At Green Spider we are passionate about route setting because we know you want routes that will challenge and inspire you – whatever the grade you climb at.  We have 200+ routes and 50+ boulder problems.
Check out the latest setting dates!
Route Setting Calendar
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14th | Left Side Boulder
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13th | Lines TBC
27th | Auto Belays 27 & 28
28th | Lines TBC
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11th | Right Side Boulder
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10th | Lines TBC
18th | Lines 1 & 2
24th | Lines TBC
25th | Auto Belays 47 & 48
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9th | Left Side Boulder
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22nd | Lines TBC
23rd | Lines TBC
How we set our routes
We have areas that are easier for beginners as well as areas that are more challenging for experienced climbers.
The high walls are a mix of lead and top-rope, approximately 50:50 though we vary this over time and we also move the top-topes around to create variety.
Route setting frequency
You’ll find new routes every week; we are now working on an 8 week cycle for our main bouldering areas.
For the rope walls, we monitor the frequency of use on particular walls and re-set accordingly, generally on a 12 week cycle.
We endeavour to route set on weekdays from 9.30am until 4.30pm in order to minimise any impact to our customers, details are shown on the route setting calendar posted on our website and social media platforms at the beginning of every month.
Route Grading
The route setter suggests the initial grade and then we give it the Green Spider test (a good excuse to make sure we get to climb every new route).
At the bottom of each newly set route, you’ll see a yellow card displaying the provisional grades for that line. Next to them you’ll find a notebook for your feedback.
At the end of a short trial period, we’ll review your feedback and adjust the grades accordingly. We’ll then replace the provisional yellow card with a permanent white one.
