Climb the walls

Groupe Alpin Luxembourgeois

If you are serious about climbing both indoor and outside, this is the non-profit club to join. They run courses for adults and children, often run by volunteers with only membership fees required. GAL also organise walks and hikes.

GAL activities including regular climbing courses can be found here.

Coque mur d’escalade

This very popular climbing wall for adults and children has a maximum height of 13.5m with difficulty levels of 3 to 9 and a total climbing space of 690m squared with 51 trails/150 different climbing routes, including a 70m squared boulder wall.

There are open sessions, private sessions and advanced courses. Find out more here.

You can find the rates here and more information on children’s climbing courses and birthday parties here.

Children under 14 years must climb supervised by an adult and all climbers must sign a declaration of consent.

L’escale Arlon

Recently refurbished, Arlon climbing centre has 1000m2 of climbable space, including areas where harnesses are not needed for smaller children.

Under 5s get free entry so a good place to try out if your child enjoys climbing but is not ready for the harness.

You can find out about rates, including hiring of equipment here. Opening times are listed here, climbing courses (including kids holiday courses) here, and indoor cycling classes here.

Echternach Youth Hostel

The 14m high indoor climbing wall at Echternach Youth Hostel, has beginners’ courses for families and individuals, team building exercises. Opening times and prices for both free climbing and course subscription are listed here.

D-Summit, Dudelange

14.5m high with 31 security lines and 60 climbing routes, this wall is located at the Centre Sportif René Hartmann and is open every day.

Single entry and annual subscription prices are listed here, course information and registration here, and the inscription form here.

Equipment can be hired and children under 14 years must be accompanied by an adult.

The Cube, Trier

The mother of all climbing centres open daily with 150 different climbing routes up to 15m high and 135 boulders to tackle.

Prices for single sessions, happy hour and annual passes can be found here, The Cube also features a restaurant and shop.

The Bloc House

City Centre dwellers can climb for as little as two euros per session at the Bloc House, open Monday to Friday and Sunday afternoons. It also runs a Facebook page here.

If you love boulder-climbing, contact the Boulder Klub Lëtzbuerg.

Climbing equipment can be purchased at Caspar’s Climbing Shop and Decathlon (Arlon).

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