Philadelphia Rock Gyms Fishtown

PRG Fishtown

Philadelphia Rock Gyms opened its Fishtown gym on East York Street in 2018 as a neighbourhood gym for Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Kensington, Old City and Port Richmond. It is a separate business from Movement Fishtown, the much larger Movement gym on North American Street. One PRG membership covers all five PRG gyms.

Climbing and training

At about 6,000 sq ft this is PRG's smallest gym, with more than 75 boulder problems and 40-plus roped routes using top-rope, lead and auto-belay lines. There is a training area with hangboards, and a fitness room with squat racks, barbells, dumbbells, a cable station and cardio machines. Individual bathrooms have showers, and there is a retail shop.

Visiting

• No booking needed: walk in, sign the waiver and get a short safety orientation; gear rental is available.
• Kids: under-16s need an adult in the building. Children can boulder from age 7 with active adult supervision, and can rope climb or use the auto-belays when a parent certified on them is with them.
• Learning: the one-hour Introduction to Top Rope class (ages 16+) runs on weekday evenings, with lead classes, private coaching, Team PRG youth team practices and Kids Day Off camps.
• Community: the drop-in Friends Climb on Wednesday evenings welcomes "girls, gays, and theys" of all abilities, and PRG members can join free Beta Night coaching on Wednesdays.