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This is a work-in-progress blog to jot down the details of all the rock walls available in India created especially to help budding mountaineers find out the training places near their area.
This is an old list from IMF. Not sure which are still functional. If you are aware of any other rock walls do let me know in the comment section to update the blog.
North
1. Outdoor climbing wall at Mira Model School, B- block, Janakpuri, New Delhi. 15 mtrs high x 4 mtrs wide .
2. Outdoor climbing wall at Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi. 10 mtrs high x 5 mtrs wide .
3. Indoor Climbing wall at ‘Legend Inn’ Hotel, East of Kailash, New Delhi.12 mtrs x 4 mtrs ;
4. International Standard Sport Climbing wall at The Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi. 2010(. 15mtrs)
5. Outdoor Climbing wall at the Yamuna Vihar DDA sports complex . 15 metrs x 5 mtrs .
6. Indoor climbing wall at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.10 mtrs x 10 mtrs .
7. Outdoor shell concrete wall at Destination Point, Faridabad, Haryana.8 mtr high x 6 mtrs wide.
8. Outdoor climbing wall at Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali. 10 mtrs x 12 mtrs .
9. Outdoor free standing climbing system at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering , Uttarkashi. 10 mtrs high x 8 mtrs.
10. Bishop Cotton school, Shimla. 2002. 8 mtrs high
11. Outdoor climbing wall for Bidhan Chandra Vidyalaya, Moti Bagh New Delhi 12 mts x 4 mts
12. Outdoor free form wall for The Himalayan Adventure Institute, Kempty Falls, Mussorie,U.P. hills. 12 mtrs x 6 mtrs .
13. Outdoor artificial climbing system at Vinay Nagar Bengali Senior Secondary School, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi. 12 Mtrs high x 3 mtrs wide.
14. Free standing outdoor climbing wall system at Ramjas Sports and Mountaineering Institute, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. 15 mtrs high x 3 mtrs wide.
15. SVP National Police Academy, Outdoor free standing artificial climbing wall . [12 metres high and 5 mtres wide].
16.. Outdoor artificial climbing at The American Embassy School, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi. Three sections of climbing surface , 150 sq. mtres of climbing area.
17. Indoor climbing wall for Mountaineering and Skiing institute, I.T.B.P. Force, Auli, Joshimath, Uttaranchal. [8 mtrs height x 5 mtrs wide].
18. St. Stephens College. Delhi University. Delhi. 10 mtrs x 5 mtrs.
19. Outdoor climbing wall at SPRING DALE SENIOR SCHOOL. Amritsar, 10 mtrs high x 5 metres wide.
20. Wall at MCM DAV College at Chandigarh.
21. Wall at Sainik School, Kunjpura
22. Wall at Zamia Milia Islamia, Delhi
EAST ZONE
1. Indoor and Outdoor climbing walls at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, West Bengal. 1996 . 15 mtrs wide x 6 mtrs high.
2. International standard outdoor free standing wall at Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta. 17.5 mtrs high x 6 mtrs wide.
3. Portable free standing climbing wall system for West Bengal Mountaineering and adventure Foundation, West Bengal.
4. International standard artificial climbing wall system at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
5. Free form artificial climbing wall.[ 6 mtrs high and 10 metres wide], at “SPACE CIRCLE CLUBS AND RESORTS” , Kolkata.
6. Tata Steel Adventure Foundation, Jamshedpur. . 15 mtrs high x 6 mtrs wide. 2003. 8 TR/ CP.
7. Chandanagar Mountaineerng Association: CMA climbing wall at Chandan nagar. Kolkatta. 10 mtrs high –
8. Durgapur Childrens Academy of Adventure and Culture. Zone C. Durgapur. 10 mtrs x 5 mtrs high.
9. Outdoor independent climbing wall at HERITAGE SCHOOL, KOLKATTA.
10. Wall of Netaji Club at Bolpur(Shanti Niketan). Height 13 Mtrs
11. Wall of Kamarhati Trekkers at 24 Prgs(N). Height 13.4 Mtrs
12. Wall at Kalyani, Nadia. Height 7.3 mtrs
SOUTH
1. Outdoor shell concrete climbing wall at Chamundi Vihar Stadium, Mysore, for General Thimayya National Academy, Bangalore. 8 mtrs high x 8 mtrs wide.
2. Outdoor climbing wall at DYSS Centre, Tumkur, Karnataka.
3. Outdoor Artificial climbing wall at DYSSO , District stadium, Davangere, Karnataka Installed in the Davangere District stadium for the school children, tourism and awareness of adventure amongst the public. 15 mtrs x 3 mtrs.
4. International standard artificial climbing wall at Kanteerva Stadium, Bangalore, for the GETHNAA. Largest climbing surface in the country. [15 mtrs x 4 mtrs wide x 3 sides]. Two difficulty climbing sides and one speed climbing wall.
5. Outdoor artificial climbing wall at DYSS center. Nrupthanga road , Bangalore, 12 mtrs x 3 mtrs. 1994.
6. Outdoor climbing wall at MPM Recreational Centre, Hyderabad. 8 mtrs high x 5 mtrs wide.
7. Indoor climbing wall at “Prasad the Experience” IMAX / Multiplex theatre, Hyderabad. [09 mtrs high x 3.00 metres wide.
8. Outdoor climbing wall at TARUN BHARAT SANGH, 10 mtrs high , Belgaum
WEST
1. Outdoor shell concrete wall for HAKONE ROCK CLIMBING, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai. 11 mtr high x 6 mtrs wide.
2. Outdoor climbing wall at R3 Resorts on Jaipur-Bikaner Highway, Rajasthan. 2000 10 mtrs high x 3 mtrs wide.
3. Outdoor free form at Multiple Entertainment Centre, Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Road, Gujarat. 8 mtrs high x 6 mtrs wide.
4. Outdoor climbing wall for the Indian Navy, Marine Commandos, INS Abhimanyu, C/O. Western Naval Command, Fleet Mail Office, Mumbai. 15 MTRS X 3 MTRS .
5. Outdoor free standing climbing wall for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune. 17.5 mtrs x 5 mtrs .
6. Standing artificial climbing wall at Chougan Stadium, Jaipur for Jaipur Development Authority, Jaipur, [ 15 mtrs high x 6.0 mtrs wide].
7. Outdoor “bolt on holds” climbing wall at “SAHAAS” camp, Nagpur. [12 mtrs high x 5 mtrs wide].
8. Arun Sawant memorial climbing wall. Goregaon. Mumbai. 12 mtrs high x 6 mtrs wide. – (Monday to Saturday- 7 am to 9 am, Sunday- 9 am to 11 am, All week- 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Tuesdays closed)- 09930668841/ 09224812150
9. Outdoor free standing wall at Dr. Karni Singh Stadium, Bikaner, Rajasthan.
10. Outdoor climbing wall 10 mtrs high x 5 mtrs wide at DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, Ahemdabad.
11. Outdoor climbing wall at Chitrakoot Public School, Sikar, Rajasthan.
12. Wall at Laxmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior
13. Golds Gym – Landmark; 4 th flr; Pali Naka; B Andra (W), Mumbai, India
022-66994491/2291
14. Podar College Climbing Gym
Ln Road- Matunga (E), Mumbai, 400019 India
15. The Climbers Den
Roar Fitness – 601602 Rushiraj Regency Gangapur Road, Nashik Maharashtra, India 422013
9766223093
NORTH EAST
1. Outdoor free standing wall for Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association, Imphal, Manipur. 15 mtrs x 6 mtrs .
2. Wall of Nagaland Rock Climbing & Mountaineering Association, at Dimapur, Nagaland. 46 Feet X 16 Feet (one face)
3. Wall of Youth Affairs & Sports Department at Agartala. 12 mtrs (four sided.)
If you know some other rock walls not listed above, do let me know 🙂
