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Hi there, I'm an international medical student looking to do a month (or possibly two) of exchange at a hospital in Portsmouth in the very near future (with the possibility of seeking employment in the year after). Any information on a local climbing centre would be greatly appreciated! I would also be grateful if some local climbers would be willing to have me tag along...for sport, trad or bouldering. However I will probably not have any significant amount of gear to contribute other than some quickdraws. I am very experienced and won't cause trouble. I've climbed in England several times before and I am really looking forward to going back!
Cheers!
Fan

Edit: for an indoor wall I'm mostly looking for info on a good boulder wall.

In reply to fan.yang:

Red spider, being built in Fareham may be of interest for indoor bouldering

http://www.redspiderclimbing.com/

In reply to fan.yang:

Quite limited climbing opportunities near Portsmouth, you're better off cycling the downs or sailing!

Fort Purbrook (very small but in an interesting room - an munition magazine), about 2miles from QA hospital.

Calshot, about 45mins by car.

Assume you've looked up http://www.ukclimbing.com/listings/?t=wall#main

In reply to fan.yang:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fort+purbrook+climbing&source=lnms&am...

In reply to fan.yang:

Might be worth you checking out Southampton Climbing Club too, you're always welcome to join us if you're looking for partners, indoors or out.

http://southamptonclimbingclub.org/

In reply to MaxWilliam:





no i didn't know. that's a nice feature - thanks very much! I've been to Portland but Swanage has been in my mind for some time!