Stone Gardens Gym
📍 2839 NW Market St, Seattle, WAStone Gardens is Seattle's original indoor climbing gym, operating in Ballard since 1992 with both bouldering and top-rope walls that span beginner slabs to advanced overhangs. The gym runs structured intro classes and movement clinics taught by experienced climbers who emphasize footwork and body positioning over upper body strength. Stone Gardens has a reputation for being genuinely beginner-friendly without sacrificing the technical depth that keeps experienced climbers coming back.