Hi,
I am very interested in taking up the sport.
Are there any indoor walls in the Durbanville / Bellville areas?
Saw a post regarding the Tygerberg medic campus, but the wall doesn't seem to be open to general public.

hey annelie,

The medics wall is the closest training spot to Durbanville/Bellville and we've got a good group of regulars that train there 2 or 3 times a week. There will prob be a bunch of us there tomorrow (Monday) eve after work. I'm sending you a pm with all the details, just watch your e-mail.

Hope to see you there

Hi all
I'm in the northern suburbs how could I maybe join the group training in the Durbanville/Bellville area. Can someone please DM me.

tx
Matthew

Hey, I also live out that way, but work in Tokai...so hit up City Rock on the way home from work, or outside if I can find people to climb with...

What is the deal with this wall in Durbanville area? Whereabouts is it?

One point I neglected earlier was that I'm a new climber, so I would have to either rent gear or buy some gear. A point in the right direction would help.

Hi
I would recommend that you start off with only shoes and a harness the rest you can wing
As long as you enjoy it the rest will follow

thank you will find me the basics over the weekend. Will second hand do?

Yes, second hand will do. But I recommend buying these two items new, you can always sell them off second hand later on.

Shoes: Cheaper ones that are comfortable
Harness: Cheaper is fine, but get a padded one

The reason I say buy new is that it may take you a while to find the correct gear second hand. You've got someone offering to show you the ropes right now so I wouldn't bother wasting time on trying to save a couple of hundred rand.

See the Garage Sale section of this site for second hand goods (you might just find the right things)
Enjoy

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Hi Peeps
So finally I got my gear so excited. Next step is to start climbing.....

Hi Annelie (and all other Northern Suburbs climbers)
Sorry for the belated reply. Have a decent bouldering wall in my garage in Welgemoed. Usually train between 12h15 - 13h45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Send me an email if you are interested: willem at propell point coza.
Willem

We soon realised that we are “WAY” too ambitious and we are nowhere near good enough to blotch ourselves up 18 + gradings. Motivated to conquer those climbs that humiliated us,

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Thanks