Climbing wasn’t exactly the most popular choice of sport a few years ago, but they’ve been all the rage recently. In addition to rock climbing, where a harness is required and you get to climb much higher, there’s also the option of bouldering, a form of climbing that takes place on shorter walls without the use of technical safety equipment like ropes, harnesses, or helmets.
Both options are available for kids aged 4 and above so if you’re looking for a fun activity involving your little ones, here are five bouldering and rock climbing gyms that are great for the whole family.
Kinetics Climbing
A short walk from Farrer Park MRT station, Kinetics Climbing is a premium bouldering gym that offers quality boulders and top-roped climbing walls with complementary training areas, one to one private coaching, certification classes and technique clinics conducted by certified instructors and more! They have a variety of wall surfaces and frequently updated routes that cater to climbers of any level.
If you’ve been wanting to give climbing a try but you’re not sure where to begin, their Just Climb taster session might just be the solution for you. The one-hour session allows you to experience both top-rope climbing and bouldering by yourself or in a small group of up to 4 pax. Kids as young as 4 years old can participate, however the bouldering component may only be conducted for participants above the age of 13 for safety reasons. This course is priced at $45 for 1 pax, and $36 per pax with 2 or more participants. Otherwise, a standard Entry Pass is $19 while students 21 years old and below can enter for $15.
More information: Kinetics Climbing
Address: 511 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218153
Boulder World
Boulder World first opened its doors in 2018 in the heart of Paya Lebar. They have over 100 boulder problems of different levels ranging from beginner to advanced, so you’re sure to find something that’s perfect for you. With a fully functional fitness room, training boards and even showers for when you’re done, this is a great place to go if you’re planning to do some serious climbing!
Not sure if your little one would enjoy a new sport? A 30-minute Kids Tryout session for children as young as 5 is priced at $25 where they receive guidance from a professional instructor. Adults trying bouldering for the first time can sign up for their Starter Pack at $45 for a 90-minute session. Best of all, you can stay on after the end of your program and continue climbing without additional charges! They also offer single Entry Passes, Multi Passes and Season Passes, as well as Entry Passes for one adult and one child under 13 years old for $35.
More information: Boulder World
Address: 10 Eunos Road 8, SingPost Centre, #01-205, Singapore 408600
BFF Climb
You can find BFF Climb at two locations, Bukit Timah and Bendemeer, sporting vibrant and colourful walls all over their facilities made up of a Boulder Zone for ages 13 and above and a Play Zone open to anyone from 4 years old.
The Boulder Zone is great for both advanced climbers and beginners—no experience needed! Their walls are refreshed every week, so there’s always something new to try on your subsequent visits. They even have a Kilter Board that offers an unlimited number of routes with an LED lighting system. At 30 degrees, it is challenging enough without being too intimidating for the average climber.
Those looking for something a little more casual would enjoy what the Play Zone has to offer. It is a family-family section built for climbers with little or no experience. Some exciting features of the Play Zone include Climb & Slide where you climb up from a foam pit and zoom down the slide, a Speed Wall where you can challenge yourself or your friends with the fastest timing possible, and a unique AR Wall which gamifies the climbing experience.
For independent climbers, a 1 hour and 20 minutes Free-to-Explore session at the Play Zone is $27 per pax. A Single Entry Pass costs $22 at the Bukit Timah outlet and $25 at the Bendemeer outlet while a Youth Pass for students aged 18 and below at any outlet is priced at $16. Classes are also available, with a kids Trial Class at $45 per pax as well as an adults Taster Session at $35 per pax.
More information: BFF Climb
Address: Link@896, 896 Dunearn Road, #02-01D, Singapore 589472 (Bukit Timah outlet) | CT Hub, 2 Kallang Avenue, #01-20, Singapore 339407 (Bendemeer outlet)
Boulder Planet
If you still think that there are no fun places to go in the north of Singapore, think again! Located in Sembawang Shopping Centre, Boulder Planet is a fairly new bouldering gym that was established in mid 2021. It features a modern, minimalist interior with pretty pale pink and beige walls. The 1,100 square metre gym has six wall sections: the Beginner Wall, the Kids Wall, two Climbing Island features, the Competition Wall, and the Main Wall. Children as young as 6 years old are able to join in on the fun.
Those who are passionate about going green would be glad to know that Boulder Planet is big on environmental sustainability. They aim to organise regular community events to promote sustainable lifestyles, publish educational content on their channels to inspire individual actions for the collective fight against climate change, and create and engage in projects with an alliance of local businesses that share their values and sustainability mission.
A Single Entry Pass is priced at $32 and a Youth Entry Pass is $16, applicable to those aged 18 and below and is valid on weekdays from 10:00 AM to 7:45 PM. Get more value with 5x and 10x Entry Passes, a subscription package, or sign up for their bouldering classes catered to kids, adults and families!
More information: Boulder Planet
Address: 604 Sembawang Road, Sembawang Shopping Centre, #B1-22/23, Singapore 758459
Clip ‘n Climb
New Zealand-born Clip ‘n Climb was proudly brought to our shores by HomeTeamNS Tampines. Unlike the typical rock climbing gym, Clip ‘n Climb is an action-packed, revolutionised climbing theme park catered for climbers of all ages and features colourful walls and abstract themes, with 19 unique climbing challenges of varying difficulties.
The walls at Clip ‘n Climb are seriously wacky—climb up a game of Tetris, up a mountain with ice picks, or hang on to spaghetti-like strings instead of conventional rocks. There is no minimum age to participate in Clip ‘n Climb. Anyone weighing between 10kg to 150kg is good to go!
An individual 90-minute climbing session ranges from $18-$25. If you’re visiting as a group, every additional participant would be $14-$21.
More information: Clip ‘n Climb
Address: 1 Tampines Walk, #03-03 (Our Tampines Hub), Singapore 528523
