Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
The Hold is Bendigo's bouldering gym, in a converted shed on Hattam Street in Golden Gully, a few minutes from the city centre. Two locals who work in healthcare built it, with walls by Walltopia over padded flooring, and it held its grand opening, with a competition, in February 2026.
The walls, up to 4 m high, take in slab, a free-standing island, a cave and a steep overhang. Problems are graded in six colours from yellow (V0–V1) to black (V8–V9), plus purple Joker problems left to the setters' whim, and sections are reset regularly, usually on Fridays. Two auto-belays, free with entry, let you try climbing higher on a rope.
Coached classes run in school terms: Little Dynos for children aged 5 to 12 and the Climbing Academy for 12 to 17-year-olds, with entry and shoe hire included. Children aged 5 to 12 need close adult supervision whenever they climb, and supervising adults who don't climb get in free. The gym also hosts birthday parties, school groups and team days for up to 50 people.
As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.
- Concession (student, senior or health care card): $20; children under 12: $15
- Trial pass: $50 ($35 children) for two weeks of unlimited climbing with shoe hire, one per person
- 10-pass: $200 ($170 concession, $130 children), valid for 12 months and shareable with family
- Shoe hire: $6 (children $3), half price for members; chalk hire: $3
- Supervising adults who don't climb get in free
- Billed weekly at $43, no lock-in: cancel any time, or freeze it while you travel
- Concession: $34 a week; children under 12: $24 a week
- Paid up front: 3 months $500, 6 months $900, 12 months $1,650 (concession $385, $680, $1,250; children $260, $440, $760)
- Members get half-price shoe hire, 10% off the shop and the café, discounts on clinics and courses, and guest passes
As the wall lists them. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book.
Thursdays 18:00–19:00 in term time1-hour classes over a 10-class termImprovers, Advanced
$30 a class
Coaching for young climbers on technique, strength and movement, projecting harder grades (blue to black) and the mental side of competition climbing. Climbers aged 12 and over can be dropped off.
$30 a class
Mondays 16:30–17:30 and 17:30–18:30, Thursdays 16:30–17:30 in term time1-hour classes over a 10-class termBeginners, Improvers
$30 a class
Coached bouldering for primary-school children, building movement, balance and confidence through games while they work up from yellow to blue problems. A guardian must stay on site.
$30 a class
“Something for everyone here, if you’re new there’s plenty, if you’re a seasoned climber there’s plenty of hard stuff plus a moon board upstairs if you need more.”
“…great areas to sit down and relax both indoors on couch's around the gym and outside at some nice coffee tables.”
“Finally a bouldering gym in Bendigo! No expense spared with great features on the walltopia walls, moon board, weights and cable machines upstairs. Good coffee and friendly staff!”
Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.
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