Climb the Routes at Coastal Climbing Centre, Newton, Vancouver BC

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Climb the Routes at Coastal Climbing Centre

Belaying your date through 100-plus routes since the '90s: romantic, also excellent leverage for future disagreements.

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The date

Belaying is trust with real stakes: you hold the rope, they climb, and their fall is on you, which is either romance or leverage for your next argument. Coastal Climbing in Newton has run this dynamic since the early nineties, packing over 100 full-length routes and nearly 100 boulder problems into 7,500 square feet. Take turns on the rope, and the first-date nerves vanish by the third route.

How to do it

Book an intro belay session if neither of you has held a rope before, because here you literally keep each other off the floor. Rent shoes, wear stretchy clothes, and take turns trusting each other up the 100-plus routes and boulder problems. Budget about two hours of climbing, cheer the sends, and head somewhere in Newton to refuel and replay who actually carried the team.

What to wear: casual is fine

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Duration
About 2 hours
Best time
Afternoon to late night
Per person
~$29-31
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
Newton
best season
Year-round

Priced from the menu · Jul 2026

A route-climbing day pass and gear rental. Not a quote.

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