Rock Up Climbing
Hi everyone, it's me Ruby. Recently, I discovered a rock-climbing centre in Lakeside called Rock Up. It’s a fantastic climbing place where you can release your inner monkey and scale towering walls, plus there’s even a soft play area too!
I feel it’s great for children as it’s very exciting and as you walk in you come face to face with the high climbing walls you’ll be challenging. You can take on any of the 27 epic climbing walls reaching over 8 metres high and you can take different routes to make it to the top.
The session you book is roughly an hour and a half and this includes a thirty minute time slot where everyone is helped by the staff to put on your harness and to watch a safety video once everyone arrives. Once the safety checks are completed, you can begin climbing and there is always assistance around in the climbing area to clip yourself in or if you are stuck. Adults can climb if booked in or they can watch a short video explaining how to clip their children in and let them enjoy the fun.
The climbing is supervised, and you’ll hopefully gain confidence with every climb. I really enjoyed the sense of adventure climbing gave me, it felt amazing to be trying something new. My favourite climb was on the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ which was a bit different as you didn’t need to use your hands to climb!
Never been climbing before? Don’t worry- everyone from 4-year-olds to adults of any age or ability can climb. Climbing helps you with your balance, hand and foot coordination and agility.
Make sure you wear comfy clothes as you’ll be wearing a harness and closed toe shoes such as trainers.
“Reach for the stars”
Ruby Xx
Ruby's verdict: 9/10
Overall experience: Great to try different things.
Price: ( Age 4-17 years may vary from £9.95)
Fun factor: You can record and beat your climb time.
Contact: www.rock-up.co.uk or 01708 560080
