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The Climbing Lab

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  • Bouldering
  • Cave Climbing
  • Kids Wall
  • Competition Style
4.8from 954 reviewsDay pass £12.50
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A 16,000 sq ft bouldering centre in Kirkstall, Leeds, with an Olympic-style Titan comp wall, a power tunnel, a top-out boulder, a big cave, a training area with a MoonBoard, a gym, café and free workspace.

About

Bouldering at The Lab

The Climbing Lab is a 16,000 sq ft bouldering centre on Kirkstall Industrial Park, west of Leeds city centre. Walls reach 4.5m over matting and are graded by colour circuits.

  • The Titan: a competition wall built to the design used at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with two viewing platforms. It hosts the centre's comps.
  • Power tunnel: a long steep wall of power-endurance problems, for over-18s and assessed teenagers.
  • Top-out boulder: a steep prow you can climb over and stand on top of, with slab and vertical walls around it.
  • Slab boulder, Mad Rock prow, the cave and the Prism wall: a 14m slab, a steep prow, a big roof on the mezzanine and mixed angles finishing at a 90-degree roof.
  • Kids area: a separate room with closer-spaced holds, also used for parties.

Training and gym

The training area has a light-up MoonBoard, a colour-blind-friendly circuit board, a peg board, a campus board and fingerboards. The gym has a functional rig, free weights, a bike, rower, curved treadmills and a SkiErg, for over-18s and assessed teenagers.

Facilities and community

There is a café serving coffee, pies, bakes and local beer, a shop, a free workspace, changing rooms with showers, lockers (bring a padlock), free parking and bike storage, and dogs are welcome. Weekly sessions include a Monday ladies' social, free Tuesday coaching and NICAS classes, and the centre runs the Lab Test comp, a Winter Series and a Halloween party.

Prices

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

Day pass
£12.50

- Concession (under 18, over 65, student, blue light card): £11

- Family pass (1 adult and 1 under 18, free shoe hire): £15, plus £7.50 per extra family member; under 5s free

- Students: £8.50 all day Monday, Wednesday and Friday, free shoe hire

- Community deal: £8.50 Tuesday and Thursday 06:00 - 16:00, free shoe hire

- 5 / 10 / 20 climb passes: £50 / £100 / £200

- Adult intro session: £15

- Shoe hire £3.50, chalk hire £1.50

Membership
£47a month

- Concession monthly: £41

- 12-month subscription: £38 a month (concession £34)

- Family monthly (1 adult, up to 2 under 18): £55

- Annual pass: £400 (concession £370)

- One free guest a month with unlimited passes

Upcoming events

In the events calendar at The Climbing Lab

As the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.

  • Social

    The Lab Halloween Party 26

    The annual fancy-dress UV Halloween party: spooky blocs, campus races and challenges, a dyno comp, a costume competition, street food and a bar. Tickets include entry and a free drink.

  • Competition

    Winter Series: Round 1

    Free scorecard with entry

    First of four monthly rounds of the Winter Series bouldering comp, open to all abilities with free scorecards, categories by gender and age, and an opening party with music and pizza on the Friday.

  • Competition

    Winter Series: Round 2

    Free scorecard with entry

    Second round of the Winter Series bouldering comp, open to all abilities, with an opening party on the Friday and climbing passes for the top three in each category.

  • Competition

    Winter Series: Round 3

    Free scorecard with entry

    Third round of the Winter Series bouldering comp, open to all abilities, with an opening party on the Friday and climbing passes for the top three in each category.

Key Features

Food & Drink

  • Cafe
  • Hot Food
  • Cold Food
  • Hot Drinks
  • Cold Drinks
  • Snacks
  • Alcohol

Types of Climbing

  • Bouldering (any)
  • Cave Climbing
  • Kids Wall
  • Competition Style

Climbing Training

  • Training Walls (any)
  • Digital Board
  • Moon Board
  • Hangboard
  • Campus Board

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Free Weights
  • Pull-up Bars
  • Cardio

Access

  • Memberships
  • Single Day Passes
  • Multi-day Passes
  • Student Discounts

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Chalk Hire

Other Amenities

  • Merchandise Shop
  • Changing Rooms
  • Lockers
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Spectator Seating
  • Dog Friendly
  • Workspace

Classes & Programs

  • Classes (any)
  • Beginner Classes
  • Family Classes
  • Kids Classes
  • Local Competitions
  • Comp Leagues
  • Team Building
  • Private Instruction
  • Women's Programs
  • LGBTQ+ Programs
  • NICAS

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym

What climbers say about The Climbing Lab

4.8 out of 5from 954 reviews on Google

“A great place for me, my 8 yo and 11 yo to go climbing together. They sever lovely refreshments, the staff are super nice and helpful, and it's very reasonably prices.”

Google review,

“Went for my first ever climbing session and really enjoyed myself! Walls have decent grading and it's very easy to tell the difference through the colour system.”

Google review,

“Really spacious so you don't feel like you're on top if each other. There's a separate kids room. Good variety of climbs. I wish you could lock the lockers - you need to bring your own padlock.”

Google review,

Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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

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  • Setters' picks from the new set

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By @theclimbinglab on Instagram ·

  • Purple V6

    • Bouldering
    • V6 · Advanced

    By @bens.climbing.stuff on Instagram ·

  • Yellow 6B

    • Bouldering
    • 6B · Intermediate

    By @bens.climbing.stuff on Instagram ·

  • V4

    • Bouldering
    • V4 · Intermediate

    By @bens.climbing.stuff on Instagram ·

  • Pumpy, rough problem

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By @scream_bloody_snore on Instagram ·

  • Power tunnel attempt

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded
    • Overhang

    By @bdb_kez on Instagram ·

  • Setters on the Mad Rock and circuit board reset

    • Bouldering
    • Ungraded

    By @theclimbinglab on Instagram ·

  • V4 from the Prism set

    • Bouldering
    • V4 · Intermediate

    By @theclimbinglab on Instagram ·

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