UP Climbing - Balaclava (VIC)

5 /5 Nathan Marchwicki: UP Climbing is a fantastic gym. It has a good vibe that isn’t seen in other gyms. The routes are tough though. On a scale of 1-10, they begin getting difficult for an average climber at 3. The walls are tidy, the routes change often, and seem to be added to rather than removed and reset. You will be challenged at UP. They have a great sized warm up room, with free weights and a cycle. A couple of treadmills would be a fantastic addition! The things that make UP even better are fantastic coffee, and sparkling water on tap. Sadly, no dogs permitted.

4 /5 Pablo Resendiz-Vazquez: It’s my home gym now, been climbing there for around 3 months now. Everything is clean, staff is generally friendly and the best: challenges are interesting and full of fun. Just one thing that I think you can improve: I’ve seen some staff climbing the walls on street shoes. This is not only dangerous for them, but it’s also unhealthy for the rest of us. I’ve seen this from different staff members so I guess is part of the boulder culture for them but this is definitely not cool. Thanks and, vamos!

5 /5 Dan: Absolutely loving this new gym! My son and I are here weekly and really enjoying the vibe, setting, and crew! Such a wholesome community of interesting, friendly and encouraging people, very happy we signed up for the membership!

5 /5 Nathan Croft: Excellent bouldering gym in Balaclava, right next to the train station. It now features a lot of variety in the problems, a very good density of setting, and overall is just an excellent vibe. Super friendly staff. This has become my regular climbing gym.

4 /5 Piyush Ranjan: A new setup at a good location. The staff are lovely. The venue is still fine tuning the climbs and are aware of the adjustments they need to make. Some climbs are not rated that accurately in relation to their difficulty. Good vibes, good coffee and convenient location.