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Hardrock Climbing

Address 4/8 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC, Australia
Phone +61 3 9631 5300
Hours
Monday12:00-22:00
Tuesday12:00-22:00
Wednesday12:00-22:00
Thursday12:00-22:00
Friday12:00-22:00
Saturday11:00-19:00
Sunday11:00-19:00
Website www.hardrock.com.au
Categories Rock Climbing, Rock Climbing Gym
Rating 4.3 68 reviews
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Hardrock Climbing reviews

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Ping
18 January 2023 1:53

We go to the Hardrock Climbing house almost three times a week. Nice and friendly staff! Highly recommend!

MissPinpinut
17 January 2023 16:54

Staff are professional and take care to ensure new climbers like me and my family feel safe, understand the equipment and have fun. Definitely going back! Again

Dan
06 January 2023 2:25

Great high walls and very safe set up, enough climbs and belays for all abilities and despite two large groups coming in when we were there, there was plenty of space to climb

Dale
02 January 2023 12:08

My family loved it. Stayed for hours getting through a good variety of climbing levels. Good to see shoes for rent too.
Good quality gear and some challenging climbs to do.

Reuben
21 December 2022 7:39

Hardrock's biggest plus is its location. The place does need a freshen up though - compared to some of the newer gyms it's looking a little tired.

Great location, varied climbing (plus some harder stuff to aspire to), a friendly atmosphere, and an expansive view! It's lead, top rope and autobelay only (so no bouldering), and no training area (unless you count two neglected hangboards that are mounted too high off the ground to be functional).

The staff are friendly and helpful, but their choice of music can be a bit hit or miss (gym music shouldn't make you want to join a goth cult), and more seriously there can be a bit of variation in their approach to belayers - from "meh" to "I want you to short rope your climber until he's at the fourth draw".

user
10 December 2022 13:27

Did a private lead course with 2 friends. Our instructor James was extremely friendly and made learning something difficult, simple. Made sure we came out comfortable and knowledgeable, was happy to answer any doubts or questions we had. Overall was a very pleasant experience.
Passed a lead assessment at another gym later that day, so can comfortably say we got taught well thanks James

Tamara
24 November 2022 9:58

It’s an awesome place to go with friends have fun and do some exercise! The instructors were very friendly and made the training very easy. They take safety very seriously.

Ryan
22 November 2022 5:36

Pretty good spot!

Only downside being some of the (very young) staff tend to interfere with climbers or belayers with their advice (even distracting belayers mid-climb).
Some of these kids haven't been alive for as long as I and some colleagues have been climbing, it's an unnecessary annoyance.

Yumcha
21 November 2022 0:09

Amazing place and super friendly staff here! Great facilities and it's very clean inside. Would recommend it to anyone who would like some indoor activities. This place is kids friendly and family friendly.

Santiago
09 November 2022 16:47

Excellent place for rock climbing. Very friendly staff and very helpful. First time rock climbing and it was really nice.

about
04 November 2022 6:30

The beginner's course was fun and very informative! Everyone was lovely and so helpful except for a bit of mild racism I had to experience from an older male instructor. Anyhow it was still great!

Sherry
27 October 2022 2:51

Shared a fantastic evening with a group of friends at this place. It was my first proper rock climbing experience. Had so much fun in this safe/vibrant environment. The staff were super friendly & professional. It’s a great bonding activity that I would totally recommend to others. Big thanks to Honor who organised this event for us xx

Gurjeet
23 October 2022 18:54

The best climbing experience i ever had @ Hardrock climbing. The staff was super friendly, welcoming and supportive which made the first time climbers comfortable and confident.
Spot on equipments, clear instructions and support provided at every step. Vibrant and fun vibes, definitely a place to experience something new.

Special thanks to "Honor" who made the whole evening fun, entertaining and made our group feel welcome.

Looking forward to climbing again at Hardrock climbing I Melbourne!

Reza
15 October 2022 1:28

I went here one Thursday night with 3 work colleagues/friends and had an amazing time! The instructor's Marshall and Dylan were very patient and helpful. Marshall was kind enough to take group photos for us too. I would highly recommend going here

Shanan
14 October 2022 22:04

Busy but it was alot of fun. The workers there did an awesome job with the amount of people who they got bombarded with. Go team

Ornob
14 September 2022 2:01

Loved the climbing session here as there are variety of walls and such friendly and supportive staff members. Definitely recommend!

Tim
02 September 2022 23:27

Great place, friendly staff, tall walls. An amazing place for beginners and experienced climbers alike.

Kitty
14 July 2022 8:29

The location was accessible in cbd, that’s how I started with the meet up group. It had a great variety of difficulties and not too packed even on a Friday night. Staffs are nice and helpful, let me in even when I didn’t book. Hoping to return more often.

Jimmy
01 July 2022 15:30

Some routes were difficult to identify due to lighting and similar colors near each other (yellow/white and blue/green under yellow lights).

Still fun sets with good flow. Solid place and highly recommend if you like TR. SO really enjoys TR and said this place was so much fun…may never get her into bouldering…

Dan
18 June 2022 16:53

Great afternoon, very welcoming, friendly staff heaps of different climbs great way to spend an afternoon with the family.

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