Yellowknife Fieldhouse Climbing Wall

Climbing in Yellowknife

The City of Yellowknife owns and runs the climbing wall inside the Fieldhouse on Kam Lake Road, the city's indoor sports centre, which also has a turf field, an indoor track and a children's play area. The wall opened in 2018.

The main wall has top-rope lines and auto-belays, and there is a separate bouldering wall; you can also boulder on the red and orange sections of the main wall. To top-rope you first need to pass a belay test, and auto-belay users need an orientation. Lead climbing is only allowed under the direct supervision of a climbing instructor.

Visiting

• Check in at reception and sign the waiver (there are separate adult and youth forms).
• On weekdays the wall is bouldering only until 16:15, with roped climbing in the evenings and at weekends. It closes for route setting on the first Monday of each month, except in July and August.
• Children aged 4 to 8 can top-rope and boulder with an adult directly supervising them, 9 to 12-year-olds can also belay with adult supervision, and climbers aged 13 to 18 can climb without an adult.
• Shoes, harnesses, chalk bags and belay devices can be rented separately or as an all-in climbing package.
• Entry is the city's regular drop-in admission, and Flexi Pass holders climb at no extra cost.

The city and the Yellowknife Climbing Club run an annual rock climbing competition at the wall (the second was in May 2024), with kids', youth, women's and open categories.