Due to the lack of naturally occurring climbing sites in Singapore, the most
popular form of climbing is Wall-Climbing. Only parts of the Bukit Timah
Nature Reserve are open to public for climbing. Some of these areas are strictly
regulated to protect inexperienced climbers. Rock-walls, however exist across
the island. Walls mainly reside in either Clubhouses or educational institutions. The aim of this Page is to better
inform the web-surfer of the more popular climbing
walls and natural climbing areas in Singapore.
Wall-climbing is by far the most popular form of climbing in Singapore.
Numerous walls exist in Singapore ranging from small indoor wall with nothing
more than a few anchor points and holds ( eg Singapore Polytechnic's ) to
massive, sculpted overhanging stuff costing hundreds of thousands of dollars (
eg. the wall in the army commando camp at Hendon, Changi ). There are also
mini-walls specially designed for children ( eg. Children's Rock-wall at SAFRA
Bukit Merah )
Chilren's wall at SAFRA Bukit Merah.
Most walls in Singapore are private walls thus you would need to acquire a
membership or you would not be able to utilise them. Unfortunately,
membership does not come cheap and is a hassle. Some walls are just not open
to the public. eg the army commando wall, access is rather hard - unless you
could pull some strings.
Below, we'll list a few sites and a brief description so that you could be better
informed. This list is by no means the complete list of all the walls in Singapore,
just the more popular ones and well-known ones.
Nsmens Association Club Walls
Bukit Merah Clubhouse - 
This is an outdoor one and is five storeys high with an option to climb an
overhang and a full-blown roof. It used to be the tallest wall in Singapore at
one time, but now has been surpassed by other educational institutions.
Bukit Merah has also a bouldering gymnasium created from a converted
squash court. Rates for the gym for non-adventure Club members are $8
per 2-hour session and $4 if you are a member. The Gym is open from
9am-11pm.
The Climbing Wall is open from 9am-10pm daily. Usage is free of charge
for members but booking must be made in advance..
5200 Bukit Merah Rd. Tel : 3714186.
Tampines Clubhouse -
The Tampines wall is indoors, located in a badminton hall and is about 3.5 stories high. Mainly face routes on Entreprises holds. No roofs or overhangs unlike Bukit Merah. The gym has mainly fingery stuff. Warm-ups definitely recommended! Opening hours are from 9am-11pm.
( Tampines St 92 ) Tel : 3714131
To get access to the wall, membership of $24 per year for SAFRA's Adventure Club can be obtained at any of the receptions of these organisations. Singaporean Males who have compleated National service can apply as members of SAFRA for an annual fee of $18. Club climbing nights between 730-930pm are conducted at the Tampines branch on Tues, Weds and Thurs. The Bukit Merah has to be booked in advance( free for members ).
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