Under 18's
Our coaches
Our coaching team is made up of experienced, passionate climbers dedicated to helping you progress with confidence. With backgrounds in performance climbing, strength and conditioning, and injury rehabilitation, our coaches combine technical knowledge with a supportive and welcoming style. Whether you’re just starting out or pushing for your next grade, we’re here to provide expert guidance and personalised feedback so you can smash through the plateau and tick off those projects.
Really great place. I did an Intro to Bouldering session. It was great to learn about the different techniques and the instructor was excellent. There is a café and bar area with a really nice vibe. I'll definitely return!
Love this wall! Great location for both a climb and a social gathering after work or on the weekend. Route settings are true to Grade.
Fantastic climbing gym with friendly staff and frequent re-setting of routes. There is a casual and social environment both on the wall, in the gym area, and in the cafe/bar! Not many gyms do beer on tap, which is a tasty bonus.
There are plenty of good routes set by the excellent route setters. The staff are friendly and always up for a chat. Highly recommended and I'll definitely be coming back.
It’s a lovely, warm welcoming venue and my son thoroughly enjoys the development programme. Bouldering has become his new passion thanks to the Font and it’s great coaches!
Love the setting, always fun climbs even for the easier grades. Amazing staff! I love the gym area too! Really well equipped. 100% recommend climbing here.
My son loves this place and is doing the development programme. Everyone is incredibly nice and very passionate about climbing. I’ve been really impressed how well they teach the kids. Great atmosphere, staff and fellow climbers.
Enjoyable setting with a varied colour grade system. The gym is considerable sized and well stocked with quality equipment. Always a friendly member of staff at the front desk. Always good vibes.
Staff were really friendly and welcoming. The climbing areas have an open feel with a well considered set of wall angles, catering for a variety of climbing styles. The setting is great and the training equipment in the gym area is first class.
Great centre, lot of variation on wall and routes. Lots of different difficulties and styles. Clean centre, well laid out, friendly staff and people. Good food options, too!
Inspiring setting with genuinely good movement and well set problems that challenge physically, technically and mentally. Great big well equipped gym space, didn’t feel sweaty even on a super hot June day. Management and staff create an inclusive and fun atmosphere however ‘seriously’ you take your climbing.
Great place, I really love the routes! There are modern style, big colourful volumes as well as lots of more technical routes with nice sequences of rock-like moves. I really enjoy climbing here.
The Font is the most welcoming climbing centre I’ve been to in London. The staff are super friendly, playing great music and creating awesome vibes.
junior climbing FAQs
It depends! Our Development Programmes do require previous climbing experience, but we also offer sessions designed to support complete beginners looking to learn a new skill. For example our Wild Climbers programme gets young climbers familiar with the climbing environment and learning important skills such a balance and coordination.
For young climbers aged 8–18, we offer Holiday Camps – full or half day, packed with bouldering, roped climbing, auto-belays, obstacle courses, competitions, and fun activities; snacks are included, and full-day climbers should bring a packed lunch. We also run Drop-in Bouldering sessions – 1 hour of high-energy climbing and games and Drop-in Roped Climbing sessions (Wandsworth only) – 1.5 hours of roped climbing and auto-belay activities with challenges and games.
Age requirements vary depending on the session. Our minimum age for coaching is 5 years old, and children of this age can book private coaching sessions or join our Wild Climbers programme. For all other climbing sessions, the minimum age is 8 years old.
We offer two main types of drop-in coaching sessions for young climbers. Our Youth Bouldering drop-ins are action-packed, one-hour sessions that are fully supervised by our coaches and available for two age groups: 8–12 years and 12–18 years. We also run Youth Roped Climbing Tasters, which focus on roped climbing and auto-belays and are fully supervised; these sessions are also available for ages 8–12 and 12–18, and take place exclusively at our Wandsworth branch.
To book a climbing session for a young person in your care, you must first create your own account. You can then assign junior(s) to your account by logging in, selecting 'See all', then choosing 'Family' from the drop-down menu. You can then add your family members details and book sessions on their behalf.
If they are 16+ they can boulder with parental consent after completing a competency test at reception, a more in-depth test is required for roped climbing.
The minimum age to climb with us is 4 years old. If accessing the climbing gym casually, under 18’s will need to be supervised by a competent adult. Full information regarding junior supervision can be found here.
News & articles
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Saturday 7 March • DJ Izzy • Charity Challenge Bloc with Cartwheels for a Cure • Raffle prizes • Drinks
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The Font Wandsworth 2.0 has been through a big transition. Find out what’s happening and whats to come below!
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Important update - The day that you were waiting for has come... see below for the details
Plan your climbing a the Font this Christmas period! Tis the season to climb even more boulders!