Boulder Exe

About Boulder Exe

Boulder Exe is a bouldering and training centre on Tudor Street in Exeter, opened by the independent, locally owned team that has run The Quay Climbing Centre and Clip 'n Climb Exeter since 2011. The three sites are within a short walk of each other, and a multisite membership covers Boulder Exe and the roped climbing at the Quay.

The climbing

• Around 940m² of climbing surface over two floors, from -6° slabs to 72° overhangs, graded VB to V12
• The Titan, the IFSC competition wall built by EP Climbing that was used at the Bern 2023 World Championships and Paris 2024
• Weekly setting, with a full reset every six weeks
• A board zone on the mezzanine with the Moonboard (2024 set) and articulating Kilter Board and Tension Board 2, plus campus boards and fingerboards

Facilities

A strength and conditioning gym with racks, a cable machine, free weights, a ski erg and rower is included in entry. There is a yoga studio, on-site physio, a café and a licensed bar with a pool table, a Taunton Leisure outdoor shop and crash pad rental. Registered climbers get six hours' free parking.

Visiting

Climbers must be 7 or older. First-timers can join a free 40-minute Boulder Basics session with their entry. Weekly sessions include Social Climbing on Tuesdays, She Sends for women on Fridays, Break into Blues workshops, board intros, youth clubs with NICAS and youth squads.