Tuesday Climb Club (Climbing District | London Fields)

Every Tuesday evening, Wanderers of Colour climb as a community. We alternate between City Bouldering Stratford, Climbing District | London Fields, and Mile End Climbing Wall.

Who can come?

This event is open to all people of colour. It is recommended that for these sessions you are already comfortable with the basics of bouldering as we won't be able to provide a dedicated beginners' facilitator as we do at our monthly weekend meet-ups.

Cost

• entry £0.00–£15.00 (instead of £15.50)
• free shoe hire (normally £4.00)
  
• free registration fee (normally £3.00)

Sliding scale entry

We offer sliding scale entry so finances aren't a barrier to climb for anyone. Please select the ticket that is right for your situation this week. £0 and £5 tickets go on sale around 15:00 the Tuesday before the event and are announced in the "WoC Climb" WhatsApp group first (join here) and then on social media.

• £0 Fully funded: Thanks to support from United We Climb and donations from our community, we can cover the cost of entry for 2x fully funded climbing places for climbers on no or low income at this meet-up. These places are for those eligible for or in receipt of benefit payments such as Universal Credit.
• £5 Supported: Thanks to support from United We Climb and donations from our community, we can offer 2x supported places at this meet-up. Please sign up for one of these places if you would otherwise not be able to afford to go climbing but are able to cover your basic living costs.
• £10 Discounted entry: We subsidise the cost of entry for up to twenty people from £12.50, the concession rate offered by Climbing District, down to £10 using donations from our community and support from United We Climb.
• £15 Pay-it-forward entry: If you are able to afford a pay-it-forward ticket, this money will help create supported places at our meet-ups. Note it is still cheaper than standard entry! 

We also offer the opportunity to donate when you purchase your ticket if you aren't able to stretch to the pay-it-forward amount, every little counts! Please note we include a booking fee to cover the costs of taking payments via Ticket Tailor and Stripe for all but pay-it-forward entries. If all tickets are sold out, you can pay in person at Climbing District | London Fields at the concession rate offered: £12.50.

Before the event

Deadline to book is 15:00 on the day of the event.

When you book your ticket, please ensure to give your full legal name as the gym is provided by us with a list of ticket holders' names, we are not personally at reception checking people in. They check the provided names against their registration system so if you're coming to Climbing District | London Fields for the first time, please register in advance.

If this is your first time attending a Wanderers of Colour climbing event, if you would like to join our WhatsApp Community, please fill in this form, then navigate to the "WoC Climb" group. This group is a friendly place to hear who else is coming to the meet up and also to arrange more casual meet ups with other members.

At the event

Give your name at reception and then come find us! We will be warming up in the gym/traverse area in the basement until 19:15 and will then find an area to climb in. Your facilitator for this event is Charm (she/her) pictured below in white. The reception staff will be able to point you in our direction if it's not obvious where we're climbing.

What to wear and bring

Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you a full range of movement. Remove any rings or anything else that might get caught in advance before you climb. Bring a water bottle and a padlock for the lockers if you'd like to make use of them.

Photography

Our facilitators try to take a couple of photographs during these events to help promote the next one. Please let the facilitator Charm know when you arrive if you'd rather not be photographed at all.

Nervous about coming alone?

We've all been there. Please contact us ahead of the session and we will buddy you with one of the team or members so that you can connect before and during the event. Wanderers of Colour can be reached by email via climbing@wanderersofcolour.com.

No longer able to attend?

Tickets are in your name and are non-transferable.

Supported, discounted, pay-it-forward tickets are all non-cancellable. It is a lot of admin to issue refunds and at the moment this time is not available. If you hold one of these tickets, you can reschedule your ticket to another occurrence in this series (i.e. another Tuesday Climb Club at Climbing District | London Fields) as long as you do so prior to 1 hour before the event starts. You do this by coming back to this page and selecting “Manage tickets”.

If you registered for a fully funded place and are no longer able to attend, please email climbing@wanderersofcolour.com to cancel your ticket by latest 3 days before the start time of the event. If you do not cancel in time, this prevents other people from attending. We will follow up via email if you do not attend.

Accessibility

We have compiled some access information for this gym. Access to Climb will add the venue shortly, please consider enriching their information via their contact form if you feel anything is missing. For any questions regarding accessibility, please contact Climbing District directly: telephone: 020 8350 2453 / email: contact@climbingdistrict.uk.

Health and Safety

We are an informal community group, not a professional service. Climbing and bouldering carry inherent risks and you are responsible for your own safety. Any peer advice from facilitators or other attendees is informal and isn't endorsed by Wanderers of Colour. Follow at your own risk. Always follow the gym’s rules and seek formal instruction if required.

If you are feeling unwell or have COVID symptoms, please do not attend.