Get a Grip, Beginners climbing

Get a Grip is a beginners climbing session for adults at Street Rocks in Scarborough, and it's open to anyone who's never touched a climbing wall before. It runs from 11:00 to 12:00 on Monday 9 November, and then every Monday for the rest of the month on the 16th, 23rd and 30th. If you can't make November, it carries on into December on the 7th, 14th and 21st, so there are plenty of chances to get on it.

Street Rocks is the indoor climbing facility run by CaVCA, based at The Street, 12 Lower Clark Street. It's part of the charity's aim to grow the climbing community along the coast, and it took more than three years of planning to get it open on 18 January 2025. The facilities are expanded, with top rope and lead climbing up to 14m, a rock replica wall, a 10m training wall and a small bouldering cave. The project got a boost from the 2023 Climbathon, a 24-hour sponsored challenge.

The sport has also grown beyond the coast: rock climbing is now an Olympic sport, and Team GB's Toby Roberts won gold at the 2024 Games. This session is for adult beginners, open to all comers with no need to book, equipment included and friendly instructors on hand to show you the ropes.

It costs £12.50 a session, and since you don't need to book, you can just turn up at Street Rocks on any of those Monday mornings from 11:00 to 12:00.