-------- The Terry Marsh Centre, Crest Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2EF. Tel : 0268 583076 7 days a week, Bendcrete wall (1989), 25m x 4m, Bouldering wall, Fitness room, Bar, Full changing facilities.Blackburn
--------- YMCA, Edinburgh House, Clarence Street, Blackburn, BB1 8AN. Tel : 0254 51009 7 days a week, Bendcrete wall (1991), Overhangs, Panelled undercut wall, 15ft, 4a - 7a, Bouldering wall, Leading wall, Bar & cafe.Bradford
-------- Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Rooley Ave, Odsal, Bradford, BD6 1EZ. Tel : 0274 307822 DR Concrete wall, Cast features, Leader protection, Good bouldering wall, Swimming/sauna/solarium, Bar & cafe.Bristol
------- The Bristol Climbing Centre, Undercover Rock Ltd St Werburghs Church, Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9YH. Tel : 0272 413489 ~45 foot main leading wall, toproped beginners section, 20 foot roof, many vertical top-rope and leading routes. Large self contained bouldering area with fully padded floor (not free standing mats), shop, food and drink available, Rock & Roll available for extra charge. Excellent. Bouldering, Beginners (top roped) Intermedate & Advanced (up to E4-E5): for leading (bring your own rope) road range of grades( Novice to high extremes ) Top-roping & leading sections( mainly bolt-ons but some mouldings ), Colour coded leading routes,Bouldering wall ( moulding + bolt-ons ), "Rock & Roll" machine (extra cost),Pretty poor changing facilities, Cafe & gear shop. Hire of boots + harnesses, Tuition available (must book),4 pounds per session, no time limit. Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-9pm sat & sun 10am-6pm Bristol Grammar School (BGS), University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR. Tel : 0272 258055 Quite small & limited, Less crowded ( and cheaper ) than Climbing Centre, 2.50 for a session ( hour + ), DR panels mainly, No hire facilities, Being refurbished at the moment (check if open).Caernarfon
---------- Plas Menai National Watersports Centre, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1UE. Tel : 0248 670964 Leading wall, Bouldering wall, Swimming, Bar & Cafe.Carlisle
-------- The Sands Centre, The Sands, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1JQ. Tel : 0228 25222 Original wall extended with new Enterprise Imprint wall. The Wolfskin wall is 5m x 7m. Leading & Bouldering, Bar & Cafe.Ferndown
-------- Ferndown Sports Centre, Cherry Grove, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9EZ. Tel : 0202 877468 Leading wall, Bouldering wall, Swimming/sauna/solarium, Bar & Cafe.Glossop
------- Glossop Leisure Centre, High Street, Glossop, SK13 8PN. Tel : 0457 863223 Bendcrete wall, 15 ft, Overhangs, Undercut traverse, Adjustable discs 4a - 7b. Bar & Cafe.Ingleton
------- Inglesport, The Square, Ingleton, Carnforth, LA6 3EB. Tel : 05242 41146 Mainly Bendcrete wall, Overhanging sections, 4/5 metres high, Fully matted, Leading & Bouldering, Cafe.Llanberis
--------- The Bunker, Bearth Bearn, Dieniolen, Llanberis, LL55. Tel : 0286 871558 Leading wall, Bouldering wall, Grips wall, 12 ft square roof, 100m traverse, Weight training.Melksham
-------- The Climbing Rack, T.J.Camping, High Street, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7NT. Tel : 0225 703417 Leading wall, Bouldering wall,Sheffield
------------------ The Foundry 45 Mowbray Street Sheffield S3 8EN England (0742) 796331 ~50ft main leading wall, slab and vertical walls, 'Living Stone' wall, 'The Wave' bouldering wall (mats). Large well stocked outdoor shop next door, full cafe overlooking the walls. Free use of 'Rock and Roll'. The main indoor wall for the North, and probably the most popular one in England. 45ft "Wild Country" leading wall, "Jerry's" Bouldering wall, Tuition available, Cafe.Southport
--------- YMCA, 81 Hoghton Street, Southport, PR9 0PR. Tel : 0704 538317 Leading wall, Bouldering wall, Enterprise wall, Slabs/Bulges/Roofs, Colour coded leading routes, Weight training, Cafe.York
---- York Barbican Centre, Barbican Road, York, YO1 4NT. Tel : 0904 628227 Leading & Bouldering, DR Rockcote panel wall, 10 metres high, 17 metres wide, Competition standard, Fully matted, Swimming/etc, Cafe & Bar.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The list is one year old, and I know of two new climbing gyms which are missing: one in Huy and the sixth gym in Brussels. Salle d'escalade New Rock. Address: Chaussee de Watermael 136, 1160 Brussels (Auderghem), 02-6609533. Climbing height: 7 and 18 meters. Climbing surface: 800 m2. Klimzaal Hungaria. Address: Vaart 25, 3000 Leuven, 016-292413. Climbing height: almost 20 meters. Climbing surface: > 500 m2. Salle d'escalade ESPACE Grimpe. Address: 26 Chaussee de Charleroi, 6061 Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi), 071-331695. Climbing height: 15 meters. Climbing surface: 700 m2. Altitude, Centre Sportif du College Cardinal Mercier. Address: Chaussee de Mont St. Jean 83, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud (near Brussels), 02-3861528. Climbing height: up to 12 meters. Climbing surface: 427 m2. Klim-Indoor. Address: Gijzelaarstraat 21-23, 2000 Antwerpen-Zuid, 03-2483377. Climbing height: 17 meters. Climbing surface: 400 m2. Altitude Sport. Address: Rue de l'Emprunt, 5680 Doische (20 minutes from Freyr), 082-678558. Climbing height: 14 meters. Climbing surface: 750 m2. Sportcentrum Olympia. Address: Kuringersteenweg 242, 3500 Hasselt, 011-256330. Climbing height: up to 16 meters. Climbing surface: 350 m2. Blueberry Hill. Address: Oudenaardsesteenweg 343, 8500 Kortrijk, 056-229669. Climbing height: 15 meters. Climbing surface: 500 m2. Wall Street Indoor. Address: van Duyststraat 16, 2100 Deurne (Antwerpen), 03-3251743. Climbing height: up to 14 meters. Climbing surface: about 550 m2. Skalpino. Address: Sportcentrum "de Dam", Oude Vismijn 32, 9160 Lokeren, 091-4888800. Climbing height: up to 12 meters. Climbing surface: about 300 m2. Salle d'escalade Terres Neuves. Address: 28 rue Terre Neuve, 1000 Brussels (Place Rouppe - Metro Anneessens), 02-5121815. Climbing height: between 7 and 11 meters. Climbing surface: 280 m2. Klimzaal City Rock. Address: Polderstraat 68, 2800 Mechelen, 015-209845. Climbing height: between 11 and 14 meters. Climbing surface: 350 m2. Belgica Squash Center. Address: 120 Avenue Jean Dubrucq, 1210 Brussels, 02-4253042. Climbing height: 12.3 meters. Climbing surface: 220 m2. Coupure Klim. Address: Coupure Links 625, 9000 Gent, 091-335739. Climbing height: between 6 and 10 meters. Climbing surface: about 250 m2. Winner's Sportcentrum. Address: 13 rue Bonneels, 1040 Brussels, 02-2800270. Climbing height: between 8 and 12 meters. Climbing surface: 180 m2. To the Limit (UCON). Address: Korianderstraat 12, 9000 Gent, 091-332866. Climbing height: between 8 and 11 meters. Climbing surface: about 300 m2. Centre Sportif de Blocry. Address: Place des Sports 1, Louvain-la-Neuve, 010-450435. Climbing surface: 250 m2. Future Sports. Address: Vijverstraat 1, Zottegem, 091-608168. Climbing height: up to 16 meters? Le Mousqueton, Institut St-Remacle. Address: rue St-Roch, Marche-en-Famenne, 084-311648 (?). Wolvertem World Climbing. Address: Stationsstraat 14a, Meise-Wolvertem, 02-2690304. Climbing surface: 200 m2. Sporthal Houtemveld. Address: Houtemstraat, Tienen, 016-821460. Climbing surface: 130 m2. Sportcentrum Tragel. Address: Tragel 6A, 9300 Aalst, 053-710479. Climbing height: up to 14 meters. Not interesting. Centre Sportif d'Outremeuse. Address: rue de l'ourthe 1, Liege, 041-428176. Climbing surface: only 24 m2!
--------------- Shop, indoor climb wall and climb courses/adventures. Shop information: Outdoor equipment, tents, backpacks, sleepingbags, clothing, health and care products, shoes, mounteneering equipment, etc. Shop opening hours: Shop information: Outdoor equipment, tents, backpacks, sleepingbags, clothing, health and care products, shoes, mounteneering equipment, etc. Shop opening hours: - Di/Wo/Do 9.00 - 18.00 - Fri 9.00 - 21.00 - Sat 9.00 - 17.00 Wall information: Climbing Hight/Area: Hight 15 meter, with a climbing area of 400 m2. There are about 25 routes in the range of 3 - 7a. The overhang is inspiring and challenging (15 mtrs + roof hanging backwards). Hours of opening: Monday's 13.00 - 18.00 Di/Wo/Do 9.00 - 18.00 and 19.00 - 22.00 Friday's 9.00 - 22.00 Saterday's 9.00 - 17.00 (juli and august only open during shop opening hours (Fri till 20.30)) Prise: till an age of 16 f 7.00 >From 16 and older f 10.00 3 month membership card f 80.00 10 times card f 80.00 all year membership card f260.00 Courses: beginners and advanced indoor climbing courses. Comments: Ropes are present. Other material can be rented. Leading is possible with your own rope. For more info ask for Rutger Koorn.
-------- Sport Climbing in Japan have been popular gradually in these days, but we have a little artificial climbing walls. You are going to stay in japan around tokyo for a long time ? Most of artifical climbing wall equipment are in very expensive membership sports clubs, and if you want to use one, you have to pay much. For Example:*Central Fittness Sport Club mizonokuti*
locate very near Mizonokuti station on JR nanbu line and Tokyu Denen-Toshi line in kawasaki city. First you should pay 30,000 yen for membership. And you need to pay 10,000 yen for month. AndAnd you have to pay 600 yen every time you come. ( It cost 100 yen for 0.95 US dollar now... ) Therefore( highly cost ) you can use any other good equipments, trainning gym, squash court, swimming pool, shower, We have little Gyms for only Climbing near Yokohama( machida ), but in Saitama prefecture near tokyo we can find reasonable gyms.*Pump Wall*
locate quite near Toda-kouen station in JR saikyou line. It costs about 20 min and 250 yen for getting there from shinjuku-Tokyo by JR. You should pay 2,000 yen for membership first. And you need to pay 2,000 yen ( 18:00~ only 1,500 yen ) every time you climb. There are good varietion climbing walls( 5.8-5.13 grade ) and abound bouldering areas, but no shower equipment. On Monday and Friday gym is closed.*T-Wall*
locate near Musashi-Fujisawa station in Seibu Ikebukuro line. It costs about 45 min and 300 yen from Ikebukuro-Tokyo. This gym has climbing walls as various as *Pump Wall* I heard. I havn't went there yet, so I have no more information. These two climbing gyms are famous in Tokyo area. I don't know any other climbing gyms usable for visitor.The following cities might have gyms for a visitor to use. Tsurumi-ryokuchi, Osaka Ikebukuro, Tokyo Shiraishi, Miyagi Kawaguchi-ko, Yamanashi Tenjin, Fukuoka
Chiba
Funabashi Rocky
Address: 2-225-1, Umigami-chou, Funahashi, Chiba
Tel: (048)444-0216
Access: 10 min walk from Keisei Umigami station, 13 min walk from JR Funabashi station
Kanagawa
Big Rock
Address: 2-35-5, Shishi-ga-dani, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Tel: (045)585-9119
Pump 2
Address: 2-13-1, Nakanosima, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Tel: (044)933-2594
Access: 7 min walk from JR Nakanoshima station
J-Wall
Address: 1708, Shimotsutidana, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Tel: (0466)44-0777
Access: 12 min waik from Odakyu-Enoshima line Chougo station
Osaka
CITY ROCK GYM
OCS (Osaka Climbing Society)
Address: 2-3-35,Tagawa-kita, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan 532
Tel: (06)306-0914
Fax: (06)306-0943
Open: Monday 10:00 - 17:00 Tuesday - Friday 10:00 - 22:00 Week end and Holiday 10:00 - 19:00 Visitant Fee: Week day \2,000, Week end and Holiday \2,500 Access: 5 min walk from Tagawa-Dori bus stop, 15 min from JR Osaka station : 15 min walk from Hankyu Juso station From Osaka station; Take city bus with a sign 97 _ (Kanzakibashi) at 1(Red 1) bus stop and get off at c (Tagawadori), the fifth bus stop from Osaka station. Go straight on the side road along the elevated main road all the way to the railroad, and make a left turn. Walk about 100 meters and you will see our gym to the left. From Hankyu Juso station; Take either City or Hankyu bus at a bus stop in front of Sakura Bank and get off at Tagawadori. Membership Rates: Annual Membership \65,000 Semi-annual Membership \37,000 General Membership \35,000 (plus \500/visit) Daytime Membership \5,500/month Weekend & Holiday Membership \7,000/month All memberships subject to registration fee (\2,000) Lessons: An introduction to artificial wall climbing, covering safety concerns, terminology, equipment use and basic movement. Lessons require reservations made in advance. Instruction Fee (per hour per person) Weekday 10:00 - 17:00 \2,000 Tue. - Fri. 17:00 - 22:00 \3,000 Weekend and Holiday 10:00 - 19:00 \3,000OCS, City Rock gym
Address: 2-3-35,Tagawakita, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Tel: (06)306-0914
Fax: (06)306-0943
Visitant Fee: Week day \2,000, Week end and Holiday \2,500
Access: 5 min walk from Tagawa-Dori bus stop, 20 min from JR Osaka station
Nagoya
Hatenkou
Address: 25, Yamagoshi, Naruumichou, Midori-ku, Nagoya
Tel: (052)625-0334, 621-2879
E-mail: qzm01576@niftyserve.or.jp
Visitant Fee: Week day \1,500, Week end and Holiday \2,000
Access: 10 min walk from Meitetsu Narumi station, 15 min walk from JR Otaka station
Saitama
T-wall Honten
Address: 1097-1, Shimo-fujisawa, Irima, Saitama
Tel: (0429)63-6259
Access: 8 min walk from Seibu Fujisawa station
Pump 1
Address: 4-11-8, Honmachi, Toda, Saitama
Tel: (048)444-0216
Access: 2 min walk from JR Toda-kouen station
Tokyo
T-wall Tokyo
Address: 2-5-23, Suidou, Bunkyo, Tokyo
Tel: (03)5802-2273
Access: 4 min walk from Edogawabashi station
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