Bouldering gym · Jayanagar, Bengaluru

Climb, fall, send.

Bengaluru's most colourful bouldering gym — 4,500 sq ft of walls, 200+ problems reset every week, and absolutely zero experience required. Just chalk up and try the next move.

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Climber bouldering up a colourful indoor wall studded with bright red, blue and yellow holds

Our story

We built the wall we always wanted to fall off.

Chalk & Crux started with three friends, one dusty warehouse in Jayanagar, and a shared frustration: Bengaluru had the climbers but nowhere friendly to learn. So in 2021 we bolted our first panels, set our first ropes-free problems, and opened the doors.

Bouldering is climbing stripped to its most social self — no harness, no ropes, just short powerful problems, thick mats, and everyone shouting beta at everyone else. You fall a hundred times. Then you don't. That moment — the send — is what we chase together.

  • Routes reset weekly, so the wall never gets boring.
  • Coaches on the floor, not locked in an office.
  • A community that celebrates your first V0 as loudly as a V8.
Four friends dusting their hands with chalk before an indoor climb
Chalk up. That's the whole warm-up.

Find your grade

Every colour is a story. Pick where yours starts.

Our problems are colour-coded by difficulty across six zones. Never climbed before? You start on Chalk and work up. Projecting V8? The purple wall is waiting.

  1. Chalk VB Never climbed? Start right here. Big jugs, gentle walls.
  2. Green V0–V1 Finding your feet. Learning to trust the rubber.
  3. Yellow V2–V3 Getting pumped. Real moves, real fun.
  4. Blue V4–V5 Proper problems. Body tension required.
  5. Coral V6–V7 Crux territory. This is where the shouting starts.
  6. Purple V8+ The project wall. Come back all week. Then send.

Coached sessions

Classes for the whole spectrum

Come for open climbing any time, or add a coached session to break through a plateau. All classes are included with any membership; day-pass climbers can add one on the day.

All levels

Open Bouldering

The core of Chalk & Crux. Walk in, chalk up, work the walls at your own pace. Staff on the floor if you get stuck.

Every open hour · self-paced

First-timers

Intro to Bouldering

Our 90-minute welcome. A coach covers falling safely, footwork and your first problems — everything you need to climb solo afterwards.

90 min · shoes & chalk included

V2 and up

Technique Lab

Drills for footwork, hip position and body tension. The unglamorous stuff that quietly adds two grades.

Tue & Thu · 60 min

V4 and up

Power Hour

Structured strength: hangboard, campus and system-board work with a coach spotting your load and your ego.

Mon & Wed · 60 min

Recovery

Yoga for Climbers

Mobility and breathing built for tight shoulders and cranky fingers. Undo what the wall did to you.

Sat morning · 45 min

Ages 7–14

Junior Crushers

Games-first coaching that turns climbing-obsessed kids into confident, careful movers. Small groups, big grins.

Sat & Sun · 60 min

Selective

Comp Squad

Competition prep for climbers ready to travel and podium. Route reading, isolation drills, and a lot of accountability.

Fri evening · by tryout

Community

Women's Wednesday

A relaxed, women-led session with coaching and a full wall reserved. New climbers especially welcome.

Wed · 7:00–9:00 PM

This week on the schedule

Weekly coached-class timetable for Chalk & Crux
Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
9:00 AM Yoga Juniors
11:00 AM Juniors Intro
6:30 PM Power Technique Power Technique Comp
7:00 PM Intro Women's Intro Intro

Routes reset every Thursday afternoon — Friday is always the freshest wall.

Ways to climb

Drop in once, or make it a habit

Every price includes access to the full wall, all coached classes, and a fresh reset each week. Shoe rental is ₹100; chalk is on us, forever.

Day Pass

650/ day

Perfect for a first visit or an out-of-town climber.

  • Full-day access to every zone
  • Add a coached class for ₹300
  • Shoes ₹100 · chalk free
Reserve a day

Session Packs

2,750/ 5 visits

Climb on your own schedule — packs never expire.

  • 5 visits ₹2,750 · 10 visits ₹4,900
  • Share with a partner
  • All coached classes included
Grab a pack

Quarterly

11,000/ 3 months

The best value for the committed. Roughly a month free.

  • Everything in Monthly Unlimited
  • One free guest pass each month
  • Priority spots in Comp Squad tryouts
Go quarterly

First time climbing? Book the coached Intro Session (₹850) — it's the friendliest way in, and the fee comes off your first membership.

However you climb

Four doors into the same sport

01

Total first-timer

Book the 90-minute Intro Session. A coach teaches you to fall, flag and flow. Walk out able to climb on your own.

Book an intro →

02

Day-pass explorer

Not ready to commit? Drop in for ₹650, climb the whole wall, and decide later. No membership, no pressure.

See day passes →

03

Junior Crusher

Kids 7–14 climb in small, games-led groups that build confidence and coordination. Weekends fill fast.

Enrol a kid →

04

Comp climber

Chasing podiums? Try out for Comp Squad and train route-reading, power and pressure with our comp coach.

Request a tryout →

The floor team

Coaches who climb with you, not at you

Coach applying support tape to a climber's shoulder inside the climbing gym

Ananya Rao

Founder & Head Setter

Ex-national bouldering circuit. She sets the Thursday resets and still projects harder than most of us.

Climber reaching for colourful holds on a tall indoor bouldering wall

Vikram Nair

Coach · Strength & Technique

Ten years coaching movement. He specialises in the first-send breakthrough — the day the grade finally clicks.

Four friends dusting their hands with chalk before an indoor climb

Meera Kulkarni

Kids & Comp Lead

Runs the Junior Crushers squad and comp prep. Certified in youth coaching and first-aid, endlessly patient.

From the mats

Sends worth shouting about

★★★★★
I walked in never having climbed and sent my first V1 the same week. The coaches actually remember your name — and your project.
Rahul D. · Product designer, Koramangala
★★★★★
I came for one day pass and now I'm on Quarterly. Women's Wednesday is the reason I stopped feeling like a tourist at the gym.
Sneha M. · First-timer turned regular
★★★★★
Both my kids are Junior Crushers. They've got stronger, braver and off their screens. Meera runs it brilliantly.
Arjun P. · Dad of two, Jayanagar

Come climb

Find us in Jayanagar

Chalk & Crux Bouldering
No. 18, 2nd Floor, 40th Cross
8th Block, Jayanagar
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070

Opening hours

Mon – Fri
6:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Sat – Sun
7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Route reset
Thursday afternoons

Nearest landmark: a two-minute walk from Jayanagar 4th Block bus stand. Street parking after 8 PM; two-wheeler parking on site.

Book your free intro session

Tell us when you'd like to come and we'll hold a mat for you. No card needed — the first hello is on us.

We usually reply within a few hours during opening times. Your details stay between us and the chalk.