Freedom, the Wall is a world-class climbing facility setup by IIT Bombay in collaboration with The Girivihar Club.


Established on the 7th of May 2019, it has supported many climbing enthusiasts explore the sport ever since. The club aims towards popularizing the sport and promoting the true spirit of it, among all.


Activities

There's always something going at the wall

Get started with climbing

The Freedom community conducts regular Induction cum climbing training sessions, 2-3 times in a week. This is to introduce the participants, in general about the wall and climbing as a sport. Getting inducted is mandatory before any participant climbs the wall, in order to ensure utmost safety at all times.

Sessions are conducted in batches, of size 12-15.
Timings: usually between 5-7pm

We also have special sessions on weekends.
Timings: mornings/evenings, based upon instructor's availability


Weekly challenge

Welcome to this week's challenge.

The route marked out here is the route for this week.

Any foot holds can be used. Use only the marked hand holds.

Make and send us a video of yourself doing the route and the best video will be uploaded here! You can also try the other routes below.


Events

To compete with yourself to the fullest

Climbathon

It is a bi-annual event, where in teams can take part in bouldering, lead climbing, speed climbing. Its a fun competition that anyone can try.

Climbing in groups is a great motivation. The competition generally is for the following categories:

1.Men

2.Women

3.Kids

Winners of each category receive excitings gifts.


Want a challenge ?

Try one of the routes by our climbers

Cross in yellow

Grade: 5c

Blue All the Way

Grade: 5b

Hola Red

Grade: 5a

Mixed Fruit

Grade: 6a

Yellow Pebble

Grade: 7a


Glimpses at the wall

A glimpse of what we've been upto in the past

Frequently Asked Questions

Any new things raises a lot of questions we got you covered though...


What is it?+

The name of our own new bouldering wall, in partnership with Girivihar, Mumbai’s oldest climbing club. Bouldering is a discipline of climbing where one climbs a wall that is 14 feet tall, using soft cushion mats on the ground to fall on, without injury. Girivihar organized the 2016 and 2017 World Cup bouldering competitions in Mumbai, for the first time in India. We are now fortunate to enjoy the same world-class wall, which has been relocated to our own campus- thanks to a shared vision between IITB and Girivihar to develop a climbing culture on campus and eventually in Mumbai.

Who it is for? +

Here’s an exhaustive list:

  • Kids
  • Grandparents
  • 20-something hardcore athletes with six-pack abs (8-packs allowed too!)
  • Soft-core athletes who can’t touch their toes
  • In short anyone with an urge to climb, try something new

Climbing is not for the elite alone, it is for everyone on campus to enjoy together with camaraderie, that is precisely what this wall is about. Be your own hero!

Prior experience/prerequisites? +

For now, the wall will be open for anyone with a pair of climbing shoes and ability to understand and follow basic etiquette. Eventually we want to get to a stage where even people with physical disabilities can enjoy the sport safely; we will work on it in the next phase. What is prerequisite is a positive can-do or can-try attitude, to challenge yourself and better yourself. Remember, babies learn to climb before they can walk, climbing is a natural activity before modern life rendered it unnatural.

So, can I just come and climb? +

No. Climbing is a fairly evolved sport and it has some norms, etiquettes, and rules to be followed. You need to attend a free Intro workshop by volunteers, where these things will be explained along with slots/schedules system. For example, it is mandatory to wear climbing shoes (special sticky rubber shoes) while climbing.

What to do if I don’t have shoes? +

Shoes are personal items, for hygiene and form/fit issues (feet stink, more so sweaty feet!). So ideally you must invest in a pair for yourself. However, it is common for beginners to try their hand (feet) at climbing using rented/borrowed shoes before they decide to invest in their own. The volunteers have arranged a loan of several pairs as a temporary measure; you can find out details once you register for workshops.

Where to buy shoes? +

An entry level pair costs about 3.5k in Decathlon R City Mall; you can also get much nicer ones from abroad at similar or better prices

Interested to climb ?


Sign up for our induction sessions and learn all about the fun of climbing




Still got questions

Reach out to us...


Tanisha Agarwal

Manager, Adventure Club

180040111@iitb.ac.in

S Abhimanyu

Captain, Freedom Wall

174073005@iitb.ac.in

2021. Freedom The Wall