The Climbing Unit Ltd

Excellent bouldering/climbing gym. Good facilities and friendly, helpful staff.Not a bad coffee either!

Had never been or even thought about going bouldering until last Friday when I had an induction as part of a Christmas gift.Since then I spend most of my time thinking about going, looking at equipment and watching videos about it..... needless to say it's addictive.This is completely down to The Climbing Unit.Incredibly friendly staff that are knowledgeable, experienced and approachable, it's more like chatting to your mates in all fairness.The climbs range from easy with absolutely no experience to I don't think it's humanly possible, they're all colour coded and they use the V rating system, there's a board with the system on it if you're unsure. There's also lots of crossover so it's easy to progress without becoming intimidated by harder climbs.There's lots of routes available at all levels and these seem to change at regular intervals so there's always something new to climb.There's a cafe selling snacks and hot/cold drinks, although it's £5 minimum card spend, there's also a free drinking water station (fill your bottle, don't actually drink from it).There's also a shop selling climbing equipment and lifestyle clothing.Climbing shoes and chalk are available to hire.Toilets are spotless and they have changing facilities alongside lockers, storage facilities, lots of seating and free parking.

Always a friendly welcome. Great range of problems, good food (cake!) and kids clubs. Comp nights are fun too.

Great climbing center. No ropes anymore, just bouldering. But I think it will be an improvement. Good variation of angle and style. Good on site parking.

Awesome Experience.Today I took my daughter (age 8) and niece (age 9) for an induction into indoor climbing. It’s a great venue and can see us spending a lot of time there.Both kids throughly enjoyed their time and gave it 10/10.Big Shout-Out to the instructor - Ben… who was meticulous in his guidance and nurturing to my daughter who wasn’t very confident.

Great bouldering. Friendly and helpful staff and lots of psyche

Really loved the wide variety of climbs, wall features and grades. I definitely would recommend it to anyone interested in getting into bouldering.

A nice climbing centre with lots of interesting climbs and walls, but let down in a few ways. Holds have so much chalk on them you cannot tell the colour half the time. This is made worse when grey routes are set next to blacks or pinks next to pink and purple. The chalk also makes the holds very slippery, I'm not sure how often they are reset and cleaned. Start holds have been identified better now with tags rather than coloured bolts. No top hold indicated so when at the top you find yourself hanging on and checking you haven't missed one hiding behind a volume or round the corner. Slight changes would make this 5 stars.

The best place in Derby for indoor bouldering!

One of the best places I've ever climbed! The setting is inspired, and varied across all grades, plus a decent sized ropes section. Couldn't recommend anywhere better!