Hive - Vancouver Boulder

Hive Vancouver Boulder

Hive Vancouver Boulder, at 520 Industrial Avenue, is the first gym of The Hive, which now also runs bouldering gyms in North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Surrey and Winnipeg, and Hive Heights, its roped gym a short walk along the street at number 670. The Hive calls it its compact Vancouver bouldering location.

Problems are graded in Hive hex grades, from 1 hex (about VB to V0) to 7 hex (V10 and harder), and the setting team refreshes them weekly. Bumble Bee tags mark climbs suited to children. Alongside the bouldering there's a Moon Board, campus boards and hangboards, a fitness and training area on the mezzanine, and a kid-friendly area that doubles as the teaching space for courses, birthday parties and youth programmes.

There are gendered and private gender-neutral changing rooms with showers and towels, cubbies and lockers (bring a lock or buy one), and a shop selling climbing shoes, gear, guidebooks and clothing, plus protein bars, snacks and bottled drinks. There's a car park, limited street parking and bike racks.

Courses and programmes

• Intro to Bouldering and Women+ Intro sessions, then Boulder Basics courses, including a women's course
• Bouldering Technique and Women in Bouldering for improving climbers, and a Thursday-morning AM Training Club
• Private and semi-private lessons
• Youth programmes from age 4, from Minis to Teens and Climbing Forward, and the Swarm competition team

Booking is required at peak times: weekdays 17:00 to 21:00 and weekends 10:00 to 16:30. An early-morning pass gives cheaper entry from opening until 11:00 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.