The Sport of rock climbing is not just for your super skinny ape-like humans. At The Barn, people of all ages, gender and levels of fitness find it a great place to train and enjoy the great vibe that is Rock Climbing! With climbing routes of all difficulties and angles on offer, anyone can do it!

For first-timers we offer a few optional courses:

The Works:

A 1h30min course where one of our experienced staff will

spend time with you teaching you knots, explaining how the equipment

works, the safety behind climbing as well as personalized training on the walls. You’ll learn everything you need to know about climbing to get started.

• Costs: R150 incl. entrance and harness hire

Personalized Training:

A 1 hour of intensive mind and body training with one of our inspiring staff who will develop your climbing by teaching you new techniques and working on your weaknesses as well as strengths.

• Costs: R 100 (excl entrance and gear)

Coaching:

Want to improve you climbing abilities? want to send that next project sooner? With the right training and our support, we guarantee your climbing will reach new heights!

Once a week for a  2 hour session, one of our highly skilled staff will take you through a complete program focusing specifically on high performance and safe climbing  

The Training programme will be a planned session where the couch will teach new and advanced climbing skills, evaluate your climbing abilities, entertain you with new games and activities for different types of climbing techniques.

• R 500 per month
• includes: 1 month membership to the barn, 1  2hour session a week of couching.
• Times: One afternoon a week (day to be announced), 15:00 - 17:00. Please call us to find out exactly when we offer this program.

Junior’s Training

The Climbing Barn now offers Junior Training Programs at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels for children aged 9 – 18. * Please note: no kids younger than 9yrs old

The focus of these training programs will be not only to teach techniques to improve climbing ability but to improve that ability in a safe and controlled manner. Safety in this respect refers to both safe rope work and belaying techniques as well as the health and well-being of the child. Climbing is an intensive sport that places great physical demands on a child’s growing body and therefore it is in a parent’s best interest to ensure that your child’s enthusiasm is coupled with the correct knowledge.

Beginner Program: 1 Month program, totalling 5 sessions. This will teach your child to tie the correct knots for climbing, proper belay technique, basic climbing safety, and introductory climbing techniques. Groups are small (max 6 children) to maximize learning and safe climbing time on the walls!

• Cost: R 500 per child, Siblings R900.

• Costs include: Entry (Normal price R40 per session) & Gear (Normal price R20 per session)

Two hours of instruction with one of our professional guides (Normal price R100 per hour)

• Times: One afternoon a week (day to be announced), 15:00 - 17:00. Please call us to find out exactly when we offer this program.

Intermediate Program: 1 Month program for those who have completed the Beginner Program and are now hooked on climbing. Sign up for the Intermediate Program and see your climbing skills improve. The intermediate level involves constant review of everything learned in the beginner level plus more advanced coaching of climbing skills and technique. This will include exercises to safely improve physical strength and endurance without risk of injury as well as tips on nutrition to optimise performance. An additional ‘Day @ the Crag’ is recommended at the end of this course to let your child experience the exhilarating feeling of climbing on real rock.

• Cost: R 500 per child, Siblings R900. The cost break down is the same as stated in the Beginner Program.

• Times: Typically one afternoon a week, 15:00 - 17:00. Please call us to find out exactly when we offer this program.

Advanced Program: This is for children who excel at the sport and want to take themselves to the next level of competing with other youths or simply feel the need to grow within the sport for their own gain. This program will improve climbing ability and will also include rescue techniques and improved understanding of rope work to ensure your child’s safety. Admittance to the advanced level must be approved by our instructors.

• Cost: R 500 per month.

• Times: Typically one afternoon a week, 15:00 - 17:00