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Backa Boulder

Gym ‱ Rock climbing centre

👍👍 Small gym but wasn’t busy on a Thursday evening. Plenty of interesting routes and all individually graded which makes progression easier. Very easy to get to and close to the city centre! I definitely recommend checking out this bouldering gym if you’re staying in Gothenburg. People often mention problems, climbing, friendly, staff, nice, bouldering, clean, boulders, great, routes,


Address

Herkulesgatan 1, 417 03 Göteborg, Sweden

Website

backaboulder.se

Contact

+46 76 326 05 45

Rating on Google Maps

4.90 (200 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm

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  • 5/5 Jamie W. 11 months ago on Google ‱ 88 reviews
    Small gym but wasn’t busy on a Thursday evening. Plenty of interesting routes and all individually graded which makes progression easier. Very easy to get to and close to the city centre! I definitely recommend checking out this bouldering gym if you’re staying in Gothenburg.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 IAMDIMITRI 6 months ago on Google ‱ 181 reviews
    Its fun. Many boulders and sauna. Nice staff. Good for beginner. New boulders every monday on one side of the wall.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mohandes Z. 11 months ago on Google ‱ 11 reviews
    One of the best (also cheapest I guess) boulder gyms in the city. Really tidy and clean gym with a nice atmosphere and helpful staff. It is maybe not that big, but had quite fun problems (at least by the time I was there) which I really enjoyed it. The warm-up area is a bit small (which is not that uncommon in Gothenburg), but it shouldn't be a problem if it is not crowded.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jan B. 8 months ago on Google ‱ 25 reviews
    Super relaxed vibe and very friendly staff. The gym is exceptionally clean and the routes are interesting and mostly really challenging 👍
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marcus V. 9 months ago on Google ‱ 20 reviews
    Currently my favorite place to boulder in Gothenburg. Clean. Properly graded problems of good range (4ish-7ish). Good selection of 6a:s-6c:s, I'm not good enough climber to talk about higher grades. Only negative is that it is a bit on the small side.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharean 8 months ago on Google ‱ 8 reviews
    Beautiful bouldering gym with friendly staff, relaxing atmosphere and very creative, interesting and fun routes. We enjoyed our time a lot and found lots of great problems at grades 6a/b. (Unfortunately, I'm not experienced enough to comment on the more difficult levels but there seems to be a good selection on offer as well).
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kasper B. 2 years ago on Google ‱ 125 reviews
    Great gym close to the city centre. Not the biggest gym but the setting is dense enough that there's plenty of problems. Setting is great, super variety of problems at any grade and some really nice flowy problems. Hold selection is a nice mix of small and big. Moonboard, chaoswall, campus board and training area. You can buy soft drinks and beer. Parking next to the gym required an app that only works if you live in Sweden.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sebastian J. 9 months ago on Google ‱ 4 reviews
    Good gym with modern walls and holds. Creative setting graded with Font grades (but no plus intermediates)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Isabella C. 7 months ago on Google ‱ 19 reviews
    Super nice! The boulders are great! The only thing I didn't like was not being able to pay in cash for the day pass.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sophie den O. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place; nice problems, friendly staff and a clean changing room/shower! I would recommend it if you already have experience with climbing. They don't have that much easy boulders.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Anton P. 2 years ago on Google
    Boulder only place with friendly staff and a unisex sauna with room for maybe maximum 8 people (no talking since it's a relax sauna). It costs maybe 110 SEK or so to enter and climb all day. The showers take 2 people at a time. Everything is clean. The only reason I don't give the highest rating is that I find it a wee bit hard for a rookie like me. I wish there was more room for routes which rely less om finger strength. I like balancing and technical climbing. They use the french numerical grading system if I remember correctly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emil M. 1 year ago on Google ‱ 16 reviews
    Second time working out here and I love it! Great climbing gym and the staff has been amazing. My new favourite place! â€đŸŒŸ

  • 5/5 Unk U. 1 year ago on Google
    Had an amazing time there! Very friendly persons behind and in front of the counter. Everything was pretty clean. Sort of small compared to what I am used to in Berlin, but more than sufficient amount of problems imo. Would definitely go again if I am back in Göteborg.

  • 5/5 Elias T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great variety on the courses and they’re regularly and consistently updated. Staff is super friendly too

  • 4/5 Gustaf A. 1 year ago on Google
    A bit pricey considering how few boulders and lack of height there is compared to some other gyms in Gothenburg. The shoes you rent are good though and not too worn out.

  • 2/5 Lela A. 1 year ago on Google
    Though the staff is friendly, the gym is incredibly crammed and feels like a place where others don't follow etiquette. Nice facility but not the best atmosphere or space for bouldering.

  • 4/5 Jonas L. 1 year ago on Google
    Lived around the corner but completely missed the place as it's really hard to find. I enjoyed it. Less of a bro atmosphere than other climbing gyms in town.

  • 5/5 TristanĆ„ S. 1 year ago on Google
    The girl on the reception was the most friendliest person we‘ve met so far at Göteborg.

  • 5/5 Martin G. 1 year ago on Google
    Very clean, friendly and well planned gym with fun problems. Very frequent re-setting and diverse problems. Even the beginner boulders are diverse and interesting. Boulder of the week is always fun, too! For injured/older climbers there are jugs to climb down on! This was very helpful for me when I had twisted my ankle. Can recommend it! Go there!

  • 5/5 Susanne A. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice bouldering gym, price for entrance and drinks is good and they have a sauna!

  • 5/5 Jerin J. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing place, lot of boulders in different levels, the staffs are friendly and helpful, nice music. They also have sauna, which should be super nice during the winter

  • 5/5 Samuel B. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a great gym! The employees are super friendly and the routes are great. They change one wall every week so it’s always new problems to solve!

  • 4/5 Andreas F. 2 years ago on Google
    Brand new and clean. Good bouldering, pretty decent gym / warmup. Would be nice with more proper Café / snacks / food.

  • 4/5 Naz H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great gym 👌

  • 5/5 Kaj S. 2 years ago on Google
    Super nice new climbing hall. Great boulder problems for all levels and a very clean and fresh hall. I really enjoyed climbing here.

  • 5/5 Green M. 2 years ago on Google
    If you are all about Bouldering, well then Backa Boulder has what you need. Fresh facility, positive vibe, helpful staff, and reasonable prices. This place is great, currently I am signed up to a different climbing gym, but I am going to be transferring because Backa Boulder has what I'm searching for in a climbing gym. It's closer to where I live for starters, but to be honest it's the perfect place to really perfect/evolve what you are capable of when it comes to good climbing technique. At this point for me personally, I don't see the need for rope climbing. I feel I need to get better at the bouldering part which includes technique, balance, and stamina. Once I feel I've mastered the majority of problems that bouldering can throw my way, then it will be more relevant for me to get going at rope climbing. Go see the place for yourself, you don't need to take my word for it 😉

  • 5/5 䞄曊 2 years ago on Google
    Went there yesterday. It's the best climbing gym in Gothenburg(for bouldering). The boulder wall has so many different types of problems, pretty fun! Also the AC is pretty powerful. Staff is super friendly and gave me tape for my wound.

  • 5/5 Lemar T. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited this evening (from Manchester Uk) and was really impressed. Good routes and a great space. I enjoyed the Springsteen albums blasting out as well.


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