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A person climbing on an indoor climbing wall at a queer climbing social

22.04.25

Queer Climbing at TCA Glasgow

Join the Queer Climbing Social at The Climbing Academy! Hosted by Glasgow Queer Adventures

Paraclimber bouldering indoors at a climbing wall

06.03.24

Paraclimbing Social at TCA

In collaboration with the UK Paraclimbing Collective, we host paraclimbing social sessions

06.07.23

Vision Impaired Climbing Event

Find out how Bath University's vision impaired event went at The Arc

a mixture of climbing holds

30.05.23

Visual-impaired climbing

Bath University is looking for visually impaired young people to try climbing at The Arc

Squad mums in Bristol

25.03.21

I didn’t expect to be learning a new sport at my age!

We talk to parents of kids who climb in our squad about how climbing has impacted their lives.

15.03.21

Climbing is great for mental health

Tom Stabbins reflects on the ways in which climbing has helped his mental health

11.11.20

#SaveOurSports

TCA is supporting a call for the creation of a sports recovery fund

09.11.20

James Rudge climbing at TCA

Paraclimber James talks about getting back into climbing at TCA and we share his brilliant new video.

04.11.19

Don’t let go! Climbing in retirement

Did you know that all over 70s climb for free at TCA? We talk to Alan to find out about climbing at 71

22.10.19

Hazel Findlay joins Urban Uprising at The Prop Store

Top UK climber and Urban Uprising’s Ambassador Hazel Findley volunteers for her first session with the charity at The Prop Store.

15.10.19

Meet our new Black Diamond Local Heroes

Get to know some of the familiar faces around the TCA climbing scene

16.09.19

Common Wheel – using climbing to improve lives

Judith from Common Wheel explains how their charity is using climbing to help people with mental health issues to gain confidence and learn new skills.

26.08.19

Inclusive climbing – changing lives

Tom Stabbins shares his thoughts on the power of climbing to change lives.

Climbing while pregnant - at the crag with children

23.05.19

Pregnant not powerless – climbing through pregnancy

In the era of ‘Pregnant not Powerless’, climbing while pregnant is not the controversial topic it once was. Ex-TCA staffer Rebekah Drummond talks us through her experiences of climbing through pregnancy.

The Mothership

85 Barrow Road
Bristol
BS5 0FD

01179 072 956

Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm
(Peak 3-8pm)

Sat-Sun: 8am-8pm
(Peak 8am-3pm)
The Newsroom

124 Portman St
Kinning Park, Glasgow
G41 1EJ

0141 429 6331

Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm
(Peak 3-8pm)

Sat-Sun: 8am-8pm
(Peak 8am-3pm)
The Church

St.Werburgh's Church
Mina Road, Bristol
BS2 9YQ

01179 413 489

Mon-Fri: 12pm-10pm
(Peak 3-8pm)

Sat-Sun: 9am-6pm
(Peak 9am-3pm)
The Prop Store

24 Craigmont St
Maryhill, Glasgow
G20 9BT

0141 429 6331

Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm
(Peak 3-8pm)

Sat-Sun: 8am-8pm
(Peak 8am-3pm)
The Arc

Westmead Lane
Chippenham
SN15 3HZ

01249 471182

Mon-Fri : 11am-10pm
Wed (+ school hols) : 9.30am-10pm
(Peak 3-8pm)

Sat-Sun: 9.30am-6pm
(Peak 9.30am-3pm)