$130 for the course
Includes harness, shoe and chalk bag hire, and 15% off gear in the shop.
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.
As Hardrock Melbourne CBD lists it. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book. Something wrong? Let us know.
Tuesdays 18:00 and 19:00Improvers, Advanced
Free with entry
A written test and a practical check of lead climbing and belaying for experienced leaders, who get a lead pass to clip to their harness. Bring a partner, your own harness, rope and karabiner.
Free with entry
On your first visit, during opening hours15 to 30 minutesBeginners
Free with entry
Every first-time visitor is shown how to use the harness, ropes and auto-belays and assessed before climbing on their own. Belayers must be 11 or older.
Free with entry
Weekend mornings, Saturday and Sunday 08:30–11:002 sessions of 2½ hoursImprovers
$260 for the course
Two mornings on lead climbing and lead belaying for climbers comfortable top-roping around grade 15 to 16, followed by the free lead assessment. Ages 16 to 17 by arrangement.
$260 for the course
Saturdays 08:00–09:30 and 09:30–11:00, Sundays 09:15–10:451½ hours a weekBeginners, Improvers
$29 a week
A weekly coached session where children learn climbing movement through games, with free climbing at Hardrock during opening hours. New members join at the start and middle of each school term, after a trial session.
$29 a week
Saturdays 11:00–12:30, Sundays 10:45–12:151½ hours a weekImprovers
$33 a week
By invitation, for juniors from FUNdamentals who are ready for a faster-paced team session, bridging the gap to the youth club.
$33 a week
Tuesdays 18:15–20:15, Saturdays 13:45–15:452 hours a weekImprovers, Advanced
$33 a week
By invitation from the development groups: more advanced skills, with the option to learn to lead and be assessed for an in-class lead pass.
$33 a week
Tuesdays 16:15–18:15, Saturdays 11:45–13:452 hours a weekBeginners, Improvers
$33 a week
Weekly coached sessions for under-18s of any experience, with climbing games and goal-setting through the term. New members join at the start and middle of each term.
$33 a week
Tuesdays 17:00–20:003 hours a weekAdvanced
$33 a week
By invitation only: training for young climbers working towards performance and competition climbing.
$33 a week
School holidays, 09:00–13:00 (next on 20 and 21 January 2027)1 or 2 daysBeginners, Improvers, Advanced
$80 a day
Holiday mornings of belay training, technique coaching, knot tying, team games and free climbing for 11 to 17 year olds of any experience. Bring snacks and water; gear is provided.
$80 a day
By arrangement during opening hours1 to 2 hoursImprovers, Advanced
$99 an hour
One-to-one coaching, or with one or two friends, for climbers who have climbed before and want to work on a particular part of their climbing. Book at least two weeks ahead.
$99 an hour
Starts monthly, with weekly evening sessions at 18:303 weekly sessions of 90 minutesBeginners
$220 for the course
Urban Climb Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia2.3 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
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, Australia7.5 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
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, Australia9.0 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
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
Beginners
Flow Climbing, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia20 km away
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.