The Oldham Climbing Wall is an aspirant member of the Association of British Climbing Walls.  Wednesday 6pm-7pm Oldham Sports Centre
Learn all the essential skills and techniques required to enjoy indoor climbing including: - How to fit and use a harness correctly
- How to tie the appropriate knots
- How to belay correctly
- Identify different types of ropes used
- Safety Aspects
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 Price
£1.50 per person per session.
£5 family of four per session.
Parents are encouraged to join in.
All equipment is provided, so all you need to bring is yourself. Wearing loose, flexible clothing will help your climbing immensely and so is highly recommended.
To book a place on the Wednesday climbing course please send an email to climbing@oldhamoutdoorpursuits.co.uk Please note there is a waiting list
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Participation statement
The Oldham Climbing Club and The British Mountaineering Council recognise that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement. |
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Oldham Community Leisure Limited has purchased
a mobile climbing wall. Expect to see the
climbing wall in and around Oldham this year.
The wall will be staffed by Oldham Climbing Club
members and the Royton Cadets. For more
information about the wall use the contact us
facility on the left hand side menu. More Information Coming Soon |
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Oldham climbing club members visit different walls every Thursday. We try to get to each wall be 7pm so we aim to leave the sports centre by 630 pm at the latest. Each centre will have their own rules for allowing people to use there wall. For adults it requires them to fill in a form stating they are responsible for their own safety, if under 18s are attending it is ideal if they attend with a parent/guardian.
The Chill Factor climbing wall closes at 8pm in the week however if we were able to confirm numbers they could stay open till 10pm. If you plan to go to the Chill Factor can you let me know by email sambadriya@hotmail.com
Indoor climbing does not compare to climbing outside and there are plenty of members in the climbing club that know good crags to climb in the Oldham/North West area which expert climbers and novice climbers can use.
For those of you interested in bouldering there are a few places to try out near by.
Wimberry Rocks and Den Lane Quarry for example.
Another favourite is Hobson Moor quarry which has plenty of difficult bouldering problems and over 30 climbs to choose from with stakes placed in to secure.The main issue is safety so always make sure you go climbing with someone who knows what they are doing and have climbed with before.
Information about local crags can be found in books (Northern Grit), visiting local shops that sell climbing and outdoor equipment e.g. Paul Braithwaites (Mountain Feet) and of course the internet, ( BMC, UKclimbing).
Check the forums on this website for discussions about local crags and other climbing topics. |
Wombles of Wimberry
A group of local climbers including members of Oldham Outdoor Pursuits (Alan Keane and Jason Bromley) and Rick Gibbon from the BMC gave Wimberry a much needed tidy up. The full article can be viewed on the BMC website and a word doc can be downloaded by clicking HERE.  |
Participation statement
The Oldham Climbing Club and The British Mountaineering Council recognise that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement. |
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