Try indoor rock climbing
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
Every route on a climbing wall is a puzzle you solve with your whole body, and the grades let you start very gently. Walls are sociable places where strangers happily share how they got up a tricky section.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130An afternoonIndoorsAlone or with othersUK and US
How to start
- Use the BMC or USA Climbing finder to locate a wall or gym near you.
- Book a taster or induction session, which includes shoe and harness hire at most walls.
- Start on the easiest bouldering or top-rope routes and climb down as well as up.
Where to go
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Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. The hard part of a day out is the timing: the right season, tickets and getting there. The plan watches the calendar for you.
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