University of Edinburgh Climbing Wall, The Pleasance
Bouldering + ropesEdinburgh Sport & ExerciseEdinburgh · ScotlandPrices verified 2026-08-05
The Pleasance has two climbing rooms: The Tower for roped climbing and The Rock for bouldering, open seven days a week. Bouldering is booked in 1 hour 30 minute sessions while roped climbing needs no booking, and courses, workshops and competitions run through the year.
The wall in numbers
- Auto belays
- 3
Where it is
Edinburgh
Facilities
courseslead wallsseparate roped climbing room (the Tower)separate bouldering room (the Rock)
How they grade
- Roped routes
- French sport (6a, 7c+)
The Intro to Lead Climbing prerequisite is stated as being able to 'comfortably climb around 6a', indicating French sport grades on the roped wall. No bouldering grading system is described on the site.
What's on at University of Edinburgh Climbing Wall, The Pleasance
- 1 Mar–22 Mar 202614:00WorkshopBeginners£50Past
A four-week workshop for new climbers looking to learn a good range of technical movement skills.
Contact
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 650 2464
- climbing.wall@ed.ac.uk
- Booking
- Book online ↗
Prices were read from the wall's own website and independently double-checked on 2026-08-05. They can change at any time. Setting, events and facilities were gathered on 2026-08-05. Always check the official site for current prices and hours. Run this wall? Claim your listing — it's free.