Climbing locations in India

Climbing locations in India, there is equal distribution of rock climbing destinations in India. The availability of the good climbing rocks not too far from the city gives greater access and participation from the professionals as well as from the amateurs alike. Given below are the names of some of the major destinations for rock climbing in India to give you a better idea for the places where you can engage in this game.

Southern India

Badami, a five-hour drive from Bangalore, is a good place for rock climbing. Bangalore is in the center of a number of rock-climbing destinations like Ramanagara (the setting for the Hindi blockbuster Sholay), Ramadevara betta, Savandurga, Thenginkalbetta, Kabbal, SRS betta, and others. Kambakkam at a distance of around 100 km (62 mi) from Chennai provides good climbing in many grades while Hampi in Karnataka has some of the best granite rocks in India providing the climbers ample opportunities to test their skills.

Eastern India

In a 300 km (190 mi) radius adjoining Calcutta, there are some good rock-climbing destinations like Purulia, Matha Bura, Jai Chandi, and Susunia Hills. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute provides some courses in Mountaineering at Gobu and Tenzing Norgay Rocks.

Western India

There are several good rock-climbing destinations near Mumbai like Kanheri Caves in the Borivili National Park, Mumbra Boulders, CBD Belapur and Manori Rocks. In Gujarat, Pavagadh is a favorite rock-climbing destination and apart from that Idar and Junagadh are good places for rock climbing in Gujarat. Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Training Center at Junagadh, Gujarat also organizes Basic Course in Rock Climbing. In Rajasthan, the region around Mount Abu like State Mountaineering Institute's training area, Golden Horn Spire, and Adhar Devi Slabs are the best rock-climbing destinations. In Madhya Pradesh, Bheembhetka just 45 km (28 mi) from Bhopal and Panchmadi are amazing climbing in Sandstone apart from Badami.

Northern India

North India offers some of the best and toughest challenges in rock climbing both for amateurs as well as for the professionals. The might of Himalayan rocks have always been the inspiration for many professional climbers. New Delhi and the region around it provide some very good options in rock-climbing arena. Sanjayvan (Qutab Institutional Aera ), Ramjas (West Patel Nagar), Lado Sarai in Delhi, Dhauj (55 km (34 mi) from Delhi), and Dam Dama Lake (around 65 km (40 mi) off Delhi) are some of the best-known rock-climbing destinations in this part of the country. In Himachal Pradesh, Manali, Sethan, Solang Nala, Chattru, Chota Dhara, Dharamshala. In J&K there are some quality granite for climbing in Leh - Ladakh, Shey, Gangles, Lankershey (near Kargil) and the adjoining region provide some of the toughest and most exciting rock climbing options in the world. Professional climbers from all over the world come here to negotiate the rocks and to find new challenges.

Besides these, there are many artificial climbing walls in Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Bangalore, Darjeeling, Manali, Leh, Uttarkashi, Bikaner, and at Mathura Road near Badarpur border in Haryana.

Karnataka

Kerala

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh
  • Kanpur- Climbing wall at IIT Kanpur
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