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Hi!
Finally there is a climbing gym in Hanoi. The newly opened climbing gym offers plenty of routes from very easy to outrageously hard. The owner states it has a 200sqm climbing surface with about 100 climbing routes. The floor is covered with a thick foam so if you fall you fall very soft. Climbing shoes are available for rent or sale. There is also a cafe where you can chill out after climbing.If you are interested in outdoor climbing activities, the hanoi climbing community meets there on tuesday and thursday from 8pm on.
Opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday 2pm to 10pm.

P.s. you will definitely find me there twice a week.

Hanoi's been waiting for this gym! :)

It's not just a dingy little place full of sweat and chalk - no, this is a chilled out full-blown bouldering gym with a large amount of climbs, solid and varied walls and holds, soft landings, a nice bar/café area, and friendly, down to earth staff.

Boulder problems range from really easy for the beginner, to quite tough (I'd say 'round 6c+ Fb).

And the people I've met climbing there thus far have been open and ready to chat and provide info on the outdoor cracks in Northern Vietnam. Oh yes, and it's not just Expats here - there are Vietnamese climbers as well!

I hope that this will be another step to further promote climbing in this beautiful country.

Yeah! It's open!
And for a pudgy fat bloke like me it is actually possible to climb some of the easier routes. so happy bout that as when i did the wall in the phuong mai house i rarely got beyond 3 moves before landing on my fat ass.
Also super nice chilled out space and 1000 watts of sound system too... book it for ya next party?! why the hell not! haha

Defo worth a look. go past Le Coop and take next main right, follow to dark end of street.

Be nice to little Jean too. Feed him fags and a beer and he'll show u how to climb...

"ooop ur legs!"

* 23/06/2011 update: Uhm, this place is getting popular quickly. And as a consequence, the service is going down.
- Last time I came there, I had to wait about half an hour to get a pair of shoes that fits me, because that size had been out of stock. I felt annoying relax at the time.

- Another problem that I really really want Manager to consider is that Instructors now more concentrate in training themselves rather than care and give good comments to customers.

* 13/06/2011 update: Well, it's getting well-known quickly. And, then, it's freaking full in the weekend. You guys would have to bring canned oxygen!


* For the first time I came here, just looking, I wasn't impressed so much because I found the room is "small" and I thought "piece of cake! I can finish it in couple months." Well, sorry for my hasty thought.

The second time I came back to actually climb up. Well, have to say that I quickly enjoy this sport. It's very physically and tactically challenging! But, it's hell hard! Then, I came back to my previous shameful thought, and think again that it takes years for me to conquer this "tiny room".

Instructors here are caring to customers. They give good comments and instruction. Now I'm totally satisfied with their job.

Well, one thing that I minus one star from their rating is that Vietclimb don't provide enough protection. 50cm-thick mattress seems work well at the moment, but, I'm a guys who is scared of death so I need a protection rope.

Anyway, definitely I'm coming there every weekend! m/