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Cliffs of Id

Culver City, California, United States

  • Top Rope
  • Lead Climbing
  • Bouldering
  • Kids Wall
4.6from 402 reviewsDay pass $35
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Touchstone Climbing's Culver City gym, open since 2015: about 27,000 sq ft of climbing with 40 ft roped walls, 16,000 sq ft of bouldering, a 2024 MoonBoard, a weight room, daily yoga and fitness classes and a dry sauna.

About

Ropes and bouldering in Culver City

Cliffs of Id opened on South Fairfax Avenue in 2015 and is one of Touchstone Climbing's 18 gyms in California. Its name comes from Reyner Banham's book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies, whose "Plains of Id" are the flatlands where Culver City sits. There are about 27,000 sq ft of climbing: 11,000 sq ft of roped walls up to 40 ft, with more than 180 routes, and 16,000 sq ft of bouldering, set on slabs, steep overhangs, dihedrals, cracks and corners.

Training and fitness

  • A 2024 MoonBoard at a fixed 40°, a spray wall, a campus board and hangboards
  • A weight room with free weights and functional kit, plus treadmills and ellipticals
  • Daily yoga and fitness classes in the studio, from flow yoga to TRX and strength sessions, free for members
  • A dry sauna, showers, lockers and a free towel service

Visiting

Anyone can drop in with a day pass. There are no auto-belays, so to top-rope you need to pass a belay test or take the Intro to Climbing class, and lead belay tests can be booked or taken on a drop-in basis. Shoes, harnesses and belay devices are for hire, the pro shop sells gear, and Organic crash pads can be rented for weekend trips. Children 12 and under must be supervised within arm's reach. The gym runs youth camps and teams, clinics, private lessons and monthly affinity meetups, and membership covers every Touchstone gym. There is a large car park off Fairfax and Hines, and the Expo Line's Jefferson/La Cienega station is a ten-minute walk.

Prices

As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.

Day pass
$35

- Off-peak, before 15:00 Monday to Friday (not holidays): $30

- Children 12 and under: $30

- Access to Climbing (ATC) day pass with California EBT or Medi-Cal and photo ID: $15

- 10-visit pass, valid at all Touchstone gyms for a year: $300 (waives the membership initiation fee)

- Intro to Climbing class with gear and a day pass: $45; Intro to Bouldering class: $40 (both free for members)

- Gear hire: shoes, harness and belay device $5; shoes $4; harness $2

- Members' guests: $5 off the day pass; a guest new to Touchstone climbs free with a member

Membership
$120a month

- Individual monthly membership: $120 a month plus a $100 initiation fee (waived if you have bought a 10-visit pass); billed on the 1st, freeze for $10 a month or cancel without penalty

- One-month prepaid membership (30 days, no renewal): $130

- Family: $120 a month for one adult, $230 for two adults, $110 for seniors and for children 13–17, children 12 and under free; $150 initiation fee

- Discounts for students, seniors, teachers, military and juniors; financial assistance available; HSA/FSA payment through Truemed

- Covers every Touchstone gym in California, with unlimited yoga and fitness classes, sauna and towel service

Upcoming events

All 23 events at Cliffs of Id

As the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.

  • Social

    Dry Rock Foundation

    Free for members; $20 day pass for non-members, free on a first Touchstone visit

    Daytime climbing meetup with Dry Rock Foundation for the sober and sober-curious community.

  • Workshop

    Lead Climbing Clinic

    $120 members, $190 non-members

    A two-session weekend clinic for top-rope climbers who want to start leading: the fundamental lead skills, then putting them into practice on the walls. Spaces are limited, so book ahead.

  • Workshop

    Finger Care for Climbers

    $10 members, $45 non-members

    A practical hour on looking after your hands: skin care, injury prevention, taping and recovery tools. Book ahead.

  • Social

    Brown Girls Climb

    Free for members; $20 day pass for non-members, free on a first Touchstone visit

    Meetup with Brown Girls Climb, the national non-profit building mentorship, leadership and access to climbing for people of the global majority, with its roots among women of colour.

  • Social

    Spooky Lights Out Climbing

    Halloween night with the gym open late and the lights turned down: bring a headlamp, with a night market, a monster hunt, sweets and a costume contest at 20:30.

Key Features

Types of Climbing

  • Rope (any)
  • Top Rope
  • Lead Climbing
  • Bouldering (any)
  • Kids Wall

Climbing Training

  • Training Walls (any)
  • Digital Board
  • Moon Board
  • Spray Wall
  • Hangboard
  • Campus Board

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Free Weights
  • Cardio
  • Yoga Studio

Access

  • Memberships
  • Single Day Passes
  • Multi-day Passes
  • Student Discounts

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Crash Pad Hire
  • Harness Hire

Other Amenities

  • Merchandise Shop
  • Changing Rooms
  • Lockers
  • Showers
  • Sauna

Classes & Programs

  • Classes (any)
  • Beginner Classes
  • Advanced Classes
  • Kids Classes
  • Local Competitions
  • Yoga Classes
  • Fitness Classes
  • Team Building
  • Private Instruction
  • Women's Programs
  • BIPOC Programs
  • LGBTQ+ Programs

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym

What climbers say about Cliffs of Id

4.6 out of 5from 402 reviews on Google

“My favorite rock climbing gym in the LA area out of the ones I've been to. … Top rope can be a bit limited, but bouldering is top notch.”

Google review,

“Great route setting, great vibes--clean, spacious, it's got it all--except for one brutally vital thing and you know where this is going...parking.”

Google review,

Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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How climbers have done climbs at Cliffs of Id, played from where they were posted. Walls reset their climbs every few weeks, so check when each was posted.

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  • Touchstone Climbing Series 2026 boulder send

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By The Roots & Rhythm Odyssey on YouTube ·

  • Touchstone Climbing Series 2026 boulder, sent on the second go

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By The Roots & Rhythm Odyssey on YouTube ·

  • 5.13d on top rope

    • Top rope
    • 5.13d · Expert

    By Cliff Pink on YouTube ·

  • After-hours session on the new competition set

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By Franco on YouTube ·

  • Working V4 to V6 problems

    • Bouldering
    • V4–V6 · Intermediate

    By Franco on YouTube ·

  • Green V4

    • Bouldering
    • V4 · Intermediate

    By MKF Climbs on YouTube ·

  • Yellow V7

    • Bouldering
    • V7 · Advanced

    By BadWater Bouldering on YouTube ·

  • Bouldering session around the gym, part 2

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By Elbert Lim on YouTube ·

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