Members get 15% off courses.
One course over two mornings that teaches the basics of lead climbing and lead belaying indoors, and everything you need to go on to Cliffhanger's lead assessment.
As Cliffhanger Climbing Gym lists it. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book. Something wrong? Let us know.
On arrival, any time in opening hours (at least 1.5 hours before close)Beginners
Free with entry
Instructors take every new climber through a safety briefing and show you how to climb and belay before you start. Climbers under 13 can't belay, so bring someone 13 or over to hold the rope.
Free with entry
Booked online: weekday slots from 16:00, weekend slots from 13:0045 minutesImprovers, Advanced
Free to book
Experienced lead climbers must pass this assessment before leading at Cliffhanger; come as a pair. From 13 for lead climbing and belaying, or from 11 to be assessed to lead only, with a parent or guardian present.
Free to book
Mondays or Fridays 18:00–20:002 hours a weekAdvanced
$155 a month
The top group of the Youth Program, by invitation only, for young climbers ready to push their grades.
$155 a month
Mondays or Fridays 16:30–18:302 hours a weekBeginners, Improvers
$155 a month
Weekly coached sessions for young climbers to learn the ropes and develop their technique, working on individual goals, with free climbing outside class times as part of the membership.
$155 a month
Tuesdays 16:00–18:002 hours a weekBeginners, Improvers
$155 a month
A weekly coached class where young children learn to climb and build their skills on the tall walls, with free climbing outside class times as part of the membership. Places are limited, so join the waitlist.
$155 a month
During the Victorian school holidays, booked online
Climbing sessions for children in the school holidays, booked through the gym's online portal; dates for the next holidays aren't up yet.
Saturdays 08:30–09:301 hour
$20 a class
Yin yoga with long, supported holds for the joints and connective tissue, flexibility and recovery. Bring a water bottle and a mat (spares can be arranged) and arrive 10 minutes early; up to eight people.
$20 a class
Weekend mornings, Saturday and Sunday 08:30–11:002 sessions of 2½ hoursImprovers
$260 for the course
Hardrock Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia12 km away
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
Starts monthly; next on Mondays 18:30–21:30 from 9 November or Saturdays 09:00–12:00 from 14 November3 weekly sessions of 3 hoursImprovers
$560 for the course
Urban Climb Blackburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia29 km away
Teaches top-rope climbers to lead climb and lead belay, with an assessment in the third session; passing earns an Urban Climb lead pass for every Urban Climb gym. Climbers should manage grade 18 on top rope.
$560 for the course
Most months over two evenings; next on 18 and 19 November 2026, 18:30–20:002 evenings of about 90 minutesImprovers
$220 for the course
Bayside Rock, Frankston, Victoria, Australia42 km away
Two evenings on tying in, clipping, falling and lead belaying with an Edelrid Eddy, for confident top-rope climbers and belayers. Lead assessments are booked separately afterwards.
$220 for the course