Rocking Around Missouri

June 11, 2025

CoMo Rocks, an indoor rock-climbing gym in Columbia, offers a welcoming and accessible fitness activity for both individuals and groups.

When CoMo Rocks opened in 2022, there was a lack of facilities for climbing in central Missouri. “It was hard to find each other because there wasn’t a central hub where we could all meet and gather all ages and all walks of life,” says Wil Pamieri, co-owner of the gym.

The climbing gym, also co-owned by David McGee, has almost 10,000 square feet of climbing terrain, including climbing walls for bouldering—a form of rock climbing without ropes—and rope climbing. It also has a weight-lifting area, climbing classes for all ability levels, yoga classes, and a gear shop that offers climbing gear rentals.

The gym is mostly membership based, but it does offer day and group passes. Whether you are looking for something to fill the afternoon or an event venue for a birthday party, corporate team-building exercise, class field trip, church group, scout troop, or bachelor/bachelorette party, this gym offers a fun and nonjudgmental environment to gather. CoMo Rocks also has competition teams, climbing clubs, camps, and weekly events.

The gym has climbers from age two and a half to 75, who attend its events and activities, Wil says. “We have a real fun mix across generations and abilities that we’re finding coming into our doors.”