Rock Climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route. Rock climbing competitions, have objectives of completing the route in the quickest possible time or the furthest along an ever increasingly harder route.

Click on the links below for information from how to get started in rock climbing to information on mountain skills training, rock climbing locations in Dublin/ Ireland and rock climbing equipment:

Getting Started in Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing Training/ Certification

Rock Climbing Course Providers

Rock Climbing Equipment

Rock Climbing Forum

Mountaineering Ireland (Previously known as MCI - The Mountaineering Council of Ireland) is the representative body for walkers and rock climbers in Ireland. It is recognised as the NGB (National Governing Body) for mountaineering by both the Irish Sports Council (ISC) and Sport Northern Ireland (SNI).