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.
Bouldering gym · Jayanagar, Bengaluru
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.
Our story
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.
Find your grade
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.
Coached sessions
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.
The core of Chalk & Crux. Walk in, chalk up, work the walls at your own pace. Staff on the floor if you get stuck.
Our 90-minute welcome. A coach covers falling safely, footwork and your first problems — everything you need to climb solo afterwards.
Drills for footwork, hip position and body tension. The unglamorous stuff that quietly adds two grades.
Structured strength: hangboard, campus and system-board work with a coach spotting your load and your ego.
Mobility and breathing built for tight shoulders and cranky fingers. Undo what the wall did to you.
Games-first coaching that turns climbing-obsessed kids into confident, careful movers. Small groups, big grins.
Competition prep for climbers ready to travel and podium. Route reading, isolation drills, and a lot of accountability.
A relaxed, women-led session with coaching and a full wall reserved. New climbers especially welcome.
Ways to climb
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.
₹650/ day
Perfect for a first visit or an out-of-town climber.
₹2,750/ 5 visits
Climb on your own schedule — packs never expire.
₹4,200/ month
For the three-times-a-week crowd who can't stay off the wall.
₹11,000/ 3 months
The best value for the committed. Roughly a month free.
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
Book the 90-minute Intro Session. A coach teaches you to fall, flag and flow. Walk out able to climb on your own.
Not ready to commit? Drop in for ₹650, climb the whole wall, and decide later. No membership, no pressure.
Kids 7–14 climb in small, games-led groups that build confidence and coordination. Weekends fill fast.
Chasing podiums? Try out for Comp Squad and train route-reading, power and pressure with our comp coach.
Inside the gym
The floor team
Founder & Head Setter
Ex-national bouldering circuit. She sets the Thursday resets and still projects harder than most of us.
Coach · Strength & Technique
Ten years coaching movement. He specialises in the first-send breakthrough — the day the grade finally clicks.
Kids & Comp Lead
Runs the Junior Crushers squad and comp prep. Certified in youth coaching and first-aid, endlessly patient.
From the mats
I walked in never having climbed and sent my first V1 the same week. The coaches actually remember your name — and your project.
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.
Both my kids are Junior Crushers. They've got stronger, braver and off their screens. Meera runs it brilliantly.
Come climb
Nearest landmark: a two-minute walk from Jayanagar 4th Block bus stand. Street parking after 8 PM; two-wheeler parking on site.
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.