Yellow tag of crimps, pinches and pockets on the new Harbour set
- Bouldering
- Yellow tag · Beginner
- Crimps
- Pinches
- Pockets
By @portsideboulders on Instagram ·
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Portside Boulders opened its Osborne Park gym in 2019, two years after its first in O'Connor, and it now serves Perth's northern suburbs as one of the locally owned group's four bouldering gyms. The climbing is spread over five sectors, Prow, Star, Harbour, Stern and Port, with slabs, vertical faces and steep overhangs above thick matting, and the group keeps more than 100 problems up at each gym. Walls are reset on Thursdays, when parts of the floor may be closed.
Problems carry coloured tags that run from pink, the easiest, through white, yellow, blue, red and green to black, with deliberately overlapping ranges, plus mystery and kids' tags. The studio timetable has hatha yoga, calisthenics and strength and conditioning classes, free for members, and the youth programme runs from Pebbles for ages 4 to 8 to the Youth Club and Development Squad.
Osborne Park hosts West Coast Blocs, Portside's flagship competition, each August, and holds a DJ night and a Climb Like a Girl women's session every month. Children aged 4 and over can climb with one supervising adult each. Parking is in the marked bays around the building and on Walters Drive.
As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.
- Concession: $22.50
- Ages 10 and under: $17.50
- Students on Fridays: $16
- Intro Pack, 3 entries with shoe and chalk hire: $60
- 10-visit pass: $225 adult, $202.50 concession, $157.50 ages 10 and under
- Shoe hire: $7; chalk hire: $3
- No time limit on any entry
- Billed weekly at $34 on the monthly contract (minimum 4 weeks), then rolling
- Annual contract: $28.90 a week (minimum 40 weeks)
- Concession: $30.60 a week, or $26.01 on the annual contract
- Dependants of members: $25.50 a week; ages 10 and under: $23.80 a week
- Covers all four Portside gyms, studio classes, a free guest each month and up to 12 weeks' free suspension a year
- FIFO memberships in 6-month blocks on application
As the wall lists them. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book.
Saturdays 13:00–14:30Weekly 90-minute sessionImprovers, Advanced
$49.55 a week
A weekly coached session for up to six climbers on blue tags and above, with drills, strength work and hangboarding to do between sessions and online support from the coach. Run by Axis Coaching and starts with an assessment.
$49.55 a week
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 17:30–19:00, in term time10-week termImprovers, Advanced
$504 a term
Small-group coaching for young climbers who have outgrown the Youth Club, with an assessment, a customised training plan, goal-setting and competition preparation. Entry is by application, with trials.
$504 a term
Saturdays and Sundays 08:00–09:0010 weekly 1-hour classesBeginners
$210 for a class pack
A playful bouldering club that teaches young children climbing skills through games on the wall, with no experience needed. A parent must stay in the gym during class.
$210 for a class pack
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 16:00–17:30 and Saturdays 09:00–10:30, in term time10-week termBeginners, Improvers
$374 a term
Coached bouldering sessions that mix skills drills, games and climbing time to build technique, strength and confidence. No experience needed, parents needn’t stay, and first-timers can book a free trial.
$374 a term
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 17:30–19:00, in term time10-week termBeginners, Improvers
$374 a term
The Youth Club for older teens: coached bouldering that builds technique, strength and confidence, open to complete beginners, with a free trial for first-timers.
$374 a term
School holidays: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 09:00–12:00 or 13:00–16:003 hoursBeginners
$35 a class
A coached half-day of bouldering in the school holidays that teaches basic skills and safety through problem-solving on the wall. No experience needed and parents needn’t stay.
$35 a class
As the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.
Free for members, regular entry for non-members
A monthly evening of climbing to live sets from local DJs, with no booking needed.
Free for members, $15.90 for non-members
A monthly social climbing session for women of all ages, backgrounds and levels, trans and gender-diverse women included. Booking is optional; first-timers should arrive 20 minutes early for an induction.
Free for members, regular entry for non-members
A monthly evening of climbing to live sets from local DJs, with no booking needed.
Free for members, regular entry for non-members
A monthly evening of climbing to live sets from local DJs, with no booking needed.
Free for members, $15.90 for non-members
A monthly social climbing session for women of all ages, backgrounds and levels, trans and gender-diverse women included. Booking is optional; first-timers should arrive 20 minutes early for an induction.
“I soooooo badly want to give these guys a 5 star rating but the 1:1 parent to under 16 supervision rule is ridiculous… every single other thing is perfect and amazing.”
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