Climbing Centres are great in the summer!
If you’re making plans to do some outdoor climbing because (sometimes) the weather is a bit warmer and drier, don’t forget all the great things going at local indoor climbing…
Learning the ropes (and the boulders) with NICAS & NIBAS
Abbi Blakey, Membership Manager for NICAS and NIBAS, tells us all about the schemes which are great ways to consolidate and learn climbing skills. Many climbing walls offer them as…
10 Questions with … Ollie Wragg
Climbing Centre Assistant Manager & Route Setter
10 Questions with … Belinda Fuller
Performance coach with GB Paraclimbing, White Spider & Be Climbing
What? Every hold has a name?!?!
Well, maybe not every hold, but yes there is a lot of terminology around the type of holds on climbing walls and how they are held. This is most important…
What Gear Do I Need for Indoor Top-Roped Climbing?
If you’ve already had the training, can safely belay, put on a harness and want to try roped climbing, what equipment will you need and extras might you want? Well…
First time visit to a climbing wall
If you’re wanting to visit a climbing wall for the first time – do! Centres are very welcoming of beginners and staff are usually enthusiastic climbers, eager to share their…
What Gear Do I Need For Indoor Bouldering?
Indoor bouldering is perhaps the easiest entry point for new climbers. Very little equipment is required and any that is can usually be hired, at little cost, from the climbing…