Porthpean Outdoor Centre Climbing Wall

Indoor climbing barn at Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre near St Austell with 24 top-roped climbs across two areas, each offering three routes of varying difficulty, plus a traverse over 30 metres long. It is a NICAS training centre, provides all safety and climbing equipment, and is booked through group sessions, activity days and school residentials rather than public day passes.

The wall in numbers

Rope lines

24

NICAS provider

Yes

Where it is

Porthpean, St Austell, PL26 6AZ · Open in maps ↗

Accessibility

"Relatively flat facility with plenty of hard surfacing"; all facilities are on ground level with no flights of steps or first-floor facilities; dedicated on-site accessible toilet and shower block; bunkhouse style tents are wheelchair accessible. The main footpath to the beach is unsuitable for wheelchairs, so the centre provides its own beach wheelchair on long-term hire. Groups are asked to ad…

Facilities

How they grade

The climbing wall page states each climb features 3 different routes with varying difficulty levels, but names no grading system.

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The team

As published on Porthpean Outdoor Centre Climbing Wall's own website.

• Elliot
  Centre Manager & DDSL

  Has managed everything from restaurants to extreme water sports venues.

• Seth
  Operations Manager & DSL

  Primary support for visiting groups.

• Emily
  Bookings & Finance Manager & DSL

  Brings experience from both primary and secondary school settings.

• Paul
  Activities Manager

  Over 25 years of experience in the outdoor and adventure education sector.

Contact

Phone

01726 72901

Booking

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