The UK has some fantastic locations for ice climbing, but what if you live a long way from the mountains and your time is short? There's a growing number of indoor ice climbing facilities where you can hone your skills before heading out on an adventure in the mountains. Have you tried them and fancy writing us a review? … [Read more...]
White Spider // London // Review
I have wanted to climb at the White Spider ever since I began climbing in London, but it always felt a little bit too far as it is completely on the other side of town for me. But finally, I managed to coordinate things so I could climb there on a Friday night on the way to an outdoor climbing destination. And we managed to get there on the day the … [Read more...]
Reading Climbing Centre // Review
The Reading Climbing Centre surprised me with its variety of routes and the difficulty of the problems - I will definitely have to come back to this one! I just wish it wasn't quite as far away from where I live in London... … [Read more...]
Rokt Climbing Gym review
What's the best thing about Rokt... Privacy in the silos for top rope climbing Lots of bouldering across a good range of grades If we could improve one thing it would be... … [Read more...]
Westway // Review // West London
Westway is located within the Westway Sports & Fitness gym complex in West London, and offers bouldering, top rope and lead climbing on a variety of walls, including a 17 metre long overhanging 'comp' wall. … [Read more...]
The Castle Climbing Centre // Review // North London
The Castle Climbing Centre is the best known climbing gym in London, set inside an imposing-looking building which was built between 1852 and 1856 to act as a pumping station for drinking water in this area of London. It has it all - top ropes, leading and bouldering, and even its own organic garden. … [Read more...]
Mile End Climbing Wall // Review // East London
Mile End Climbing Gym is my local gym, so I have spent a lot of time there and I guess I am a little biased about it, but if I'm honest it took me a while to fall in love with this place. When I first started climbing this gym seemed altogether more scary to me than the Arch, perhaps because the routes on some of the walls are taller, but now I … [Read more...]
The Reach Climbing Wall // Review // South London
The Reach is my favourite climbing gym in the entire city, except from the fact that it is such a pain to get to! But that does discourage many people from going, which means you do not have to queue for routes, as you do in some other London gyms, and can enjoy your climbing in peace. … [Read more...]