Add your gym to your Climb On profile and choose Climbers at my gym to find climbing partners who listed the same location. Share when you usually climb, compare climbing preferences and suggest a session that fits both schedules.
You already have a place in common. The next useful detail is whether Thursday evening works. A familiar gym gives the first conversation somewhere concrete to begin.
## Put your gym in your own words
Type the gym you belong to or visit, then add the city when it helps identify the location. Your profile can describe how you use the gym: a regular membership, occasional visits or time there while you’re traveling.
That detail belongs to you. You can edit it when your membership changes or when you find yourself climbing somewhere else for a while.
A gym name can be a remarkably good conversation starter. It saves the explanation of where the place is and gives you something more specific to say than “Do you climb indoors?”
Add the part your membership cannot tell a climber
Two climbers can belong to the same gym and keep completely different schedules. Your availability is what turns a shared place into a possible session.
Maybe you climb before work. Maybe Thursday is the evening you can usually stay for a longer session. Another climber might have exactly the same window and be looking for the same kind of routine.
Share the time that usually works, then use the conversation to settle the next session. A routine can grow from one evening that fits.
Explain the session you have in mind
A gym session can mean working on a route, getting a few climbs in after work or spending time on boulders. Let the other climber know what you’re looking forward to.
“I’m usually there after six on Wednesdays and would like a regular rope-climbing partner” gives a climber a clear picture. “I’m visiting for a month and climbing a couple of evenings each week” does too.
Your climbing styles and profile details give the conversation context. The first message gives it a direction.
Make the first invitation easy to answer
Try a message like:
“Hey, you listed the same gym. I’m heading over Thursday around six for some sport climbing. Does that fit your week?”
The other climber can answer the time, suggest a different evening or explain what they’d like to climb. There’s enough detail to get started and enough room for both climbers to shape the plan.
Keep the next session in reach
Once you’ve climbed together, the conversation is already there for the next invitation. You can use it to pick another evening, talk about a route you saw or make plans for climbing outside.
Climb On helps you find the climber. A shared gym gives you somewhere familiar to begin.
[Download Climb On](/go), add your gym and see who’s climbing nearby. For the next message, read [What should I message a new climbing partner?](/blog/what-should-i-message-a-new-climbing-partner).
Your gym entry belongs to you
My gym is an optional part of your profile. You type the name, add a city or branch when useful, and choose whether it appears. You can edit or clear it when your routine changes. The optional gym supporter program is a separate way for a business to support Climb On.
[Explore My gym](/my-gym), then [download Climb On](/go?source=article) and find your next climbing partner.
Keep reading
[How do I find climbing partners?](/blog/how-do-i-find-climbing-partners) · [What should I message a new climbing partner?](/blog/what-should-i-message-a-new-climbing-partner)