Monday

5:30-8 pm at the ANU climbing wall, contact the wall officers

Wednesday

5:30-8 pm at the ANU climbing wall, contact the wall officers

The ANUMC runs two weekly indoor climbing nights, which are free for members. These sessions are great for meeting and socializing with other climbers, keeping fit and learning new skills and techniques. The ANU has two indoor climbing walls - the inclined "new" wall with coloured grips and the "old" wall with embedded rock grips. They are located in the main sports hall in the ANU gym (see map). In addition to club nights, ANU mountaineering club members are able to climb for free during off-peak hours provided the hall is not booked for another activity. Contact the ANU SRA for details about off-peak hours.

Before climbing at the ANU wall you must do a belay course. The courses are coordinated by the SRA and are required for thier insurance, so you still need to do one even if you have climbed indoors before. You can book into a course at the SRA front desk. Please sign in at the SRA front desk each time you climb. They will scan your sport union card and give you a stamp on your hand. Our allocation of free climbing time depends on everybody signing in and the SRA may ban you from the wall if they find you are not stamping in.

You don't need a climbing partner to climb on club nights. Although some people arrange to climb with the same friend or friends every time they come, most of us just show up and climb with whomever is around. You shouldn't have any trouble finding someone to climb with.

The club has some harnesses and carabiners that can be borrowed on club nights by members free of charge. Ask the wall officer if you want to borrow one. Most people at the wall will know who this is, so if you're new, just ask someone to point them out. We don't hire out shoes or chalk on club nights. You can climb in street shoes, but if you do it regularly, you'll want to get some climbing shoes (they make a big difference). If you want to try some shoes, you can hire them from the gear store on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a small cost.

If you have any questions or need help ask one of the wall officers.