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minipig -

Anyone have any idea whether the Boulder Bar is still open? I heard that it closed down sometime
last year. An internet search revealed 2 different addresses - 1 in Baiwanzi Road, 1 in Anzhenqiao
- not sure if they are one and the same or if the place has moved location. Also, is there a rock
climbing location around town that also provides instruction / courses?



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got_no_jaffas -

if you are ay blcu or near wudaokou, the university of geology opposite the south gate of blcu has
an artificial climbing wall which i use. walk into the university to the cross roads where the
playing fields are, enter the playing fields & the wall is at the south side.

i'm not sure if they give instruction or courses but for a fee you can climb around in the
afternoons onwards.










Dennis Valdez -

Can one buy rock climbing equipment (i.e. Harness and shoes) in Beijing? I'll be moving to Beijing
(BLCU area) in a few weeks and would love to do so some climbing on the wall at BLCU mentioned in
the response above. I have however sent almost all my belongings--including my rock climbing
equipment--into storage for my time in Beijing. Has anyone found any rock climbing equipment
stores in the area or should I just repurchase the gear stateside before I show up in Beijing??
Thanks in advance for any responses

Dennis










got_no_jaffas -

you can buy rock climbing equipment here, there are 3 shops actually in wudaokou itself that do
trek & climbing gear & a few others in other places. however if you have big feet, then it may be
better to bring your own shoes because finding shoes big enough is a problem here.

harness' should not be a problem.










Yanne -

Hi folks, does anyone know if there's an indoor climbing centre near BNU? I'd rather not have to
resort to bouldering if I can help it, as I prefer sport climbing (top rope belay and/or leading).
It would be great if the place furnishes ropes and has runners for rent too ...

Also, since I'll be new in Beijing ... anyone know or is part of any social climbing group that
wouldn't mind a new arrival joining them for climbs?

Would be really grateful for any information and many thanks in advance.










onebir -

there's an outdoor wall at ditan park - they provide the ropes, but not shoes. RMB40










t_uwalumni -

Yanne - any luck on finding a social climbing group? Tomorrow morning I'll be moving to Beijing
from Boulder, Colorado. My climbing gear is already on the way, and I'd be pretty unhappy if I'm
not able to put it to use. I found one Beijing climbing guide from the late 90's, but would
appreciate any info that is more up-to-date.










Dennis Valdez -

I don't think the Boulder Bar is open any longer, but I can defintely be wrong on this. I can
however point you in 2 direction to climb a wall:

1. Ritan Gongyuan: small park located in the heart of the embassy district. You will find a decent
outdoor wall there on the northwest side of the park where you can rent gear. Not sure about
classes/instruction, but you can ask.

2. University directly to the south of BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University). Sorry I
forgot it's name, but all you need to do is find the south gate of BLCU (Nanmen kou) and watch
across the street into the OTHER university. There they have a wall you can climb.

3. There is also a small wall in Beida (Beijing Daxue)... but i've never seen anyone there to give
people access.

I'm going to try and find Boulder Bar this weekend... if I'm lucky... I'll post again. Good luck!










nabax -

Hi all,

I've been living in Beijing for about 3 weeks or so, i've tried to go bouldering to 4 places which
happened to be closed, I name them for other people to help them not wasting time as I did

1 · Ao ti zhong xin: This is a stadium in which there is a huge full-equiped boulder, but it's
closed in winter because it's outdoors, so wait for better weather to come :P

2 · Xidan: This is an underground shopping mall in which there used to be a boulder, but it's
closed nowadays.

3 · Yan sha jinyuan dian: A huge shopping mall, there is a tiny boulder which opens from 13:00 to
21:00, but it's not worth going, since it's really small and easy.

4 · Anzhenqiao boulder bar: The boulder bar is closed since some years ago, there is (supposedly)
another boulder bar in Bai zi wan lu.

Tomorrow we're gonna try to go to Ditan Park, which is really close to where I am living right now
(Jiaodaokou), and if it's closed and we have time enough we'll also try Ritan and the other
boulder bar in Bai zi wan lu... I hope we'll be lucky!!

Does anybody know if the university boulder is open in wintertime? We'll go there if we fail
climbing in these three places...

Cya!










Yanne -

Extreme Experience at Bai'zi'wan'lu is open in winter as it's an indoor bouldering bar. Y20 before
6pm, Y30 after 6pm. Free after 6.30pm on Thursdays.

As for the wall at the University of Geology? Geo-Sciences? opposite BLCU, as far as I've heard
the climbing club doesnt use it when it gets too cold. You need to purchase a membership card of
sorts to climb there, Y200 for 10 visits. It's open as long as the club members are there ...
doesn't really answer your question, does it? Call them: 82318655.












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