Our 10-year B-Day is coming up and we’ve planned a full day of workshops, climbing, and fun activities. All workshops are free to join, you only pay regular entry. Got a membership or a 10-visit pass? Then you can bring someone along for free too!
The Route Setting Workshop is the only activity with limited spots. Participants have already been randomly selected from all sign-ups.
Looking to improve your competition climbing? Sign up for our next Dutch National level simulation on 30th of May from 10:00-14:00.
Format:
Isolation
4 boulders per category
1 minute to read each boulder
4 minutes per boulder
4 minutes rest
Zone 10 points Top 25 points
Our competition simulation takes place on our adjustable walls (the Black Boards) and feature 4 boulders per category (4 for men and 4 for women). The boulders are set at Dutch National Competition level, so to have the most meaningful simulation we recommend that you’re an experienced comp climber.
We start the simulation with a short briefing to walk you through everything you need to know, followed by an isolation and warm-up period. The round kicks off with one category (men or women), starting with route reading before attempting the boulders one by one. The second category goes right after following the same format. We’ll finish the event by celebrating the winners, with plenty of time to chat and reflect on the comp.
Details and sign-up
Price: €25 including entry
Date: 30th of May from 10:00-14:00 (with gym access before and after)
We’re excited to share our new and delicious menu with even more food and drink options. All dishes are carefully selected so you can enjoy a solid lunch or dinner to refuel after your session. And of course, we got multiple sweet options to treat yourself.
Next month on May 16th we’re be celebrating 10 years of GRIP! To mark this special milestone, we’ve put together an exciting programme filled with workshops, challenges, and fun activities.
GRIP Workshops
Route Setting: Your chance to set your very own boulder! The workshop takes place in the Arena with our setters there to guide you. To join, you must be 18+ and climb at least 6a. Spots are limited and participants will be randomly selected from all sign-ups.
Climb Fearless: Learn how to move more confidently on the wall. Our coaches will help you overcome fear through drills and challenges at Atlantis.
Climb Dynamic: Want to improve your dynamic climbing? We’ll help you become more explosive and show you how to set up for dynamic moves. As part of the workshop there’ll be a dyno challenge at the Black Board.
Guest Workshops
Fontainebleau: Curious about outdoor bouldering? Bart van Raaij, author of several Fontainebleau guidebooks, shares his experience and tips for climbing in Fontainebleau.
Crack Climbing: Mountain guide Jacob Schmitz teaches the fundamentals of crack climbing. There’ll be crack climbs for the workshop at the Black Board.
GRIP Warrior: We’re building an epic obstacle course at the Wave. Start the timer and race through the course! The top qualifiers during the day will advance to the GRIP Warrior Final.
Quiz: We’ll finish the day with a GRIP quiz, followed by the announcement of the winner of our route setting workshop.
Bring a friend for free: To make the celebration even greater, everyone with a membership or 10-entry card can bring one friend for free!
Note: We have special opening hours from 11:00–21:00. You can still climb as usual, so bring a friend and try our boulders and all the fun activities!
Spread the word and come celebrate with friends and family. We can’t wait to celebrate 10 years of GRIP together!
We would like to thank everyone for another great edition of GRIP OPEN Kids. It was awesome to see so many children of different ages and levels having fun.
The atmosphere in the gym was amazing and the finals were a great way to finish the event with lots of spectators cheering loudly for the finalists.
We’re excited to announce the second edition of GRIP OPEN Kids! After last year’s success, we’re keeping the formula the same: a fun, open competition for climbers up to 12 years old.
GRIP OPEN Kids is the perfect first step into competitions. The boulders are specifically set with shorter reaches in mind, and there’ll be a fun side activity where kids can decorate their own GRIP brush. It’s all about fun for everyone involved, while still offering plenty of challenges for more experienced young climbers. We will finish the day with a finals round to crown the GRIP OPEN Kids champion.
Competition details
Qualification (10:00–13:00): 25 boulders.
Finals (13:30–15:00): Top 12 advance to the finals.
Food: We’ll have a special menu on the day so everyone can get their food quickly.
Registration is just €15, including entry, a limited-edition GRIP OPEN Kids T-shirt, and a customizable brush. You can sign up via the link below.
From now on, we will use 4 tapes on every boulder to mark the starting position – one system to rule them all! 2 tapes for your hands and 2 for the feet. Where your hands and feet go is part of the puzzle and up to you to figure out.
With this change, we now have one universal system throughout the whole gym and can mark the starting positions more precisely.
We’re excited to announce the GRIP Athlete Team for 2026!
Simon Boes
Timon Vos
Doenja Sinke
Xavier Trip
Jesse Honkoop
Kaya van Haasteren
Seneca Naone
Simon Kunneman
These eight athletes will represent GRIP at competitions and push their limits on hard projects both indoors and outdoors. Follow along as they take on new challenges and share their journey throughout the year on social media.