Beta Boulders: Climbing & Bouldering in Oud-Zuid, Amsterdam

What you can climb

The gym holds more than 150 boulders, with 20 to 30 new ones added each week. The main room has walls up to 5 metres high with an arch and roof section, a freestanding block, and slab, vertical and overhanging walls. The competition wall has a 35-degree incline and a barrel wall.

There is also a cave wall with a parkour ramp and a running area for competition-style moves, plus a beginner slab used for intro courses. You can look up the current boulders on Toplogger.

Training area

The board room has 25-degree and 40-degree Moonboards, a campus board and Beastmaker hangboards. Around them are a dedicated weights area and rings.

Prices and how it works

No booking is needed to climb without a coach. A single pass costs €14.90 at peak times and €13.50 off-peak. Off-peak means before 14:00 on weekdays and after 17:00 at weekends and on holidays. Shoe rental is €5, and you must climb in climbing shoes.

A 10-entry pack costs €135, or €125 off-peak, and a 20-entry pack €249 or €229. Packs are personal and valid for two years. A one-month trial with unlimited climbing costs €79. Memberships start at €29 a month for off-peak access and are sold online only.

Register before your first visit. Everyone signs the terms and waiver.

Classes for beginners and kids

The Introduction to Bouldering is a session of 1 to 1.5 hours on safety, warming up and basic technique, for €19.90 with entry and shoes included. Booking is required. After that there are courses from a four-week beginner course at €59 to an eight-week advanced course at €99, with entry and shoes extra.

Kids' classes run weekly for ages 7 to 9 and 10 to 13. Anyone under 18 needs a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Under-14s must have an adult with them at all times, with no more than two children per adult.

Café, workspace and events

The Climbing Café serves coffee, smoothies, protein shakes, beer, soft drinks and toasties, with bapao buns, pastries and bars. Beers are from Oedipus and Brouwerij 't IJ among others. The Friday bar takes 20% off drinks, and there are board games.

The workspace is separate from the gym, with large desks and Wi-Fi. Corporate events and birthdays can be requested through the site.

Getting there and facilities

The address is Stadionplein 18. For drivers, there is paid street parking, a paid garage under the Olympic Stadium, and a garage under Albert Heijn that is free for the first 90 minutes.

The gym has step-free access, air-conditioning, changing rooms, lockers and showers. Beta Boulders also has a gym in Copenhagen.