Bouldering in Ravenscourt Park – read description carefully

WILL BE CANCELLED IF LESS THAN 5 PEOPLE RSVP. WILL LET YOU KNOW A WEEK IN ADVANCE. I know it’s an in-person event and last minute changes may be annoying

We're heading to RavensWall in Ravenscourt park for a bit of bouldering.

If you're running late no problem, just join in when you get there – I’ll let you know where I am/what I’m wearing on the day. You can come dressed for the climb or change there (they have changing rooms and showers - I think you can ask at the reception for a towel if you want to shower)
I’ve been bouldering for just over a year so may be able to provide advice but it’s not going to be a lesson or coaching just a friendly get-together where we boulder (also, the best thing you can do is just start at the first level and try, literally what I did). Come join in the fun whatever your ability.

If you’ve never been climbing before read this to know what to expect.
If you've not been to an LCC gym before you'll need to check safety information and sign up for a £2 fee. Filling in the forms here beforehand will save time on the day.


Price for bouldering is £16.50 + shoe hire, if you don’t have your own (£4), and optional chalk hire (£2.50). Concessions for students or people with a PIP award letter, Blue Badge, Freedom Card, Disabled Persons Railcard, National Disabled Identification (DID) Card or doctor’s note confirming disability are available (£14.50). I’ll have some liquid chalk people can borrow if we’re small but if the group’s large this may not be possible.

I’ve put the end time as 10:15pm because the centre closes at 10:30pm but you’re welcome to leave earlier (I’ll leave whenever the majority of the group’s ready to) and we can get a drink/food at ‘Spoons near Hammersmith station or one of the fast food places in Hammersmith station (my guilty pleasure has to be Popeyes) if people want to. It’s not continuous climbing though, you have to rest between climbs.

The centre runs their Newbie Social every Tuesday from 7-8:30pm (included in entry fee) where there’ll be an instructor around to help if you’d rather join that or want to join some of that and then stay for some (or all) of this

Also, please note, there will be music playing (I’ve noticed some climbers have earphones in to listen to their own tunes or drown it out but I don’t, I actually prefer not to be in complete silence when climbing, so I’m mot sure which are best for that but a quick Google or ChatGPT search will probably tell you) and I can’t guarantee how busy the centre will be.