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Rock Climbing in a Converted Grain Elevator

Last weekend, Vilas and I went climbing at Upper Limits Rock Gym. The gym, located in Bloomington, Illinois, is held in a converted grain elevator. What a great way to reuse an old building!

Upper Limits Rock Gym in Bloomington, Illinois.  You can see the
outdoor boulder and climbing route going up the side of the building.

The warehouse-sized main room is covered in climbing surfaces.

The main climbing wall The main climbing wall

But most impressive are several silos containing routes along their inside walls.

Several climbing routes running up the inside of one of the silos Ropes hanging from the top of one of the silos This shaft was squeezed between to other silos.  It was not this dark
in person.

Unfortunately, Vilas and I could not go all the way to the top since we were not trained to belay back down. Nevertheless, we both enjoyed the routes available to us and left the gym thoroughly exhausted.

There are more pictures in the gallery.

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