$40 a session
Members and Start UP Pass holders $10 a session. The non-member price includes a day pass and shoe hire. Full refund if cancelled 24 hours ahead.
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.
As UP Climbing lists it. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book. Something wrong? Let us know.
On your first visitBeginners
Free with entry
Every new climber signs the waiver (online beforehand saves time) and gets a quick in-person safety intro at the counter before climbing; mention you're new for extra tips.
Free with entry
Starts monthly, with weekly evening sessions at 18:303 weekly sessions of 90 minutesBeginners
$220 for the course
Urban Climb Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia7.5 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, Australia7.5 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
Beginners
Flow Climbing, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia12 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.
Starts monthly; next on Thursdays 18:30 from 5 November3 weekly sessions of 90 minutesBeginners
$220 for the course
Urban Climb Blackburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia15 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
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, Australia16 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