rock climbing

[gggunit]

Thinking about doing something different this weekend like rock climbing.. has anyone ever gone? or recommend a place.. Ive never been so something for beginers.

[gggunit]

I found some stuff is anyone else is interested.

Calgary

Big Mountain Outdoors
Corner of 1708, 4th St. SW
Calgary, AB
(403) 228-0229

Calgary Climbing Centre
#6, 7130 Fisher Rd SE Calgary
Calgary, Alberta T2H 0W3
(403) 252-6778
http://www.calgaryclimbing.com/
> Traverse wall, huge bouldering cave, lead and top rope wall, campus board, systems board, self belay machine

Canadian Climbing Development Association
826 Sierra Madre Crt, SW
Calgary, Alberta, T3H 3J1
www.climbingdevelopment.com

Crux Climbing and Bouldering
Bay 9, 1415, 28th Street NE (16th and Barlow)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2A 2P6
403-235-CRUX (2789)
http://www.thecruxclimbing.com
> 12,000 square feet of climbing and 2,000 sf bouldering terrain. Two 72 feet high top rope routes, multi-pitch climbing areas, and a lounge area overlooking all of downtown Calgary and the mountains

Mount Royal College
440-6348
(403) 240 6348
http://www.mtroyal.ca/recreation/
> 43 feet tall, 18 ropes + lead area, rappel tower, seperate bouldering cave.

Odyssey Recreational Adventures Ltd.
1715 - 20 Ave NW T2M 1H2
Calgary, Alberta
(403) 247-9773
Fax: 403-247-9775
email: [email protected]
www.oradventures.com

Outdoor Program Centre
Univ. of Calagary
2500 University Dr NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
(403) 220-5038
> All real rock holds on 40' quartzite and concrete wall with finger to offwidth crack climbing.

Southland Leisure Centre
#159 City of Calgary Box 2100 Stn M
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M5
(403) 251-3505

The Stronghold
140 - 15th Ave NW,
Calgary, Alberta T2M 0G6
(403) 276-6484
www.strongholdclimbing.com
> 15,000 sq. ft. of climbing on three separate floors. On the main floor, 30 walls with a wide variety of routes and angles for both toproping and leading. Upstairs, a huge bouldering traverse and cave complete with a system training wall. Downstairs, hard core bouldering cave.

[2000_SI]

I've been to The Stronghold a couple times, and its pretty good. Now, I havent been anywhere else, so weigh my thoughts accordingly, but I realy enjoyed myself there. They certainly had some challenging walls, but also a great beginers area.

[RickDaTuner]

What your referring too is Wall climbing, Rock Climbing is out doors and i wouldn't recommend that you take that on with out the help of an experienced partner.

but for me The Strong Hold is my place of preference, tons there to keep you busy, and they also have a great bouldering wall upstairs

[jdmakkord]

My old highschool had a wall back in the day, one of the first in Calgary at the time. Wonder if they still have one?

[hockeybronx]

I've gone to the Calgary Climbing Centre a couple of times.

Good prices from what I remember. Rock climbing is excellent variation for any fitness regime, good for the forearms, shoulders, and even your calves.

Have fun

[Zero102]

I went to Queen Elizabeth about 7 years ago, and they had a neat little climbing wall. That's what got me interested in it. I have gone to the Stronghold a few times, and climb occasionally at the U of C.
IMO the Stronghold is a very good facility.

[mac_82]

Any one know any decent places in Edmonton?

[jdmakkord]

Originally posted by Zero102
I went to Queen Elizabeth about 7 years ago, and they had a neat little climbing wall. That's what got me interested in it. I have gone to the Stronghold a few times, and climb occasionally at the U of C.
IMO the Stronghold is a very good facility.

Thats where I went, only a few years before you I guess.

[Zero102]

Haha, when I went there they were talking about their nice new climbing wall, so it couldn't have been that long before me

[CLiVE]

Cardel Place has a new climbing wall also. A good place to start...