Climbing is living its golden age: the sport has been gaining followers for 10 years, but in the last 3 years has experienced an exponential increase and this has been reflected in the climbing walls of Madrid, which users and facilities continue to increase.
Most climbing walls have both types of indoor climbing: bouldering or Bloc, a type of climbing without insurance on walls less than 5 meters and high intensity mats on the ground, and the more popular rope climbing, with higher walls and relevant anchors for ascending with the quickdraw or rope.
There are many reasons for the success of this discipline. The Mountaineering Federation of Madrid explains it to us: “From purely sporting as the discovery of a fascinating sport of strength and coordination that in many cases is replacing conventional fitness gyms, to a social reason derived, on the one hand, from the gold medal for Spain in the Tokyo Olympics by Alberto Ginés as for the own sporting plasticity of this sport”.
1.Sputnik Climbing
Sputnik Climbing already has two centers in the community of Madrid, one in Alcobendas and the other in Las Rozas, the most recent and with 4000 climbing meters and 20 meters high, has become one of the largest climbing walls in Madrid. It has a Zone of up to 160 routes for rope climbing. In addition, it has 45 self-belay points that allow you to climb without having to have a partner and with the guarantee of being able to climb at your leisure without any danger.
Calle la Granja, 100, Alcobendas; C. París, 2, Las Rozas de Madrid
2. Sharma Climbing
Sharma Climbing, founded by famed climber Chris Sharma, opened its space in the capital in 2021. This climbing wall in Madrid is also among the largest in Spain, with its 4,000 square meters of climbable space with heights of up to 19 meters. There are approximately 150 Blocs and 160 routes to conquer, plus a 30-meter wide bouldering wall . You can also test your endurance and speed on the Kilter board, a wall where you can adjust the slope, and two speed routes approved by the IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing).
The climbing wall has a gym-school for children and adults, areas for activities and competitions, a children’s area and a bar overlooking the climbing wall to refresh yourself when you finish climbing tothe top.
55 Julián Camarillo St
3. Climbat X-Madrid
Climbat X-Madrid is another reference within the climbing walls of Madrid. With a total of 1,966 square meters that house all kinds of activities for audiences of different levels and of course climbing walls of all grades, including some specific for beginners. In addition, climbing fans will find new challenges thanks to the room they inaugurated in 2021 with a 47-meter high linear wall that replicates the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, an overhanging cave or a section of routes with up to 19 meetings, taking advantage of the momentum that the Olympics have given to the sport.
Oslo Street, 54, Local 27, Alcorcón
4. Roc 30
Roc30 is located at Madrid Río and it is a center managed by the Mountaineering Federation of Madrid through the High Mountain School. It has 350 square meters of climbing surface and 17 climbing routes. It also has a four-meter high Zone for bouldering and equipment for weight training and power enhancement. In addition, you can buy both equipment and books to learn more about the discipline.
Paseo de San Illán, 106
5. Urban Monkey
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At Urban Monkey they are committed to personalization with targeted training for both their indoor and mountain climbing walls. They have a 700 square meter facility spread over two floors with 450 scalable and have Moon board and System Board. They also do courses for children, prepare events and climbing baptisms of an hour and a half. In addition, the first class is free of charge.
Tarragona Street, 8, Madrid; Guadarrama Street, 18, Morarzalzal and Husillo Street, 12, Collado Villalba.
6. Indoorwall
Indoorwall has two centers in the Community of Madrid, one in Torrejón and the other in Getafe, and 15 throughout Spain. In addition to having developed its own training method, designed by David Macià, coach of the Spanish national climbing team, it has the largest children’s climbing Zone in the world.
Fundidores Street, 29, Getafe
Of the many very obvious benefits of climbing it has some indirect ones that help make it a booming sport. As Sputnik explains: “It’s fun, it’s very social, the learning curve is very high, it’s inclusive, it’s non-competitive, it has very positive effects on mental health, and you also get strong without even realizing it.” It lacks nothing.