All you need to bring is light, comfortable clothing/activewear.
A water bottle is also a good idea to keep you hydrated.

Rental shoes are $5 and rental chalk bags are $3. Feel free to bring your own or purchase shoes and chalk bags from our store. 

Climbing shoes must be worn when bouldering at Portside, this is so the climbing wall and holds remain nice and clean for everyone.

Please note this is an adult-focused event, and may not be suitable for youth below 14 years of age.

Youth Climbing Policy (Under 16yrs)

For the safety and enjoyment of all climbers, please ensure you adhere to our policies. You may be refused entry if these requirements are not met.

1. Climbers must be at least 4 years of age. A child is considered anyone under the age of 16.
2. All children and supervising adults must complete our waiver and safety induction.
3. For every 2 children, there must be at least 1 adult supervising at all times.
4. All climbers must wear climbing shoes.
5. Bookings are required for groups of more than 4 children, and must be approved by the gym ahead of time.

For the safety and comfort of all attendees, we ask that you please leave your furry friend at home for this event.

The grade of each climb is indicated by one of seven different coloured tags, with two additional tag designs for Mystery and Kids’ climbs.

Note that the hold colours do not indicate grade! The colour system allows our routesetters to have the freedom to use all of the holds throughout the whole range of grades, so climbers won’t be stuck on the same hold sets.

The coloured tags will also have the name of the colour on them, and the posters in the gym will have the names of the colours on the bands, so that our colourblind climbers will be able to identify climbs.

Check our our Be A Better Climber principles below.