Blue Spider Climbing
Climbing centre on the Slyfield Industrial Estate in Guildford, formerly Craggy Island and now part of Spider Climbing. The site lists adult and youth coaching, termly clubs, social climbing sessions and Learn to Lead courses.
The wall in numbers
- Rope lines
- 84
- Boulder problems
- 55
- Auto belays
- 8
- Training boards
- digital training board
Where it is
Unit 9 Cobbett Park, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Moorfeld Road, Guildford, GU1 1RU · Open in maps ↗
- Parking
- Free car parking for customers
Opening hours
| Weekdays | 10:00 - 22:00 |
|---|---|
| Weekends | 09:00 - 19:30 |
Facilities
Routesetting
Setters are encouraged to bring their imagination, climbing passion and experience to create routes that are nicely challenging for their grade and offer variety for regulars.
- Reset frequency
- weekly
- Schedule
- Bouldering areas run on an 8-week cycle with new problems appearing weekly; rope walls run on a 12-week cycle monitored by frequency of use. Setters work weekdays 9.30am until 4.30pm and setting dates are posted monthly on the website and social media.
- Circuit lifespan
- 8 weeks
- Full reset cycle
- 8 weeks for bouldering, 12 weeks for rope walls
How they grade
- Roped routes
- French sport (6a, 7c+)
The about page states rope grades range from 3 to 8b. New routes carry a provisional grade suggested by the setter and tested by the team, displayed on a yellow card with a feedback notebook; after a trial period the grade is reviewed and a permanent white card replaces the yellow.
What's on at Blue Spider Climbing
- Weekly session; booking requiredOpen to all
A weekly session for independent top-rope and lead climbers who are new to roped climbing, new to Blue Spider, or looking for a climbing partner. Attendees must be competent top-rope climbers and booking is required.
- 16 Jul 202619:30Women'sWomenPast
A weekly Thursday evening social climbing session for independent female climbers who are competent on top rope, aimed at meeting climbing partners and building confidence.
Contact
- Phone
- 01483 388081
- climb@bluespiderclimbing.com
- Booking
- Book online ↗