Bringing people together through climbing

We founded The Project Climbing Centre in 2013 with a simple mantra; to be better and to do better.

We believed that it was possible to look after our staff, look after our planet and look after our customers, all whilst running a successful business.

Our Principles

Progression

We believe in always pushing to be better, to learn, grow and improve each and every day.

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Responsibility

We believe we have a responsibility to make decisions that will positively impact our employees, our customers and our planet.

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Community

We believe that a sense of belonging is fundamental to living a health, happy and fulfilled life.

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individuality

We believe in standing up for what we believe to be right, even when that means going our own way.

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Fun

We will always look for laughter. If we're not having fun then what are we doing it for?? 🤪

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Sustainability

We are committed to building a sustainable business that can provide the very best for our customers and the environment for years to come.

We believe that by working with local people, for local people we can build a Centre that will benefit everyone one who is involved with it, from suppliers to customers, and whilst we're at it we can hopefully do our bit to help the environment too!

As a small business we've got big ideas about doing our bit and so whilst we might not be able to be as green as we would like all of the time, make no bones about it, we will be doing everything we can, whenever we can, to work toward, not only not being bad for the planet, but actually being good for it too.

From eliminating as much waste as possible to fitting LED lights, from only sourcing organic cotton clothing for our t-shirts to using recycled materials for our pens and paper we're working hard to do our bit.

The Project Climbing Centre has been run using 100% renewable energy since we first opened, our current supplier is Ecotricity.

Our grading Philosophy

Grading problems is tricky because climbing is so subjective; what might be easier for one person might be harder for another and visa versa.

Height, strength, flexibility and experience/technique play a huge part in whether something is climbable for you and each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

This is the reason that here at The Project Climbing Centre we don’t officially grade problems.

For an idea of difficulty you can ask a member of staff for a loose guide of what to expect when you start climbing with us. Some colours are similar in difficulty and you may find for example that you can climb a Blue problem easier than a Black one.

Please don’t get disheartened if you feel you should be climbing a certain colour but find it difficult because there are a lot of factors at play which can determine whether something feels harder than expected on any given day.

The most important thing is that you’re having fun whilst you’re here.

For more information about grading or help selecting climbs please ask a member of staff for advice.