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Pulse Climbing Warners Bay

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

  • Bouldering
  • Cave Climbing
4.9from 251 reviewsDay pass $24
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Pulse Climbing's bouldering gym in Warners Bay on Lake Macquarie, with walls reset section by section, a MoonBoard and spray wall, term and holiday youth clinics, a gear shop and a ping pong table.

About

About Pulse Climbing Warners Bay

Pulse Climbing Warners Bay is a bouldering gym in an industrial unit on Hillsborough Road in Warners Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Macquarie in the Newcastle area. Pulse describes it as Newcastle's first dedicated bouldering gym. It is one of four Pulse Climbing gyms, with Adamstown, West Gosford and Maitland, and a membership covers all of them.

Climbing

The walls are split into sections, among them the North and South Walls, a slab wall, a cave, the Lakeside wall and two islands, which the setters refresh in turn, so part of the gym is new most weeks. Problems carry numbered grades on coloured holds, from easy climbs for beginners and children to hard ones for strong climbers, and some island sets are left ungraded for a while. The team posts a boulder of the week. The gym's own photos show a MoonBoard and a training area with a rig, rings and hang edges, and climbers post problems from a spray wall.

Every climber gets a safety induction on their first visit. The minimum climbing age is 5, and a parent or guardian signs the waiver for anyone under 18.

Coaching

  • Youth Clinics: term-time clinics after school for primary school beginners and intermediates, and an invitation-only advanced clinic.
  • Youth Holiday Clinics: three-hour morning sessions in the school holidays for climbers aged 8 and up.
  • One-on-one coaching by enquiry.

Facilities

There is a coffee machine serving Sprocket Roasters coffee, tables and chairs, a ping pong table, an upstairs party area with a kitchenette, shoe and chalk hire, and a shop selling gear from brands such as Black Diamond, La Sportiva, Scarpa and Edelrid. A Friday afternoon happy hour cuts entry with gear hire to $20.

Prices

As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.

Day pass
$24

- Concession: $21

- Child under 12: $19

- Friday happy hour, 16:00 - 18:00: $20 including gear hire

- 10-visit pass: $216 adult, $189 concession, $171 child under 12

- Family entry with shoe hire (2 adults, 2 children): $89, extra child $20

- Hire: shoes $7, chalk $4; shoes and chalk $9

- 2-week trial for first-timers: $49 including gear hire, at all Pulse gyms

Membership
$147.33a month

- Billed weekly at $34 by direct debit, 4-week minimum, then cancel any time; up to 4 weeks on hold free

- Concession $31 a week, child under 12 $29 a week

- 12-month weekly direct debit: $32 a week (concession $29, child $27)

- 3 months upfront: $429; 12 months upfront: $1,399

- Covers all four Pulse gyms, with a free guest pass each month, 10% off in the Pro Shop and a free youth clinic a week for young members

Classes and courses

In the classes library at Pulse Climbing Warners Bay

As the wall lists them. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book.

  • InductionAges 5+

    Safety Induction

    On your first visitBeginners

    Free with entry

    Every climber gets a safety briefing on their first visit, covering how to fall onto the mats and how to climb safely in the gym. No booking is needed.

  • ClubKids and teens

    Advanced Youth Clinic

    Term timeAdvanced

    Invitation-only training clinic for dedicated young climbers who want to take their climbing as far as they can.

  • ClubAges 5+

    Primary Beginner Youth Clinic

    Mondays and Fridays 16:15–17:15 in term timeSchool term of weekly 1-hour sessionsBeginners

    After-school clinic for primary school children new to climbing, teaching the basics through games and play-based activities, with a different focus each week.

  • ClubKids

    Primary Intermediate Youth Clinic

    Wednesdays and Thursdays 16:15–17:15 in term timeSchool term of weekly 1-hour sessionsImprovers

    Term clinic for primary school climbers who have the basics and want to build the skills and confidence for harder problems.

  • Holiday campAges 8+

    Youth Holiday Clinic

    Set days in the school holidays, 10:00–13:003 hoursBeginners, Improvers

    A small-group morning in the school holidays with warm-ups, climbing games, individual coaching tips, a healthy morning tea and a cool-down; open to beginner and intermediate climbers.

  • Private lesson

    One-on-One Coaching

    By arrangement

    Coaching tailored to one climber's goals; enquire with what you want to work on and the gym you'd like to train at.

Key Features

Food & Drink

  • Hot Drinks

Types of Climbing

  • Bouldering (any)
  • Cave Climbing

Climbing Training

  • Training Walls (any)
  • Digital Board
  • Moon Board
  • Spray Wall
  • Hangboard

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Pull-up Bars

Access

  • Memberships
  • Single Day Passes
  • Multi-day Passes

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Chalk Hire

Other Amenities

  • Merchandise Shop

Classes & Programs

  • Classes (any)
  • Beginner Classes
  • Advanced Classes
  • Kids Classes
  • Team Building
  • Private Instruction

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym

What climbers say about Pulse Climbing Warners Bay

4.9 out of 5from 251 reviews on Google

“…The walls are creative and regularly updated and cater to all. The staff are friendly, welcoming, and always happy to help, which creates an inclusive atmosphere.”

Google review,

“amazing gym! the routes were super fun and got different styles! will definitely visit again”

Google review,

“…The weekly wall section refreshes keep it interesting, whilst each new section still sticking around long enough (~6 weeks?) to ensure you crack that long running project before it’s reset.”

Google review,

Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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Beta videos

How climbers have done climbs at Pulse Climbing Warners Bay, played from where they were posted. Walls reset their climbs every few weeks, so check when each was posted.

View in the video library at Pulse Climbing Warners Bay

  • V4 on the spray wall

    • Bouldering
    • V4 · Intermediate
    • Spray Wall

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