The wall

The Oldham Climbing Wall is an aspirant member of the Association of British Climbing Walls.

Oldham Climbing Wall is an ideal to learn the basics of rock climbing. Oldham Climbing Club instructors are able to teach you to use the climbing wall safely. The following skills will be covered:
Tying in using a figure of eight knot
Fitting and adjusting a harness
Belaying using a recognised belay device

Please book a climbing lesson before coming to the wall if you have not climbed before or need explaing how to tie on etc

To book a climbing session with an instructor simply fill out the form below. We will send you an email confirming your lessons and who will be teaching you. The teaching sessions take place Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings.

NICAS
 
In addition to teaching indoor climbing the climbing instructors are able to deliver the NICAS scheme levels 1 and 2.
More information can be viewed at the NICAS website

Prices

Admission
 
£3.00 Adult.
£2.00 Children.
 
Equipment
 
Harnesses and Belay plates can be hired from Oldham Climbing Club for £1 a person during the Friday and Sunday sessions. At other times they can be hired from the sports centre reception for £2.50 ( 2 Harnesses and a belay).

Booking Form

Opening Times

Monday 3-6pm
Tuesday 6-9pm
Friday 3-6pm
Sunday 9-11am
 
Please note, Instructored sessions are only on Fridays and Sundays.

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.

Climbing Tour

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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