Coached classes for complete beginners that teach the fundamentals of bouldering: movement technique, falling safely, reading problems and building confidence on the wall. No experience needed.
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Each school term, one or two sessions a weekSchool term
$160 a month
A term-time squad for young climbers that coaches technique, strength and confidence, sold as a membership that also gives unlimited climbing.
$160 a month
School holidays, 09:00–12:00 (doors open 08:45)3-hour mornings; book one day or the whole program
$63 a day
Holiday mornings of bouldering for young climbers, with problem solving, fitness and games, best suited to ages 10 to 15.
$63 a day
Saturdays 09:15–10:30, in a rolling series you can join any week5 weekly sessions of 75 minutesBeginners
$40 a session
UP Climbing, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia12 km away
A five-week beginner series: each Saturday starts with a 15-minute warm-up and refresher on the fundamentals, then an hour on one theme – climbing basics, footwork, route reading, slab and overhang.
$40 a session
Starts monthly; next on Thursdays 18:30 from 5 November3 weekly sessions of 90 minutesBeginners
$220 for the course
Urban Climb Blackburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia17 km away
A beginners’ course in the bouldering hall covering safety, etiquette, basic technique and climbing terms, with skills that carry over to rope climbing.
$220 for the course
Starts monthly, with weekly evening sessions at 18:303 weekly sessions of 90 minutesBeginners
$220 for the course
Urban Climb Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia19 km away
A beginners’ course in the bouldering gym covering etiquette, safety, basic technique and climbing terms, with tips from the coaches. The skills carry over to rope climbing, and it is a good way to meet climbing partners.
$220 for the course
Selected Sundays 08:30–11:002½ hoursBeginners
$130 for the course
Hardrock Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia20 km away
An instructor teaches the basics of climbing and belaying in a group of six to twelve, with speed-climbing challenges and an abseil from the 16-metre pinnacle.
$130 for the course
One evening a week, Tuesdays or Thursdays 19:30–20:30; blocks run on demand5 weekly sessions of 1 hourBeginners, Improvers, Advanced
$250 for the course
Gravity Worx, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia28 km away
Five-week group classes for adults of all levels, from first-timers to experienced climbers working on technique, skills and personal goals.
$250 for the course