Working out doesn’t have to be a chore! Get off your treadmill and experience the thrill of rock climbing while building your upper-body strength and stamina. If you’re feeling adventurous (or want to pretend you’re a member of the SWAT team), jump right into the more advanced classes and learn how to abseil or lead climb. Newcomers who might be a little intimidated by the dizzying heights can also join a quick trial class to ease themselves into the sport. So no excuses; strap into a harness and get fit the fun way with these best rock climbing gyms in Singapore!
Climbers Laboratory
Regular climbers will love this gym’s frequently changing routes that promise fresh challenges on their eight-metre multi-angled walls. Their team of trained professionals also hold climbing certification courses for climbers aged 13 and above.
Climber’s Laboratory, #05-153 Enterprise Hub, 48 Toh Guan Road East, Singapore 608586. p. 6515 9363. Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, weekends & PH 10am-7pm.
Onsight Climbing
Singapore’s biggest indoor climbing gym boasts 2000 sqft. of bouldering surface, 43 lanes and more than a hundred climbing routes. Their walls allow for regular top-rope climbing as well as lead climbing for more advanced climbers. Mix things up a bit with their abseiling and bouldering circuits that’ll help tone up those muscles. And if you’re sold on rock climbing as a regular activity, their retail store sells all the equipment you’ll need to start out, from KAILAS ropes to Petzl harnesses.
Onsight Climbing, 100 Guillemard Road, Singapore 399718. p. 6348 8272. Open Mon & Fri 2pm-10pm, Tue & Thur 2pm-10.30pm, Wed 2pm-11pm, weekends & PH 10am-9pm.
Climb Central
If time is an issue and you want a quick, fuss-free climbing session, this gym will get you started in a jiffy. Even if you’re not certified, sit in on one of their quick safety briefings (they happen once every 15 minutes) and you’re good to go. Don’t fret about not having a buddy to belay you, ‘cos Climb Central offers dedicated auto-belay lines. What’s more, the gym is fully air-conditioned so you’ll be climbing in comfort.
Climb Central, #B1-01 Kallang Wave Mall, 1 Stadium Place, Singapore 397718. p. 6702 7972. Open Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, weekends & PH 9am-9pm.
Kinetics Climbing
With just over 80 colour-coded routes, from grades V0 to V12 and up, beginner and expert climbers alike are sure to find an appropriately challenging route. The school also holds regular classes on bouldering and climbing which include a Climbing 101 class aimed at children.
Kinetics Climbing, #02-07 Orion @ Paya Lebar, 160 Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 409022. p. 6745 6426. Open Mon 4pm-10pm, Tue-Fri 1pm-10pm, weekends & PH 10am-7pm.
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Not sure if rock climbing is for you? Join Climb Asia’s hour-long “taster session” and get to try out a range of climbing activities. More experienced climbers can take advantage of the gym’s many indoor climbing walls, boulder caves and their outdoor climbing wall.
Climb Asia, 60 Tessensohn Road, Singapore 217664. p. 6292 7701. Open Mon 5pm-11pm, Tue-Fri 12pm-11pm, weekends & PH 10am-9pm.
The Rock School
The Rock School aims to get kids in on the action with their host of climbing courses aimed at children between the ages of 4-14. The rock walls in the school are designed to be less steep and feature child-friendly tile placements that make climbing less intimidating. The school also promotes the idea that climbing isn’t just a physical endeavour and places emphasis on climbing as a mental activity that trains problem-solving skills in children.
The Rock School, 850 New Upper Changi Road, Singapore, 467352. p. 6242 2106. Open weekdays 1pm-10pm (Closed on Wednesdays), Sat 10am-10pm, Sunday timing varies.
SAFRA Adventure Sports Centre
Take your climbing to towering heights at SAFRA’s Adventure Sports Centre. Their facilities include a 25 metre high outdoor climbing wall, chimney, crack and slab walls. If you want to get your feet back on the ground in a hurry, climbers can also make use of their abseiling skills on the descent. But if that’s too intimidating and you’d rather stay closer to the ground, try bouldering in their 2-storey indoor bouldering gym.
SAFRA Adventure Sports Centre, 60 Yishun Avenue 4, Singapore 769027. p. 6852 8222. Open Tue-Fri 1pm-9.30pm, weekends & PH 9am-5.30pm.