The Pinnacle Climbing Centre
Roped climbing centre in Northampton (NN4 8ES) with lead and auto-belay walls, run alongside a separate Pinnacle Bouldering Centre and Clip 'n Climb site at NN3 8JZ. Has an on-site cafe and gear shop.
The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 2010
- Tallest wall
- 12.5 m
- Rope lines
- 70
- Auto belays
- 7
Where it is
Northampton, NN4 8ES · Open in maps ↗
- Parking
- Free on-site parking at the Climbing Centre
Opening hours
| Monday | 4pm - 10pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 4pm - 10pm |
| Wednesday | 4pm - 10pm |
| Thursday | 4pm - 10pm |
| Friday | 10am - 10pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 6pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 6pm |
Facilities
Routesetting
The centre says its route setters regularly refresh the walls to keep climbing fresh and challenging for all abilities.
- Schedule
- Route setters regularly refresh the walls; new problems and routes are added throughout the week across both centres, and a setting calendar is published for each location.
- Team
- In-house
How they grade
- Roped routes
- French sport (6a, 7c+)
Roped routes are graded F2 to F8a+.
What's on at The Pinnacle Climbing Centre
- 2 Sep 202620:00CourseBeginners
Three 2-hour sessions at the Climbing Centre, Far Cotton, teaching everything needed to climb and boulder safely, plus 3 free entries.
- 3 Sep 202620:00CourseOpen to all
Learn to lead climb and lead belay safely with instructors at the Climbing Centre, Far Cotton.
- 5 Sep 202616:00CourseBeginners
Weekend version of the three-week beginners course at the Climbing Centre, Far Cotton; includes 3 free entries.
- Every Wednesday, 6-10pm at the Climbing Centre18:00Open to allFree for members; included in entry for non-members
A relaxed social with friendly faces, good climbs and free pizza. Pay on entry.
- Extra dates throughout the summer holidaysWorkshopBeginners
Induction at the Climbing Centre to get climbers signed off to climb independently.
- Weekly through the summer holidays, each week with a different climbing focusYouthYouthRockeeZ members: 3 free, then £17 each
Summer holiday sessions at the Climbing Centre for the RockeeZ youth club, each week with a different climbing focus.
The team
As published on The Pinnacle Climbing Centre's own website.
- SimonManaging Director & Centre Manager
- MikeCentre Manager
- SuzyCentre Manager
- PennyAccounts Manager
- CeeManager and Route Setter
- MartynTechnical Advisor
- RiverStaff Member
- TabithaStaff Member
- HarleyStaff Member
- HarrisonStaff Member
- CallumStaff Member
- PaulStaff Member
- KieraStaff Member
- HarrisStaff Member
- AbiStaff Member
Contact
- Phone
- 01604 875 996