Climbing
Indoor climbing courses for all levels of experience, from taster courses to dry tooling and lead climbing. Learn everything you need to get onto the walls and keep climbing.
New to climbing or want to take on a new challenge? We’ve got climbing lessons for all ages and skill levels.
Get the whole family clipped in, meet new people, and learn to climb with our expert instructors.
Abseil Sessions
60 minute session ideal for those new to abseiling. Supervised by one of our friendly instructors. Available to both adults and children 8+ years.
Please email bookings.eica@edinburghleisure.co.uk to book
Learn to Lead
60 minute session ideal for those new to abseiling. Supervised by one of our friendly instructors. Available to both adults and children 8+ years.
Please email bookings.eica@edinburghleisure.co.uk to book
Weekly Kids Classes
These weekly junior climb coaching classes are bookable via our coaching portal and payable via a monthly direct debit.
Invititational Classes
These classes help confident climbers build their skills and showcase their abilities. The invitation-only classes offer advanced options for those younger climbers who want to use and improve their skills.
EICA Ratho Youth Squad
Juniors and teens (ages 7-17) may be invited to enter the exciting world of competition climbing.
Advanced Rocksters
Build confidence in climbing while working through the national NICAS indoor climbing award scheme.
Advanced Youth Club
Develop your climbing skills, technique, and confidence.
Holiday Climb Camps and Lessons
Join us for an action-packed summer filled with sports, fun and learning!
We have a wide programme of full and short day camps / coaching lessons running across Edinburgh. Our coaching lessons are perfect for trying out something new before signing up to our main coaching programme in August.
Climbing Qualifications
IRATA Rope Access and Training Qualifications
A globally recognised rope access competence framework. IRATA is a key qualification for staff working in onshore and offshore industry sectors including Oil and Gas, Renewables, Construction, NDT inspection, Maintenance and more.
Open up a world of new opportunities by booking your space on an IRATA course at EICA.
Rock Climbing Instructor Courses
We run a range of nationally recognised qualification courses for aspiring Climbing Instructors.
These NGB courses are administered by Mountain Training, and each award involves a training course, a consolidation period and an assessment course.
Find out more and book a space on a course at EICA