Lead Climbing Facilities

In lead climbing, the climber ties into the rope and clips it into pre-installed bolts (sport climbing) or uses their own gear (trad climbing) as they ascend. Unlike top rope, the rope starts at the bottom with the climber. Lead climbing is an exciting progression for climbers looking to push their limits physically & mentally. Check out lead climbing facilities by location, features, training walls & other amenities using the filters below.

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  1. The tall climbing tower in the Rex Activity Center gym
  2. Climber bouldering low on the wall as others watch
  3. Bouldering on the overhanging section of the wall
  4. Competitor on a roped route during a climbing competition at the Rex
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Day:$8
Monthly:$20
Adams State University Climbing Wall
4.9(7 reviews)
Alamosa, Colorado, United States, 81101
Campus wall with top-rope, lead and boulderingRope (any) • Bouldering (any) • Classes (any) • Team Building • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Leisure Centre • Beginner Classes • Advanced Classes • Kids Classes • Memberships • Single Day Passes • Stude...more
  1. Blue and wood-coloured roped walls with orange holds rising to the timber roof
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Day:€18
Monthly:N/A
Kletterzentrum Windischgarsten
5.0(4 reviews)
Windischgarsten, Upper Austria, Austria, 4580
Rebuilt club hall with a big outdoor boulder blockClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Outdoor Wall • Training Walls (any) • Campus Board • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Shoe Hire • Classes (any) • Beginn...more
  1. Grey rope walls on the left and the orange bouldering area on the right
  2. View down onto the grey rock-effect rope wall from the walkway
  3. Tall rock-effect rope wall with an orange arete
  4. Knotted rope in front of a blue roped wall
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Day:N/A
Monthly:£45
Surrey Summit Climbing
5.0(4 reviews)
Guildford, England, United Kingdom, GU2 7AD
State-of-the-art facilities for all sporting needs and activities.Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Cave Climbing • Mixed Sports • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Private Instruction • Kids Classes • NICAS • Local Competition...more
  1. Climbers and belayers at the green lead wall, with the bouldering wall to the right
  2. Climber on a dark overhanging panel of the lead wall
  3. Climber traversing the bouldering wall below an orange overhang
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Day:€6
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Gramastetten
4.8(16 reviews)
Gramastetten, Upper Austria, Austria, 4201
Alpenverein hall with free gear and belayersMixed Sports • Rope (any) • Lead Climbing • Top Rope • Bouldering (any) • Kids Wall • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Student Discounts • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire
  1. Tall grey roped walls beyond a yellow bouldering wall and blue crash mats
  2. MoonBoard above crash mats under the hall's wooden roof
  3. Overhanging yellow bouldering wall with a large red volume
  4. Training area with a weight bench, barbell, cross-trainer and a wooden campus board
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Day:€13.50
Monthly:€34.90
Kraxlhalle Bad Leonfelden
4.8(15 reviews)
Bad Leonfelden, Upper Austria, Austria, 4190
90 routes, bouldering and a MoonBoardRope (any) • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Moon Board • Gym (any) • Single Day Passes • Memberships • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Advanced Classes • Family Classes •...more
  1. Grey lead wall with a rope coiled at the foot of each line
  2. Route setter on a ladder fixing holds to the tall grey wall
  3. Empty hall with a tall grey wall, roof windows and ropes hanging down
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Day:€14
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Murau
5.0(3 reviews)
Murau, Styria, Austria, 8850
Modern training space with a welcoming atmosphere.Climbing Gym • Rope (any) • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Open 24/7 • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes
  1. Climbers and belayers at the blue, green and white wall in the school sports hall
  2. Climbers on roped routes up the overhanging section, with belayers below
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Day:€8
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Waizenkirchen
5.0(3 reviews)
Waizenkirchen, Upper Austria, Austria, 4730
Alpenverein school-hall wall with free gear loanRope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Harness Hire • Single Day Passes • Classes (any) • Kids Classes • Changing Rooms • Showers • Toilets • Mixed Sports
  1. Roofed climbing tower with a boulder block and picnic area, wooded hills behind
  2. The climbing tower lit up at night
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Day:€8
Monthly:N/A
Kletterzentrum Großraming
4.8(11 reviews)
Großraming, Upper Austria, Austria, 4463
Roofed outdoor tower, floodlit until 22:00 dailyClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Outdoor Wall • Hot Drinks • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Classes (any) • Kids Classes
  1. Climbers on auto-belay lines up a tall wooden-panelled wall with coloured holds
  2. Lead climber on a steep overhanging wall beside tall hall windows
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Day:NOK 155
Monthly:NOK 559
Mjøsa Klatresenter
4.8(11 reviews)
Hamar, Innlandet, Norway, 2321
Lead, auto-belay and bouldering centre by Lake MjøsaClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Memberships • Student Discounts • Shoe Hire • Harne...more
  1. Colourful roped walls and a freestanding buttress in the climbing hall
  2. Top-rope lines on the painted main wall
  3. Padded bouldering room with sculpted walls
  4. Entrance area looking through to the roped walls
  5. Looking up a textured wall with large holds and a rope
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Day:£12
Monthly:N/A
Climb Kent
5.0(2 reviews)
Maidstone, England, United Kingdom, ME14 3DA
Experience thrilling indoor climbing in a beautiful countryside setting.Bouldering (any) • Climbing Gym • NICAS • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Kids Wall • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Advanced Classes • Kids Classes • Private Instruction • Team Building •...more
  1. Outside of the climbing hall, a long glass-fronted building with a round glass-topped tower
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Day:€10
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Bruck an der Mur
5.0(2 reviews)
Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria, 8600
Innovative workouts in a welcoming community atmosphere.Bouldering (any) • Climbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Student Discounts • Changing Rooms • Showers • Toilets • Cla...more
  1. Tall roped walls and a large overhanging feature behind the front desk and The Stack logo
  2. Climber on a rope under a steep plywood panel
  3. Climber on yellow holds on the bouldering wall
  4. Climber standing on a grey volume on the bouldering wall
  5. Rope climber below the Stack logo on a plywood wall
  6. Tall roped walls and pillars with ropes hanging down
  7. Stairs up to the mezzanine fitness area above the climbing floor
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Day:$30
Monthly:$99
The Stack Chico
4.8(6 reviews)
Chico, California, United States, 95928
Roped walls to 45 ft, bouldering and a Tension BoardClimbing Gym • Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Kids Wall • Training Walls (any) • Tension Board • Digital Board • Gym (any) • Cardio • Free Weights • Memberships • Single Da...more
  1. Climbers on roped routes up green and white walls with an overhang
  2. Wide view of the hall with climbers on several routes and belayers below
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Day:€10
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Peuerbach
4.8(4 reviews)
Peuerbach, Upper Austria, Austria, 4722
Alpenverein hall with 48 routes and auto-belaysRope (any) • Auto Belay • Lead Climbing • Single Day Passes • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Advanced Classes • Family Classes • Changing Rooms • Toilets • Climbing Gym
  1. Clico Kletterhalle Judenburg
  2. Bouldering corner with an overhanging roof and thick red matting
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Day:€15
Monthly:N/A
Clico Kletterhalle Judenburg
5.0(1 review)
Judenburg, Styria, Austria, 8750
900 m² climbing hall with tennis under one roofClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Student Discounts • Classes (any) • B...more
  1. Climber stepping onto a large red volume on the orange lead wall, with quickdraws alongside
  2. Looking up the orange lead wall at holds, quickdraws and a blue volume
  3. Long orange climbing wall with hanging ropes and a climber in the distance
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Day:$8.06
Monthly:N/A
Escalade Edmundston Climbing
5.0(1 review)
Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, E3V 0G4
Challenging climbs for all skill levels in a welcoming atmosphere.Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Kids Wall • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Kids Classes • Private Instruction • Single Day Passes • Memberships • Student Discounts • Har...more
  1. Climbers on the grey and blue outdoor climbing tower under a wooden roof
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Day:€7
Monthly:N/A
Kletteranlage Wieselburg
5.0(1 review)
Wieselburg, Lower Austria, Austria, 3250
15.5 m outdoor tower plus an indoor club wallMixed Sports • Outdoor Wall • Rope (any) • Lead Climbing • Top Rope • Bouldering (any) • Shoe Hire • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Kids Classes
  1. Kletterhalle Arena Bad Zell
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Day:€9.20
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Arena Bad Zell
5.0(1 review)
Bad Zell, Upper Austria, Austria, 4283
Club hall with 10 m walls and a bouldering roomRope (any) • Lead Climbing • Top Rope • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Moon Board • Single Day Passes • Classes (any) • Kids Classes • Mixed Sports
  1. Roped climbing walls with an overhanging roof section and coloured holds in a school gym
  2. Two climbers on top rope above blue mats, with their belayers below
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Day:€7.50
Monthly:N/A
Kletterhalle Arnoldstein
5.0(1 review)
Arnoldstein, Carinthia, Austria, 9601
Naturfreunde climbing hall in a school gymClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Student Discounts • Harness Hire • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes • Advanced Classes ...more
  1. Blue, green and grey lead walls with quickdraws and coloured holds
  2. Tall climbing walls with quickdraws above a tiled floor
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Kletterhalle Jenbach
5.0(1 review)
Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria, 6200
12 m club hall, open to all on Thursday eveningsClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Lead Climbing • Top Rope • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Changing Rooms • Toilets • Classes (any) • Kids Classes
  1. Tall red and grey roped walls with climbers part way up
  2. Climbers on top ropes up the full height of the wall
  3. Lead climber clipping on the red and grey wall
  4. Climber on a textured grey roped wall
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Day:N/A
Monthly:£33.50
Plymouth Active Climbing Centre
5.0(1 review)
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, PL2 3DG
State-of-the-art fitness facility with a wide range of amenities.Bouldering (any) • Climbing Gym • Leisure Centre • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Training Walls (any) • Gym (any) • Free Weights • Memberships • Single Day Passes • Student Disc...more
  1. Looking up the grey and yellow rope wall with quickdraws and coloured holds
  2. Climber on the orange overhang while another person points out holds from below
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Sinkaberg Arena Klatrehall
5.0(1 review)
Rørvik, Trøndelag, Norway, 7900
15 m rope wall with auto-belays in RørvikRope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Memberships • Single Day Passes
  1. Bouldering wall densely covered in small multicoloured holds
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Day:NOK 100
Monthly:N/A
Stupbratt klatrehall
5.0(1 review)
Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway, 8907
Club climbing hall with 15 m walls and a Kilter BoardClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Bouldering (any) • Training Walls (any) • Kilter Board • Digital Board • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire • Memberships • Single Day Passes ...more
  1. Tall blue and white rope wall beside floor-to-ceiling windows, with a climber and a belayer
  2. Climbers on the tall blue and white rope wall, seen from the matting below
  3. Climber on a blue bouldering wall next to a white overhang with large volumes
  4. Climber on a blue bouldering wall with white volumes and orange holds
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Day:NOK 130
Monthly:N/A
Sunnmørsk Klatreklubb – Volda Campus Arena
5.0(1 review)
Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, 6103
Club rope hall and bouldering in Volda Campus ArenaClimbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Bouldering (any) • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire • Memberships • Single Day Passes • Student Discounts • Classes (any) • Beginner Classes
  1. Looking up the round roped wall to the spiral staircase in the castle tower
  2. Roped walls under the skylights in the Quarry
  3. Volumes and big holds on the competition bouldering wall
  4. Grey outdoor boulder with coloured holds in the garden
  5. Steep board covered in holds in the Forge
  6. Bouldering walls either side of a brick archway in the Pump Room
  7. The slab bouldering wall under steel roof beams
  8. Top-rope lines with yellow panels in the Engine House
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Day:£18
Monthly:£87
The Castle Climbing Centre
4.7(3,834 reviews)
London, England, United Kingdom, N4 2HA
London's iconic climbing haven in a historic Grade II building.NICAS • Climbing Gym • Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Outdoor Wall • Competition Style • Training Walls (any) • Gym (any) • Cafe • Hot Drinks • Merchandise Sho...more
  1. Competition boulders and lead walls in the main arena
  2. Lead climber clipping on the arena wall
  3. The new Bouldering Zone with angled white walls
  4. Climber on big volumes on the new boulders
  5. Boulderer on the wooden-panelled wall in the Bouldering Zone
  6. Squat racks and free weights in the gym
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Day:£16.00
Monthly:£60.50
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
4.7(2,081 reviews)
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH28 8AA
Scotland's premier climbing destination with world-class facilities and routes.Leisure Centre • Rope (any) • Bouldering (any) • NICAS • Climbing Gym • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Speed Climbing • Speed Wall • Competition Style • Kids Wall • Gym (any) • Cafe • Hot Foo...more
  1. Tall sandstone-coloured lead walls in the main rope hall, with climbers and belayers below
  2. Climber on an overhanging red-brown lead wall in the rope hall
  3. Panorama of the rope walls seen from the upper floor
  4. Lead climber on a steep wall beside the gym's tall front windows
  5. Grey crack-climbing towers with parallel splitter cracks
  6. Climber hanging upside down in an off-width crack
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Day:$29
Monthly:$99
Momentum Sandy
4.7(1,953 reviews)
Sandy, Utah, United States, 84070
Rope gym with Indian Creek-style crack linesClimbing Gym • Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Kids Wall • Training Walls (any) • Kilter Board • Grasshopper Board • Digital Board • Hangboard • Gym (any) • Free Weights • M...more
  1. Blue and grey lead walls rising around the 40-foot arch, with tall windows behind
  2. Training area with steep boards and a lattice of wooden rungs
  3. Lead climber high on a tall blue wall lined with quickdraws
  4. Lead climber clipping under a blue roof on the grey sport wall
  5. Climber reaching between big black and orange holds on a blue and white boulder
  6. Bouldering area with blue walls and thick grey matting
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Day:$29
Monthly:$99
Momentum Millcreek
4.7(1,799 reviews)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84109
Flagship rope and bouldering gym with a speed wallClimbing Gym • Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Kids Wall • Speed Climbing • Speed Wall • Training Walls (any) • Kilter Board • Tension Board • Moon Board • Digital Board • H...more
  1. Climbers on tall top-rope walls with angular blue and grey features in a high hall
  2. Training room with steel rigs, weight benches and plates, cardio bikes and training boards
  3. Orange and grey outdoor bouldering block over grey matting on a sunny day
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Day:$21.50
Monthly:$76
Altitude Gym - Gatineau
4.7(1,797 reviews)
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, J8Y 1R5
Climb higher with diverse routes and a welcoming community.Rope (any) • Bouldering (any) • Climbing Gym • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Auto Belay • Outdoor Wall • Training Walls (any) • Kilter Board • Tension Board • Moon Board • Gym (any) • Free Weights • Card...more
  1. Tall yellow and grey roped walls with the gym's red gecko emblem
  2. Long hall of roped walls above a green floor
  3. Climbers on top-rope routes on the yellow and grey walls
  4. Hangboards and training wall on the mezzanine
  5. Bouldering wall above yellow matting
  6. Climber under the steep bouldering roof
  7. Blue and orange bouldering wall with grey matting
  8. Boulderer on the gecko feature of the blue wall
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Day:$25
Monthly:$170
Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym St Peters
4.7(1,778 reviews)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2044
Huge roped and bouldering gym, open since 1993Climbing Gym • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Bouldering (any) • Kids Wall • Memberships • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Passes • Student Discounts • Shoe Hire • Harness Hire • Merchandise Sh...more
  1. Roped hall with tall walls and the overhanging lead cave
  2. Climber on the steep orange and grey walls of the lead cave
  3. View across the bouldering walls to the fitness mezzanine
  4. Climber on a top rope up the orange walls
  5. Climber on a blue bouldering wall with large volumes
  6. Climber among triangular volumes on an orange wall
  7. Lead climber on blue holds in the overhanging cave
  8. Auto-belay lanes along the tall roped wall
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Day:$37
Monthly:$140
Movement LIC
4.7(1,658 reviews)
Long Island City, New York, United States, 11101
Lead cave, auto-belays and two floors of boulderingClimbing Gym • Bouldering (any) • Rope (any) • Top Rope • Lead Climbing • Cave Climbing • Auto Belay • Gym (any) • Free Weights • Cardio • Yoga Studio • Memberships • Single Day Passes • Multi-day Pas...more
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