<p>Does Rice have a climbing wall? S found a gym about 5 miles away affiliated with a hotel, but I don't know if that is open to the pubic/for membership. Are there other gyms in the area (less than 10 miles)?</p>
<p>We don’t have a climbing wall on campus. ROPE (Rice Outdoors Programs and Education) runs rock climbing trips to a local climbing gym regularly. See [Friday</a> Night Climb : Rice University Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center](<a href=“http://recreation.rice.edu/rope/fnc/]Friday”>http://recreation.rice.edu/rope/fnc/) for more information</p>
<p>^ Actually, Hanszen has a small rock climbing wall. 
It’s really small though, not what you are looking for. I just felt like pointing it out haha.</p>
<p>ROPE does tons of rock climbing trips that are all really cool though, so I would definitely check out the link Adam gave you.</p>
<p>If you’re from out of town and you are looking to get your indoor climbing fix there’s also two more options that are nearby: Texas Rock Gym has some excellent walls and there’s also one at U of H’s Rec Center. Both have day passes available.</p>
<p>Is it safe to go by foot/bike to U of H? (I’ll make a separate post about safety in the area.) Is it feasible to get to the Texas Rock Gym by bike?</p>
<p>I just gave a general answer to your other question, but no – I would avoid traveling by bike to UH. Not some of the best areas to travel through. There will be a lot of students at Rice who have cars, though, and my suggestion is for your son to find someone with a car who would like to participate in the same activities.</p>
<p>The Texas Rock Gym is about 15 miles away (through safe areas, though pretty far and a lot of traffic). Heh – my sons both had birthday parties there when they were in elementary school. 
Fond memories!</p>