Your first problemis waiting by the canal.
A converted print works on the Hertford Union Canal: 400 m² of bouldering, eight roped lines to 12 m, a training board and a café. Guided first sessions every day, shoes to borrow, no experience assumed.
How do you want to train?
Climbing
Boulder and roped routes
Problems at every grade and someone to show you how to read them. Your first session is guided, with no experience assumed.
This is Towpath Climbing
Towpath Climbing is a climbing centre where training is taken seriously and never rushed. Everyone starts from where they are — not from where they think they should be — and moves on a plan somebody reviews.
You'll find times that fit your week, trainers who know your name, and a place whose job is getting you back through the door tomorrow.
“How you start doesn't matter. Coming back does.”
Someone watching you
A trainer correcting your form is the difference between progress and injury.
Your progress, written down
What you did is on record, so the next routine comes from data instead of memory.
Times that fit
Several options through the week, so your calendar isn't the excuse.
Pick your discipline
6 disciplines, so you never stop making progress.
Bouldering
A Bouldering class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Roped Climbing
A Roped Climbing class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Intro to Climbing
A Intro to Climbing class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Strength & Conditioning
A Strength & Conditioning class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Yoga for Climbers
A Yoga for Climbers class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Open Wall
A Open Wall class for every level, with a trainer watching and correcting you.
Invest in yourself
Pick the plan that fits your life and start today.
First-timers must complete a supervised intro session or a competency check before climbing unsupervised. Under-18s climb with a registered adult.
Prices in pounds sterling, VAT included. Student and NHS discount: 15%.
Your whole gym on your phone
Install Towpath Climbing on your phone or computer and go straight to your plan, your routine and your payments. It takes almost no space and there is no app store involved.
Version 2.12.0
Works on all your devices
- Android
- iPhone & iPad
- Windows
Pay your fee
Bank transfer with the receipt from your phone, or cash at the desk.
Renewal reminders
We tell you before it expires, so you do not lose training days.
Your routine
The routine your coach built for you, always at hand on the floor.
Schedule and classes
The full timetable and the disciplines you are signed up for.
The trainers behind your progress
Every one of them certified, and in it for your results.
The week's classes
Use the filters to find your class, your trainer or your day.
Hours and details
Opening hours
How to find us
Busiest hours
Based on the class schedule