1.Camp5 One Utama
This is the biggest climbing gym in KL or even Malaysia! It is a place that has brought climbers together and even turned people into regular climbers. Providing a lead and bouldering wall, Camp5 One Utama is a great place to get started on rock climbing and being amazed at how strong climbers can climb such a high wall (their highest being 20.3m).
2.Camp5 KL Eco City
It’s after work, you want to climb, you check waze and by the time you reach One Utama it will be closing time. Luckily, Camp5 has build another gym in KL Eco City for those whose work is nearby. Now you can get your daily fix of crimps and slopers (or jugs )
3.Camp5 Utropolis
If you’re scared of heights but love climbing, head over to Camp5 Utropolis – the only bouldering gym with campus training and great showers to end the workout with! It’s a relatively small gym compared to Camp5’s One Utama, but the pricing is reasonable (at RM26) for the space that it offers. It is rumored that Malaysia’s National Climbers and their friends visit Utropolis regularly on weekends.
4.Camp5 Jumpa
Camp5 Jumpa gym is located at Sungei Wang’s new mall extension “Jumpa”. The climbing gym comes together with an obstacle course run called “Beast Park” which you pay separately for. It has a stretch of wall just for bouldering, a high wall for lead climbing and a long stretch of top rope walls. Its price is the same as Camp5 One Utama gym at RM36 per entry. Additionally, its mall’s parking is quite pricey so do prepare for the cost.
5.Bolder Ventures
Bolder Ventures is a small gym tucked away from the busy bustling part of Subang Jaya. If you liked the challenges of solving a problem like sudoku, you have come to the right place. This bouldering gym offers a lot of challenges which engage the mind first, then muscle second. You will need to exercise your brain and muscles equally at this gym. Here, climbing is a test of not only strength but the mind. It is recommended to drive to this place as it isn’t near a train station.
Here’s a video of some climbs made by Bolder Ventures previously.
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6.Bump Bouldering
This gym is the largest bouldering gym in KL with a training area and a café! If you’d like to know more about Bump Bouldering you can check it out at another article that we’ve covered when it first opened!
7.Madmonkeyz
Taking modern-day climbers back to the day where moves weren’t so dynamic, this gym mainly prioritizes on “Old School Climbing”. No running or jumping – just complete power moves and bad handholds. If you have only recently started climbing and would like to know how close you can get to the olden days of bouldering competitions when they had just started, this could be the gym for you. MadMonkeyz is based in Wangsa Maju, just north east of KL, situated conveniently within 700m walking distance from Gombak LRT station.
8.Putrajaya Challenge Park
This massive climbing gym in Putrajaya offers lead climbing, top rope and bouldering. A lot of local competitions have been hosted at this gym due to its large empty spatial area. Many National climbers would have started in this place with their friends due to its cheap entry of only RM3 for students and RM6 for adults. Just outside the entry of the gym is a climbing shop offering ropes, shoes or harnesses.
Which is your favourite climbing gym? Let us know in the comment section below!
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