Gothenburg has a good selection of indoor climbing gyms, setup for climbers from complete beginners to more experience lead climbers.
Volym Partille
Light and large, Volym Partille is worth the trip out to Partille, partially because of the number of rope climbs, but also for a large number of bouldering routes. It occupies a large space, with room for a large cafe/sitting area as well. This one is actually a favourite of mine – it just has a really nice feel to it.
The climbing routes (roughly 30 in total) range from beginner to harder lead climbs, with about 7 having an auto-belay.
It is built in a huge industrial building, and while the climbs are good height, you need to go to Klätterlabbet if you want really high climbs.
It is the bouldering options that really set Volym apart from the others – I have counted the number of boulder climbs available, but there is a lot. Volym seem to be bouldering experts since they also have Volym Sisjön, which is a bouldering-only climbing gym.
Address: Laxfiskevägen 4A, 433 38 Partille
Phone: 031-10 69 65
Klätterlabbet
Located in a high physics dome, Klätterlabbet can boast some of the highest indoor climbing in the city. It isn’t as spacious as Volym Partille, but it has a good number of rope climbs and bouldering routes, and some of those roped climbs are high – between 14 and 17 meters high.
This is the place where I did my green card (which qualifies you for climbing and belaying top-roped climbs.
It is located right beside the Chalmers physics and chemistry departments in Gothenburg, and does have member-only (årskortsmedlemmar) times.
Address: Elektrovägen 1, 412 58 Göteborg
Phone: 031-10 69 60
Klätterfabriken
Klätterfabriken is located closer to the city in the Gårda area near the excellent Mela pizza restaurant. It is a smaller climbing gym, with some roped climbs a good selection of bouldering climbs as well. While smaller than some of the climbing gyms, it has a nice feel and a nice range of climbs, not to mention that it is in a convenient location for those in the city.
Address: Fabriksgatan 38-42, 412 51 Göteborg
Phone: 031-335 82 30
Backa Boulder
A climbing gym dedicated to bouldering, with 350 square meters of bouldering walls, with challengers of all levels. They hold courses to improve your bouldering game, including a 12-week program to really develop your ability to boulder.
Address: Herkulesgatan 1 417 03 Gothenburg. It is located on Hisingen. The closest stop is Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen
Email: kontakt@backaboulder.se
Phone: 0763 260545