Located across from the iconic Apollo Theater, Harlem is a bouldering-only facility with hundreds of climbs. Bouldering, a form of rock climbing, involves ascents typically not exceeding 15 feet and does not require ropes. Curious? Join a class to learn more! Come for the climbing, and stay for the community. You’ll love our unique route setting — fun, challenging problems across every grade, set against various wall angles in an open-floor layout. Our facility has state-of-the-art climbing training equipment including campus boards, a Tension board, and an LED MoonBoard for customized training programs. Welcome to Movement Harlem!
upcoming classes
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Climbing Club ages 6-9 (Rec I)
After School
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Climbing Club ages 9-12 (Rec II)
After School
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CURC Practice
Community Event
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HIIT
Conditioning
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Yoga for Climbers (Thursday)
Gentle
Diana H.
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Climbing Club ages 9-12 (Rec II)
After School
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Introduction to Bouldering
Introductory
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Climbing Club ages 13-17 (Club Team)
After School
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Intro to Technique
Introductory
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CURC Practice
Community Event
social connections
🌟 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us 🌟
This Friday, October 3 from 6-9pm join @amigaswhoclimb + Movement Harlem for Community Night with group leaders fluent in both english and spanish! 🧗♀️
Whether it’s your first time or you’re looking for a space that’s welcoming—this night is for you 🫶
➡️ sign up at our link in bio! free for members + $15 reduced day pass for guests
🌅 Sunset Flow on the Terrace at Movement Gowanus! 🧘♀️✨
Join us for a golden-hour vinyasa flow overlooking the city (weather permitting 🌞—yoga room if not).
Expect a moderate, faster-paced sequence that warms you up for “peak” poses, with plenty of choices, challenges, and encouragement along the way.
🔆 Heat level: 2–3
🌿 All levels welcome (ages 14+)
Come flow, sweat, and soak up the sunset with us!
Say hey to your Harlem head setter 👋 Sebi has been setting bangers at Harlem since 2023. Not only does he run the show here at Harlem, but he’s also the head setter at @movementvalhalla! Double the gyms, double the 🔥 sets! Read below to learn more about him and his setting career 👇
1. How did you begin setting?
I’ve been setting since 2017. To start setting, I basically had to convince the Head Routesetter at my old gym over a period of a year and a half that I would be a valuable contribution to the team. I’ve now been the Head Setter at Movement Harlem for two years!
2. Have you had any memorable career highlights or routes you’ve set?
Chiefing Uptown Showdown, my first premier-level bouldering competition, last April was definitely a standout.
3. Favorite outdoor climbing spot?
I love sport climbing in Rumney, NH!
4. What are you doing when you’re not climbing?
It doesn’t happen often but when I’m not climbing, I try to relax at home or at the park. Living in NYC has taught me to make an effort to slow things down and just chill out. Oh! and baking lots of bread!
another EPIC competition for the books! 🤩🎉
thanks to everyone who competed or spectated in this year’s Lead Flash Comp at LIC! It’s always a treat to see all the insane climbers in the city and have our community come out to cheer them on 🫶
+ a huge shoutout to our community partners for making our comp that much more epic @rijleept @climbing.rehab @navawellnessnyc @citiestocrags 🔥
We know we can’t wait for 2026 👀
📍 Gowanus
Nestled between Brooklyn’s iconic Cobble Hill and Park Slope neighborhoods, Movement Gowanus is the largest climbing gym in New York City. Spanning 36,000 sq. ft. across three massive floors, the gym features over 300 different top rope, lead, and bouldering problems for climbers of every level.
Beyond climbing, our Gowanus location is designed for all-around fitness, offering yoga, acro, HIIT, Pilates, and more—making it a true hub for movement in the city.
Come check us out ⬇️
📍 242 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
🚨 Last chance to register for the Lead Flash Comp at LIC!
We’re down to the very last spots in each division, so if you’ve been thinking about signing up, this is it. Don’t miss your shot to compete under the lights on Friday, September 19 from 7-10pm⚡🧗
Not competing? No problem. Spectating is FREE and the energy is going to be unreal:
🎶 Live DJ
🍻 Free drinks
🎁 Raffles + prizes
🙌 Epic vibes and hype
Trust us when we say you don’t want to miss our biggest lead comp of the year.
👉 Register now through the link in bio before it’s too late!
👋 Everyone say hi to Nick, our Harlem Gym Director! Nick’s been keeping things on track 🚂 since 2021 and we think a proper introduction as Gym Director is in order (or should we say conductor 😉).
Hey y’all! I’m Nick and I am a climber, weight lifter, dungeon master, novice fantasy football player and Movement Harlem’s Gym Director! Over the last four years, you’ve likely seen me at the desk or on the floor and I am so thrilled to be stepping into my new position. Having worked with our previous director, Lulú for the last four years, I hope to keep the spirit of our gym alive while leading us into our next chapter! If you ever see me climbing, feel free to say hi!
I started climbing sometime in 2018 when a friend of mine finally tricked me into coming with him to our university climbing wall. I was instantly hooked. The first time I ever went bouldering, we climbed until we couldn’t close our hands into fists. So this is my 7th year as a climber, but still not a V7 climber.
When I’m not behind a desk of some kind, I like biking in the city, catching a new movie, and playing video games with my wife! We’ve been hooked on Baldur’s Gate 3 for a while now.
what if we told you the beta was to levitate 🤯
but in all seriousness, @p_mrozek set a beaut 👌 this pretty pink v6 has got pockets from start to finish!
📍v6 at Movement LIC
our directors
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Nick
Baum
Director
meet our partners
We partner with organizations that help bring down social and physical barriers to climbing and who are committed to preserving and protecting the planet.