Camp4

I wrote in a recent post about Hut Wall, a bouldering gym that I and my son have been going to.  It's a great facility, but it's also a little far if you are coming from Niigata City.  Yesterday we checked out another climbing gym that might be more convenient for those of you who live south of Shibata and Murakami.

Camp4 is a really large and impressive gym located in Higashi-ku, close to Toki Messe and the Sado Ferry Terminal.  This gym features both bouldering (climbing without ropes) and top rope climbing (climbing with ropes).  There are many bouldering walls with a lot of interesting rock shapes and paths, and though Camp4 seems to get pretty busy at times, it's a large enough space that it doesn't feel crowded.

For first-time climbers the price is 1900 yen for adults and 1100 yen for young children, along with shoe rental for 200 yen, and you will have a lesson about how to climb and stay safe.  After the initial time, it's 1400 yen per day for adults and 600 yen for children.  Shoe rental is a flat fee of 200 yen.  Camp4's operating hours are 2pm to 11pm on weekdays and 11am to 8pm on weekends.

Camp4's website (no English): http://www.camp4-climbing.jp/index.html