With Horse Pens 40 just up the road, I've never seen it as "worth it" to drive two hours to climb for a day, and turn around to come back. However, being not only my first time climbing in the Noog, but also outside of Alabama in general, it was a complete game changer...

On New Year's Day I took a small group out on the stand up paddle boards and paddled just one mile to the James D. Martin Wildlife Park.  It was a beautiful day and I wanted to share with all of you how you can paddle in Alabama even in the winter!

WHAT YOU NEED:

1. Padd...

LOCATION: You have probably seen our building...a tall thing on the water right off Rainbow Drive and I759. 

LOCATION: If you follow us on instagram you have probably seen our sunset pics...self proclaimed BEST sunset in Gadsden from the back dock. 

LOCATION: I...

The 2017 Climbing Wall Association Summit has come to an end, and I am home in Sweet Home Alabama contemplating the wealth of information that was gleaned from this great event. This was my first time attending, and I am sure glad I went. These are my top 5 reasons (wi...

You may not have heard the term "microgym" in reference to indoor climbing gyms, and that would be because we made it up.  In fact, we thought up the idea over a few microbrews one night, and it has stuck ever since.  Our owners met while working at a microbrewery and...

What does every awesome business have?  T shirts of course!  Who cares if we are selling these great tri blend shirts out of the trunk of our cars!  For real, our first sale was out of the trunk, and we will continue to do that until our new facility is up and going....

As the new year approaches there is just one goal for us and GadRock. Be PRESENT!  With a million and one little things that have to be and will be accomplished, it is important to be mindful and present. Every single failure and success will be a beautiful moment for...

If you are from Gadsden, AL then you have called our little ole town GadRock a time or two.  If you have met someone from Gadsden, AL then you too have probably also called it GadRock a time or two.  When deciding on a name for our climbing gym, no other name would do....

In life it is important to have your home, your place, your people, your tribe; That place or group you know you can always come back to and feel like you belong.  For us, Gadsden, Al and the people that live in and around here are just that, and GadRock microgym is ou...

A few years ago, opening a climbing gym in Gadsden, AL was only a dream.  Lots of ideas were tossed around until FINALLY the right time and team came together to take the concept from dream to reality.  Our first step was to find the right location for our TALL demands...