A Day-Long Celebration of all things
Climbing & Mountaineering
Join us for a weekend of skills and community building at the BIG Depot Leeds Climbing Fair, with workshops, talks and demos from industry experts.
Ever wanted to join a local climbing club? We’ll have a range of mountaineering and social clubs here to talk to you about the benefits of being a part of a club.
Watch 2025 Highlights Registrations
An event for rope and outdoor climbing.
What is the BIG Depot Climbing Fair?
The Big Depot Leeds Climbing Fair is a community-focused event that has grown into a full weekend, aimed at helping climbers develop skills not just to take their climbing outdoors, but also to be good custodians of the outdoor climbing spaces we inhabit.
We’ll have accessible workshops to help you develop your skills from some of the best mountaineering instructors and the biggest climbing brands.
From practical climbing skills to best practices with equipment, and usually in more than 1:6 ratio groups, you will come away from the day having enhanced your skills and knowledge, and hopefully made some new friends along the way.
We’re here to help build community, too, which is why you’ll be able to meet and talk with some of the main mountaineering clubs in the local area, to expand your network of climbing partners and friends.
Climbing Fair 2025 Roundup
What is the format of the weekend?
Saturday
Doors: 09:00
Sessions & Skills: 10:00-18:00
Sunday
Doors: 09:00
Sessions & Skills: 10:00-18:00
Saturday Skills Workshops
Self Rescue for Climbers with Dan Mckinley // 10:00-12:00 // 13:00-15:00 // 16:00-18:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Packing for Crag Days // 10:00-11:00 // 13:00-14:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Find Your Perfect Climbing Shoe // 11:00-12:00 // 14:00-15:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Shoe Fitting Service // 12:00-13:00 // 15:00-16:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Adventure Photography with Marsha Balaeva // 10:00-14:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Learn to Fall/Confidence on the Wall // 13:00-15:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Pushing Your Grade with Pete Dawson // 10:00-12:00 // 13:00-15:00 // 16:00-18:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Psychological Skills for Climbers // 10:00-12:00 // 13:00-15:00 // 16:00-18:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Strength Training & Fingerboarding for Climbing // 10:00-11:00 // 13:00-14:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Conditioning & Flexibility for Climbing // 11:00-12:00 // 14:00-15:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Sunday Skills Workshops
Learn to Auto // 09:00-10:00 // 13:00-14:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Learn to Auto (family) // 11:00-12:00 // 15:00-16:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Fear of Lead Falling // 10:00-12:00 // 16:00-18:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Push Your Grade // 12:00-13:00 // 15:00-16:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Better Belaying with Dave Garry & Petzl // 10:00-12:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Cleaning Single Pitch Outdoor Sport Routes with Dave Garry & Petzl // 12:00-15:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Multi-Pitch Sport Climbing Skills with Dave Garry & Petzl // 15:00-17:00 // Max participants per workshop 8
Climbing’s Biggest Brands
Black Diamond // Supporting Hazel Findlay Workshops
Petzl // Supporting Sport Climbing Skills
DMM // Supporting Self-Rescue Skills
How Much Is It?
Entry Prices
Our centre will be open commercially as usual, and so our usual entry rates will apply. If you have an Unlimited Climbing Pass or a Punch Card Pass with us, you can use these as you normally would.
All workshops and headline speaker prices are separate to entry prices.
Workshop Prices
All workshop revenue will be donated to the Yorkshire Bolt Fund to help keep our crags safe, functional and accessible.
Self Rescue for Trad Climbers with Dave Mckinley // £5
Multipitch Sport Climbing Skills with Petzl // £5
Better Belaying with Petzl // £5
Cleaning Single Pitch Sport Routes with Petzl // £5
Adventure Photography with Marsha Balaeva // £5
Learn to Fall with Depot Climbing // £5
Learn to Fall with Depot Climbing // £5
Pushing Your Grade with Pete Dawson // £5
Fear of Lead Falling with Depot Climbing // £5
Psychological Skills for Climbers with Depot Climbing // £5
Learn to Auto with Depot Climbing // £5
Learn to Auto (Family) with Depot Climbing // £5 per participant
Strength Training & Fingerboarding with Depot Climbing // £5
Conditioning & Flexibility for Climbing with Depot Climbing // £5
Find Your Perfect Shoe with Depot Climbing // FREE
Shoe Fitting Session with Depot Climbing // FREE
Registrations
If you haven’t climbed at BIG Depot or any of our other Depot Climbing centres before, you’ll need to fill in a registration form and watch a safety video.
You can watch the safety video here on our Registrations Page.
Workshop Booking
All proceeds from workshops throughout the day will be donated to the Yorkshire Bolt fund to help keep our local crags safe, functional and accessible.
Workshop booking fees do not include entry to the centre.
If you have not visited us before, you’ll need to fill in a registration form by clicking the link below.
Registrations & Safety Video
