Europe's Largest Indoor Climbing Arena | Climbing Daily Ep.1505

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On todays show we visit the EICA: Ratho climbing wall in Edinburgh. This enormous climbing wall had everything a climber could dream of. From comp walls, training facilities and dedicated bouldering walls the scale of Ratho is mind blowing. Pro climber Robbie Phillips shows us around...
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Europe's Largest Indoor Climbing Arena | Climbing Daily Ep.1505

[@BoulderingBobat]

Might have to pay this a visit! Looks dope

[@mr.awesome5619]

THAT WOULD MAKE A SICK VID!!!

[@masonluedke9712]

Yes please

[@TheSantaJr]

For the love of all things climbing, please do that

[@exodust2056]

yessss please come

[@shinraninja]

you will need to do a number of vids there - spend a weekend up north innit!

[@koltface]

Cartwheel into Naruto Run... She wins! @9:13

[@benedictionkupo]

that place looks nuts! though i feel my belayer might struggle to hear me insecurely screaming TAKE near the top of the 30m wall

[@AnnaVictoriaMoore]

Chris Bartlett hahahshahhahahs I was literally just thinking the same 😂

[@higuk999]

Its actually surprisingly easy to hear in ratho despite its size

[@benedictionkupo]

@swareshewas18 calm down daddy

[@rachelkim3652]

Me:take
Belayer:wat
Me:take!
Belayer: what!
Me: takeee!

[@carrma3831]

Where I started climbing and where I still go, at least once a month. Absolutely a beginners dream, the awe inspiring scale of the place with no shortage of 5 - 6b walls

[@craiganderson7708]

I grew up here. Feel so lucky to be able to access it easily

[@simasmik1284]

Craig Anderson im jealous af

[@SnedzTheBricklayer]

Never realised how lucky I was to have this on my doorstep until now 0_0

[@davidmckean4221]

This place is amazing. Edinburgh is really blessed with 5 indoor climbing gyms. Eden Rock is a massive indoor bouldering gym just outside the city but there is also my locals Alien Rock and Alien Bloc which are in the city and smaller but equally as fun!

[@ewanliaw7670]

Wow. Another one in my bucket list.

[@sprayy7519]

Ewan Liaw unlucky I live 2 mins away from this place

[@RoryM07]

Ahh so awesome to see my local wall being featured! Ratho is amazing and the leading ranges from amazing to brutal! The comp wall really is the pumpiest thing around!

[@SnedzTheBricklayer]

It is awesome living 20 minutes away from this place 0_0

[@technomancer_066]

Used to go there once a year for the youth climbing series finals, amazing centre

[@leonakadir3833]

I think massive does it justice Matt... I felt the same when i went, just overwhelmed. the place is INSANE!

[@rickytrockclimbing2935]

wanna triple your money? add a hotel, or rent out rooms there, THEY WILL NEVER LEAVE!

[@Bertidope]

so lucky to have this so close to me in Edinburgh

[@ryanbuckley14]

Might have to go for a weekend

[@shinraninja]

that place looks absolutely amazing

[@AnnaVictoriaMoore]

that drop wall looked so fun!

[@lauzjohnstone2005]

The 30 meter wall has some great climbs on it, it is very daunting at first but once you get up there it feels amazing!!

[@lawlesss_]

looks amazing!

[@VinceW187]

Gym tours are the best

[@flubberamoebes]

Yeah alright, I’m moving to Edinburgh.

[@jonmurua]

That wall the Scottish winter mixte climbing would be a reason to move to Edinburgh :)

[@astonio7399]

I want to go to there!

[@liamd01]

heading there in November :D

[@hawthornewipe]

Ah man, it's such an epic place for climbing. The 30m wall is where I tackle my fear of heights xD

[@rickytrockclimbing2935]

nice cartwheel at 9:12

[@ThyDoughnuttt]

they left out the Ariel assault course! i loved coming here as a kid cant wait to get back now ive progressed to rope climbing

[@louise.climbs]

Thy Doughnut The Ariel assault course closes. It kept breaking and cost too much to run

[@bobcarter1909]

Big up the women Naruto running at 9:17

[@EliotNash]

Incredible, a trip to Scotland is needed!

[@gobbidimerda2496]

Well...if I go on a trip abroad I look for crags and not for a gym. Anyway, it's so huge that I admit I'd like to give it a try.

[@ozapenguin]

I need to go there some day. My gym's highest walls are 10m

[@michalifabian9646]

Mine too

[@sprayy7519]

I went to a Sumer camp here I'm 11 and I was using the 30m walls

[@lucassund8605]

I think mine is 15m tall so 30m is insane

[@nickbalfe4995]

nice

[@quincym-e4680]

I learn to climb at scotland first large climbing wall 10 points if you know its name ? It was the largest in the uk for years

[@millieg163]

I live like right next to it... and I never realised how big it was

[@chad4853]

I wonder if they have any crack features?

[@joshgibson267]

What is the ceiling made of? If there is one

[@mmartin232]

its a diffuse Plexiglas. lets loads of light in, but nothing thatll blind you

[@jerrydonnan8665]

Its 6000 sq m of tesioned fabric membrane - like the sail on a racing yacht- but extra strong. It is tensioned over a steel frame. Sometimes drips a wee bit in the winter. Plenty of light- 40% translucency. drums a bit when there's heavy rain, but that just makes you happier to be under cover.

[@RoryM07]

Whatever it's made of I'll tell you one thing, it's bloody cold in the winter in there!!

[@chrismorris9396]

They should bolt the exposed rock of the quarry indoors to help the transition to outdoor climbing

[@wigbig6192]

Finally have a reason to visit Scotland

[@jonaseaton6422]

Did no one see the ropes course on the ceiling??

[@jerrydonnan8665]

The aerial runway is decommissioned at the mo', would be great to see it back in action. My kids loved it.

[@michelkluger]

Klettererzentrum Innsbruck is bigger, as far as I know

[@balcomoz]

And is in Europe

[@AW-po7jr]

Doesnt have that tall walls

[@nfactorial4074]

First baby

[@rotkvica45]

I just got four.