Cold Lake Energy Centre Climbing Wall

Climbing in Cold Lake

The climbing wall is inside the Cold Lake Energy Centre, the City of Cold Lake's recreation centre on 51 Street, halfway between Cold Lake North and Cold Lake South. The four-storey, multi-faced wall has five auto-belays and seven top-rope systems, with 57 routes graded from 5.7 to 5.12b, so it suits beginners through to advanced climbers. Some of the staff hold Climbing Gym Instructor Level 1 certification and can help newcomers.

Booking a session

• Climbing runs in booked 50-minute sessions, starting on the hour, from Wednesday to Sunday: late afternoons and evenings on weekdays, and afternoons at weekends. Book online, with one booking per climber per day.
• Pay at the front desk when you arrive and collect a wristband. Climbing isn't included in general Energy Centre memberships, but there are climbing wall memberships from one month to a year.
• Climbers must be at least 4. Children aged 12 and under need a parent or guardian aged 16 or over, who also books and pays: one adult per climber for ages 4 to 6, and one adult per two climbers for ages 7 to 12.
• Up to 18 people can be in the climbing area at once. Bags go in the lockers outside, and only a closed water bottle is allowed inside.

Camps and parties

The wall can be booked for birthday parties and other events, with an hour of climbing and two hours in the party area. In the summer holidays the centre runs Rock Wall Camps for ages 7 to 12, covering bouldering, high-wall climbing and rappelling.