Melbourne Rock Climbing Centres Melbourne Rock Climbing Centres

Rock climbing walls are popping up all over Melbourne, so here's a "best of list".

Most rock climbing gyms offer neutral shoes to rent. These should be very snug so your toes don't slide around when you're climbing. Stick to one colour when you climb-they're rated in ascending difficulty (8 is easier than a ladder, while 26 and upwards is for if you're the reincarnation of Spiderman).

Best Melbourne Rock Climbing Walls

Bayside Rock Climbing
9 Network Drive
Carrum Downs
baysiderock.com.au

There's plenty of variety at Bayside Rock, including over 50 top rope climbs, bouldering area and high ropes course...in case you don't feel like you've spent enough time in the air.

Burnley Bouldering Wall
Barkly Ave
Richmond
facebook.com/burnleyboulderingwall

Tucked underneath one of Melbourne's busiest freeways, the Burnley Bouldering Wall is a free, community-run space. There are three climbing walls arranged in increasing difficulty. BYO rock climbing shoes and equipment, because etiquette is still important when you're hanging out under a bridge.

Cliffhanger
Rear of Westgate Sports Center,
61-65 Dohertys Rd, Altona North
cliffhanger.com.au

Boasting the tallest walls in the Southern Hemisphere, Cliffhanger's walls stand at 20 metres. There's a diverse range of graded climbing walls along with two dedicated bouldering areas, crack climbs and a dozen lead climbs so there's plenty of opportunities to tire yourself out.

Gravity Worx
182-184 SUSSEX STREET
Pascoe Vale
gravityworx.com.au

Melbourne's only international standard speed-climbing facility, Gravity Worx is pretty legit. The routes change regularly, and there's up to 200 running at any one time, with difficulty levels to suit everyone from rank amateur to Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible II. There's even 16 auto-belayers on standby, if you can't rustle up a spotting partner. Gravity Worx runs regular in-house comps, and is more than happy to host big groups, school classes, and bday parties.

Hardrock | Indoor Rock Climbing Centre
4/8 Franklin Street
Melbourne
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16 - 18 Varman Court
Nunawading
hardrock.com.au | Hardrock

With two venues in the CBD and Nunawading, Hard Rock's venues tower in height. The city venue sits above Swanston Street, suspended on a level with ceiling to floor glass for the best views. The Nunawading space is larger, and includes a dedicated bouldering cave. Both spaces offer Safety Induction courses so you can literally put your life in your friend's sweaty, sweaty hands.

North Walls
Unit 3, 17-19 Hope Street
Brunswick 3056
www.northwalls.com.au

The newest indoor rock climbing gym, North Walls opened its doors earlier this year. Walls measure in at a casual 14-metres (hint: if you have a fear of heights, don't look down), but the owners have made a conscious effort to create a space, not a gym. The caf© area boasts house-made isotonic sports drinks and healthy treats, because you definitely deserve them.

Northside Boulders
329 Victoria Street
Brunswick VIC 3056
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109 - 113 Helen Street
Northcote VIC 3070
northsideboulders.com

Lactic Factory's bigger, older brother, Northside Boulders has the same tunes, challenging routes and occasional plants as the first venue. Walls vary in incline from minimally slanted to basically bloody horizontal. Walls are only up to 4.5 metres, so you climb without a harness. Yes, there's a (pretty) cushy floor.

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