The Pad Climbing SLO

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the day off climbing new Mystery Monday boulders!

08/31/2026

The Lunar eclipse is back only a few days after the last one and located in our very own climbing gym. Find one of the many ways through these mysterious crescents today.

08/31/2026

Here’s a “Back To Send” recap from last night. Thank-you to everyone who joined us and celebrated the beginning of a new school year! The Pad is always cheering YOU on! Hope to you soon SLO!! 📚🧗🫶

08/30/2026

Thanks to Bouldering.com for hooking us up with tons of free climbing shoes! Shoes will be available through Monday, August 31 on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one pair per person.

As a reminder, please do not resale your shoes locally or try to sell them to The Switchback. The Mountain Air and The Switchback are awesome local partners. Check them out when in need of gear for your next outdoor adventure.

08/27/2026

OMG Shoes! Bouldering.com donated hundreds of shoes to The Pad to give out to our members and guests for free. Yes! Free. New ones! Truly, we feel so so spoiled and so grateful to them, especially now that schools back in session and we have a ton of new climbers in.

Sizes and models are limited, especially if you have an average sized foot, but we have a boatload of kids’ shoes in sizes 3–8 and larger climbing shoes in sizes 12 and up. They are just waiting to find their next owners. Maybe that's you? Stop by the gym this weekend during our staffed hours and see if you find a pair!

Don't let anyone tell you they think you have too many shoes.

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day!

08/24/2026

A little big foot traverse for you. Looks like a much shorter traverse when you have the tallest setter in the video.

08/20/2026

School's back in session and you know what that means... Back to Sends is BACK!

Mark your calendars. August 30th. 5pm - close.

Bring your college ID and come climb for FREE. Plus we will provide some rentals for you to try out all the cool climbing things we have at The Pad. Maybe you'll make a new friend. Maybe you'll pick up a new hobby. Maybe you'll finally stop texting your friends "let's hang out soon" back and forth and actually hang out.

See you on the walls!

08/17/2026

Cave week is back in style.

08/10/2026