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[Markus Bendler men's lead winner during the finals of IC World Cup, Saas-Fee 2009, 4 kb]

Markus Bendler men's lead winner during the finals of IC World Cup, Saas-Fee 2009
Lukasz Warzecha, Jan 2009
© Lukasz Warzecha/LWimages.co.uk

One of the most frequently-asked questions on the newsgroup uk.rec.climbing is "Are there any climbing walls in London/Sheffield/Exeter/Bude/etc?" Which suggests that (1) people have trouble finding climbing walls in their area (they're not in Yellow Pages, you know); and (2) they often use the Internet to try to find them. Clearly then a database of UK climbing walls on the Internet could be really useful in helping people find facilities in or near the area where they live or work.

Not only that, but what if you could also find out what times they'd be open, what they cost, what facilities they have, and what other people think of them? That's what Charles Arthur thought when he was investigating the emerging technology of the Internet in 1994. And that's where this started.

Wall name	Town	Updated
Boulders - Indoor climbing...	Cardiff	08/Mar
The Leeds Wall	Leeds	08/Mar
Centre for Sport and Exercise	Edinburgh	05/Mar
The Sands Centre	Carlisle	05/Mar
Mile End Climbing Wall	London	04/Mar
The Tower Climbing Centre,...	Leicester	03/Mar
Swansea University	Sketty Lane	03/Mar
Dart Rock Climbing Centre	Buckfastleigh	02/Mar
The Dart Rock Climbing Centre	Buckfastleigh	01/Mar
Romford YMCA	Romford	01/Mar

Top 10 most recently updated walls

The UK Climbing list of indoor walls was originally based on the list published in On The Edge magazine in November 1994, used with their permission. In 1997 we added the BMC's info, again with their permission.

With the creation of ukclimbing.com, the entire database was reviewed and checked starting in September 1999. It took four months, which involved calling more than 200 walls, correcting more than 100 phone numbers, and hearing some amazing explanations for why the public is not allowed to climb at certain locations. Our favourite was "The wall burnt down."

We now reckon that this is the most accurate, up-to-date and useful database of UK climbing walls on the Net - better even than the BMC's. And did we mention that there is a scrollable, zoomable map showing you the location of every wall? There is. You won't find that anywhere else either.

We will carry out periodic checks to ensure that the listing remains as up-to-date as possible But how accurate and complete the list is really depends on you - if you think something is missing (such as a review of a wall you've been to) or out-of-date, let us know. We love getting reviews. Don't assume someone else will do it - if everyone does that, the information doesn't get updated, and it's much better to get an update twice rather than not at all. You can use the Add new wall for adding walls that we're missing, and each wall page has a form for you to submit corrections and leave comments. Any problems? please email the Database Editor.