Climbing

Whether you are an experienced climber, or completely new to the sport, our climbing wall at Ravelin Sports Centre has everything a climber could need. As well as being open to University of Portsmouth students and staff, we are also open to the local community. Our qualified climbing instructors will always be present during your sessions to ensure the safety of all climbers.

Our impressive climbing wall goes from the basement to the roof of the building and offers a total of 242 square metres of high quality climbing. The wall has been carefully designed to include a range of angles and features including slab, vertical and overhanging climbing. Challenge yourself at all levels.

How to access our climbing wall

The Climb option is included in our Ultimate membership and is also an option within our Core Plus membership.

With Climb as part of Core Plus or Ultimate, simply book into sessions on the app. You can also pay as you go outside of memberships.

Who can access our climbing wall

The minimum age for a climber using our climbing wall is 7 and anyone under the age of 18 will need to be supervised by an adult who is deemed competent at climbing, unless they have been registered and assessed by our climbing instructors to engage in unsupervised climbing. You can find our more information in our rules and regulations. 

Booking your sessions

When it comes to booking your sessions, you will have the option to choose between adult novice sessions and junior novice sessions. 

All sessions will be supervised by one of our climbing instructors, who will be there to offer advice and guidance.

Climbing		Full member*	Member	PAYG fee
Adult novice session - 45 minutes		Free	£6.25	£9.50
Junior novice session - 45 minutes		N/A	N/A	£5.25
Equipment hire - per item		N/A	£2.25	£3

*Any member that has selected climbing as an activity within their membership package.