We’ve all seen rock climbing in the movies and it sure looks dangerous. Remember in Mission Impossible when Tom Cruise is hanging off a mountain facing out to see the sunset, or in Vertical Limit when that decision needs to be made whether or not to cut the rope to sacrifice his life to save his climbing partner.
Indoor rock climbing, on the other hand, isn’t really anything like that, but it’s fun anyway! If you’ve never done any climbing, doing it the indoor way is a great way to begin. As the name suggests, you do it indoors and the rope is tied to the floor. You’re also not really climbing up rocks but these little odd shaped pieces that are screwed to the wall. However, it isn’t as easy as it sounds.
You can find these centres all over the World. If you’re in Sydney, there’s a place in Wetherill Park called Pitch. It’s a large warehouse with all different types of climbing walls. You get a short lesson and then you can just start climbing.