on if the climber loses grip or footing. In [[2011]], Ortega began scouting locations for a second gym. The 14,000 square-foot [[Birmingham Boulders]] opened in [[2016]], as the second location in a chain now known as [[The Bouldering Authority]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (February 13, 2009) "Rock climbing gym coming to Birmingham." | * Cooper, Lauren B. (February 13, 2009) "Rock climbing gym coming to Birmingham." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Diel, Stan (March 24, 2011) "City bouldering gym seeks to scale new summit." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Birmingham-AL/First-Avenue-Rocks/58202748151 First Avenue Rocks] on Facebook | |||
[[Category:Fitness centers]] | [[Category:Fitness centers]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue South]] | [[Category:1st Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:2009 establishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 16 May 2017
First Avenue Rocks is an indoor rock-climbing facility located in a leased warehouse at 2417 1st Avenue South. The facility, owned by entrepreneur Joe Ortega, features four 13-foot tall climbing structures, a yoga room, a screening room and art gallery at the facility. The development officially opened on August 1, 2009.
The facility specializes in "bouldering", a low-altitude technique where the climber ascends the face of a boulder or small rock face and has a crash pad to land on if the climber loses grip or footing. In 2011, Ortega began scouting locations for a second gym. The 14,000 square-foot Birmingham Boulders opened in 2016, as the second location in a chain now known as The Bouldering Authority.
References
- Cooper, Lauren B. (February 13, 2009) "Rock climbing gym coming to Birmingham." Birmingham Business Journal
- Diel, Stan (March 24, 2011) "City bouldering gym seeks to scale new summit." The Birmingham News
External links
- First Avenue Rocks on Facebook