After one year in downtown Tulsa’s East Village, Gravity Bear Bouldering Gym has officially closed its doors.
The business, located at 618 E. Third St., garnered a loyal membership base after opening in August 2025. But despite its growing support, operating costs proved to be too expensive.
“While our membership base has grown, we haven’t yet reached break even,” Parker Simms, Gravity Bear’s owner, said in a GoFundMe post in July. “We’re running out of runway to keep operations going.”…