After nearly a year of preparation and planning, Whetstone Climbing opened Monday in south Fort Collins.

The 31,000-square-foot space is at 220 Smokey St., Fort Collins, next to Fly High Trampoline Park.

It includes a climbing area, rope and kids walls, 6,900 square feet of boulders, a training area, yoga, child care, physical therapy as well as a cafe named The Bivy, which serves beer and wine.

Owned by Darrell Gschwendtner, Whetsone is named for a climbing tool and popular climb near Crested Butte. Gschwendtner and partners invested about $2.5 million to bring the facility to fruition.

Gschwendtner signed a 10-year lease for the location.

For more information, visit whetstoneclimbing.com.