In a galaxy far, far away from Kuala Lumpur lies a rock climbing gym by the name Challenger Park. My usual climbing buddies had to fly a spaceship to reach this gym. It was so damn bloody far!
But the trip was well worth it. I’ve been wanting to climb here since its open. The entrance fee is cheap, only RM6. The walls are great. They have bouldering walls and climbing walls for lead climbing. Each of these walls are divided into beginner, intermediate and expert walls.
Expert Lead Wall
(L) Intermediate lead wall and (R) Intermediate and Expert bouldering walls
At the background, Beginner’s Bouldering Wall
The walls are quite similar with the walls at Camp 5 climbing gym. I heard this gym is build by the same people who built Camp 5.
My friends and I tried the expert bouldering wall. Large part of it was reclining and very high. So high that I don’t dare to climb all the way to the top -_-
The expert routes are also extremely tough. I can’t even finish one -_-
This place is also unregulated unlike Camp 5. In Camp 5, there are many rules one must follow. But here, it’s cowboy town. You can scream all you like and climb in whatever manner you want. It’s basically a lower class version of Camp 5. AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, the quality of their shoes is poor. Their shoes have big holes on the front tip – probably due to overuse. I wouldn’t recommend beginners to climb here. Intermediate level climbers (with their own gears) are welcome.
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I went there today, rented their shoes. Looked okay to me. No holes! 🙂 Agreeing with you, entrance fee is cheap! Facilities are clean too. Wished I had found this place earlier.
Jecy: heard they just changed management. Probably that’s why u got new shoes!