Vestveggen

Vestveggen

Vestveggen is Bergen Klatreklubb's flagship centre inside Åsane Arena, a large multi-sport complex in Åsane, north of Bergen city centre. It opened in March 2021, and the club bills it as the largest climbing centre in the Nordic countries: 3,641 m² of climbing surface and around 170 bolted lines, making more than 300 routes from beginner to elite level.

Climbing

• Rope: a 15 m main wall with overhangs and vertical sections, a steep 15 m competition wall, a two-lane speed wall built to the international standard, slabs and an overhanging junior wall on the mezzanine (12.5 m), and a 10 m course room for beginners, groups and paraclimbing.
• Auto-belay: 22 auto-belays around the centre, on routes marked with pink tape.
• Bouldering: a 500 m² bouldering room under the mezzanine (minimum age 9).
• Training: a third-floor training room with a Kilter Board, a Moon wall, a campus board, a large spray wall and a circle wall (minimum age 15).
• Kids: a separate children's room.

Visiting

You don't have to join the club to drop in. You need a Brattkort, the Norwegian belay certificate, to belay, and at least a top-rope card (Topptaukort) to use the auto-belays; the club runs beginner courses and Brattkort tests here. Parts of the centre are kept for children's and youth groups from 16:00 to 20:00 on weekdays during term. The two car parks at Åsane Arena are free for up to three hours if you register your car.