Approach Climbing

Approach Climbing

Approach Climbing is a boutique bouldering gym on Bridgeport Road in Richmond, close to Vancouver and Surrey, which opened in 2025. It has 3,000 sq ft of bouldering walls up to 15 feet high, with a mix of slab, vertical and overhanging terrain, including what the gym calls the largest cave in BC. Climbs are logged on the Kaya app, where climbers can track their sends and share beta, and a section is reset every Monday and Wednesday between 08:00 and 15:00, when part of the bouldering area is closed.

For training there's an adjustable Kilter Board, a tiered, campusable hangboard station with boards from Beastmaker, Tension, Solution, Eva López and Rock Prodigy, a campus board, and a fitness room with a Rogue power rack and Olympic plates. The desk sells bars, drinks, chalk, skin care and Approach merchandise, and rents shoes and chalk.

Courses and programmes

• Introduction to Bouldering, a single session on movement, safety and gym etiquette
• Pushing Through Plateaus, an intermediate course on heel and toe hooks, rockovers and dynamic moves
• Group bookings, and events such as the Walk the Rock bouldering scramble

There's plenty of free parking, and the 430 bus between Brighouse Station and Metrotown stops outside. No booking is needed, and payment is by card only.