Information about Portside Boulders O'Connor
Opening hours
- sunday: 8h-19h
- monday: 10h-22h
- tuesday: 6h-22h
- wednesday: (closed)
- thursday: 8h-19h
- friday: 10h-22h
- saturday: 8h-19h
Our comment from FitFit Australia about Portside Boulders O'Connor:
Portside Boulders O'Connor is a vibrant climbing gym located in Perth, Australia, known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. With a broad range of climbing routes for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced climbers, this gym provides a thrilling experience that keeps climbers engaged and challenged. Here's what our users have to say:
- Friendly Staff: Users frequently mention the attentive and supportive team who are eager to assist, making every visit enjoyable.
- Diverse Climbing Routes: The gym offers a variety of climbs that cater to different abilities, ensuring everyone can find routes suitable for them.
- Awesome Atmosphere: The relaxed vibe, allowing for social interaction among climbers, adds to the overall appeal of the gym.
- Facilities: Enhanced with a weights area, cozy cafe, and spacious layout, Portside Boulders is designed for climbers to train, relax, and enjoy their time.
- Regular Route Updates: Climbers appreciate that the routes are frequently reset, providing fresh challenges.
While many users have highlighted excellent experiences, there are some concerns reported regarding maintenance schedules and customer service during busy times. Nevertheless, the gym's commitment to improvements and an overall positive community spirit makes it a fantastic place for bouldering enthusiasts. Portside Boulders O'Connor is highly recommended for anyone looking to enjoy a day of climbing, whether alone or with friends and family.
Services, Machines and Guided Classes
Portside Boulders O'Connor: Opinions
Negative experience: This is usually where I go climbing as it’s close to my home and I like that its pretty quiet in the mid day. But tonight I have to express my disappointment… Guys were renewing 1/3 of the room tonight, because of an event coming this Saturday, so they were removing all the routes… great! But Not fair for the price I paid. Also, you wait for a drink at the bar, two girls wouldn’t move a finger for you if you don’t come to them, that’s not the best customer service I’ve seen in my life. Last thing, it was impossible to have a quiet discussion after a late session because one girl was washing stuff with a karcher just next to us… Guys, you should do all that on the last hour and improve your customer service.
Hi Ju'Liette, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We value your support and appreciate you taking the time to let us know about your experience. We understand your frustration regarding the wall setting during your visit. Regular route setting is essential to keep the climbing experience fresh, especially with any upcoming events. To keep our community informed, we post our setting schedule weekly on Instagram, and we encourage checking there for updates. Unfortunately, the timing of stripping and resetting walls is dictated by the time required for the process, and starting earlier ensures that staff aren’t working excessively late into the night. Regarding your experience at the bar, we’re sorry to hear our service did not meet your expectations. Our goal is to provide attentive and welcoming service, and your feedback has been passed along to the team to ensure improvements are made and our staff are more attentive to customers' immediate needs. As for the power washing, it is unfortunately essential in our process for preparing the holds for the next morning's route setting. We do however see your point about it being disruptive, and we have passed on your feedback to our Stripping team and try to mitigate the issue. Thank you again for your feedback. We’re committed to improving where possible, and hope your next visit will reflect that.
Fantastic experience: Good fun, various levels of difficulty, keep in mind that there is no harness.
Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed your time!
Negative experience: Disappointed with my most recent experience. Previously I have taken my children here and spent hours (and a lot of money at the cafe!). I took two 11 boys on a Monday at about 10.40am when there was maintenance so the whole middle section was off limits and a lot of chalk in the air which caused myself and two boys to complain about their throats. They were actually scraping chalk off the grips. My son went home coughing and I still felt it the next day. We basically spent $75 for 30mins of activity (incl $25 for smoothies and coffee). I raised this with Ash at the time and she said chalk is an issue but there wasn't much she could do about it. She never mentioned going to Willetton. When I raised this with management and suggested a $10 credit per child (entry with shoes was $25 each) they basically said no-one else complained so tough. The other boy's mother was terribly diaappointed and is also advising other parents of this disappointing response. Moral is the gym might look after their regulars but not kids so suggest going to a more kid friendly climbing gym. Bounce at Osborne Park has some climbing walls. One star as they are super focussed on their regular clientele.
Hi Lucy, We're sorry to hear that your recent experience didn’t meet your expectations. While we’ve already addressed your concerns via email, we’d like to take this opportunity to clarify a few points. The section that was closed during your visit was part of our routine weekly route setting, an essential aspect of maintaining our facility. We regularly post updates about this on our Instagram, Facebook, and our “What’s On at Portside” board, located in each gym. Our front desk team is always available to provide guidance and would have gladly directed you to our Willetton gym—at no extra charge—where no route setting was occurring that day. Regarding the chalk, we acknowledge that climbing gyms inherently have a chalky environment. However, the gym had just opened at the time of your visit, and chalk levels were likely at their lowest for the week. Additionally, the dustiness you mentioned is unlikely to be related to the route setting, as all holds are removed, cleaned with a pressure washer, and prepped outside the gym the night before. We take cleanliness very seriously, and maintaining this standard is a continuous task handled by multiple staff members throughout the day. While we are sorry to hear that your son felt unwell, we did not receive any other reports of discomfort that day. Finally, we want to stress that we value all our customers equally, including families and newcomers. We take pride in creating a welcoming environment for everyone, not just our regulars, and this is emphasized through our staff, our community-focused events and communications. Thank you again for your feedback. We’re always striving to improve and hope to welcome you back soon.
Fantastic experience: Good setting
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic experience: Big shout out to Ben and Wyatt from Portside Boulders O'Connor for their quick assistance with sorting out our company's membership tax matters. Their support has been invaluable! Plus, the rest of the team is always friendly, the facility is spacious, the weights gym is well-equipped, the route settings are always interesting, and the atmosphere is fantastic.
We're really happy to hear that Ben and Wyatt were able to help you out. It's awesome that you're enjoying our space and the overall vibe.
Fantastic experience: Groovy little bouldering gym with a warmup/ weights session. Upstairs and downstairs area. Beers & coffee. Plenty of chill out space. Definitely recommend solo or with mates.
Fantastic experience: I recently visited Portside Boulders in O’Connor and had a fantastic experience. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by friendly and attentive staff who were eager to assist with any questions and offer advice. Their welcoming demeanor made the start of my visit pleasant and set a positive tone for the entire session. The gym features a diverse range of climbs that cater to various skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner finding your foothold or an intermediate climber looking for a challenge, there’s something for everyone. The routes are thoughtfully set, offering a mix of technical problems and physically demanding climbs, ensuring a well-rounded climbing session. Portside Boulders also excels in creating an inviting atmosphere. The open layout contributes to a spacious feel, making it easy to navigate and find your next climb. The design of the gym allows for ample natural light and airflow, which adds to the overall enjoyable experience. The sense of community among climbers was palpable, with everyone sharing tips and encouraging one another, making it a great place not just for climbing but also for connecting with like-minded individuals. The combination of well-maintained facilities, a variety of climbs, and supportive staff makes Portside Boulders a standout spot for bouldering in O’Connor. Whether you’re new to bouldering or have been at it for a while, Portside Boulders is definitely worth a visit for a fun and engaging climbing session.
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us, our community is truly what makes Portside Boulders so special.
Fantastic experience: Very good experience! good space, different levels of difficulty, option to rent chalk and climbing shoes. It also has a cafe to replenish energy. highly recommended!
Thanks Juan! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed yourself. Can't wait to see you back at Portside!
Fantastic experience: Sick climbs to be had here, good vibes and the staff are super helpful especially when leaving all your things behind ;)
Fantastic experience: Great place, amazing coaches and staff. I fell off the wall and was injured and they were so efficient and helpful. Amazing.
Fantastic experience: Amazing
Fantastic experience: Good climbs, good atmosphere. Nice range of difficulty in route setting.
Fantastic experience: Friendly, helpful staff, clean and well designed faculties, and an awesome, fun and challenging experience for any level.
Fantastic experience: Good modern bouldering gym, with interesting climbs for beginners and more experienced climbers. Well equipped weights gym. Vegan food and non-dairy milks were available .
Fantastic experience: Huge space, two floors in total, good atmosphere, route settings are quite creative and interesting. Can’t go wrong with any Portsides ;-)
Negative experience: Disgusted with how payments work with this. I sent a cancellation months ago. I haven't been attending for months and they send me a 260 dollar bill from debt collection because they have secretly been charging me. Telling everyone I know about this so they don't go to this scam of a gym. THERE SUPERVISOR JASON WAS RUDE AND WAS CONTINUALLY SAYING "COOL" TO THE ISSUE I HAD. HE SHOULD NOT BE A SUPERVISOR. THAT IS NOT HOW A SUPERVISOR SHOULD ACT DISGUSTING.
Hi Vinura, To our knowledge, our Willetton manager has been in touch with you and resolved the issue of your debts, since you were originally a Willetton member. To clarify, the amount you were owing was prior to your membership cancellation, we have never charged you post cancellation. Additionally, they had been attempting to contact you since October 2022 to resolve this issue with no response, hence sending it to debt collection. You recently called our O'Connor gym and spoke to a member of our desk staff. For context, our desk staff do not have any involvement in our unpaid membership fee process, and being a customer from the Willetton gym, they would not have any background on your specific case. To our understanding, we have tried our best to explain the procedures and process to you. In light of this, the review is neither appropriate nor warranted. We have attempted to contact you via email to understand if you have any further context or feedback you may have. We take feedback around our staff very seriously. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact [email protected].
Fantastic experience: Friendly team and a really relaxed chilled atmosphere. Plenty of climbs for all levels.
Thanks Byron for your feedback! We hope to see you again soon.
Fantastic experience: Good
Fantastic experience: Best indoor bouldering in perth by far. Heaps of routes, decent gym and great staff.
Thank you David - we pride ourselves on our great community atmosphere.
Positive experience: The best bouldering gym I’ve been to so far, so many different climbs and terrains to work with but can sometimes be quite packed, amazing overall though, very clean and nice shop near the entrance too
Fantastic experience: A very friendly and cool place. I visited Freo for 2 weeks and climbed here twice. A great set up and so many climbs with alot of variation. I bought a portside tshirt as a memory. Would 100% recommend climbing here, they serve drinks there too so you can chill out in between climbing and I ended up spending many hours there.
We are so stoked to hear you enjoyed yourself Jo, welcome to our climbing community! Hope to see you back here again if you visit Freo in the future
Fantastic experience: Great for first-timers with plenty of climbs for more experienced people as well. Super friendly staff, excellent coffees and smoothies. Highly recommend!!
Thanks Callum for the great review. We hope to see you back again soon!
Fantastic experience: that is a nice boulder
Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, good climbs for beginners and intermediate. Upstairs and down stairs, gym area and stretching room. Good food availability and seating for watchers / after climb.
Fantastic experience: Great fun for the fam
Fantastic experience: so far so good
Fantastic experience: Great gym!
Fantastic experience: Great place with lots of open space for climbing, working out or simply to savor a soothing beverage.
Positive experience: Great boulder place with enough air circulation... Big gates are open + big ventilator
Fantastic experience: Great bouldering gym with a good range of climbing problems and food/drinks. Really comfy atmosphere. Set up a tv with the climbing on for the Olympics, everyone sitting around watching and having a beer.
Fantastic experience: This place has some of the most solid coffees around, best music, sweet vibes. I'm going to drop a mention on the bmoc_fanpage Instagram account because I want this place to blow up. Big love
Fantastic experience: Great place to climb and meet new friends, friendly staff, good place for food and drinks too.
Fantastic experience: Great, well equipped gym with friendly and helpful staff, wouldn't boulder anywhere else
Fantastic experience: Love Portside, my boys are 4 and have had a blast in the Pebbles program on Sunday mornings. Friendly accommodating staff, comfy couches to hang and even board games. Fab spot to hang for a few hours.
Fantastic experience: Fun and interesting climbing, good social atmosphere, and good coffee
Hey Reuben, we're glad you enjoyed your visit! Thanks for leaving us a review, hope to see you again soon
Fantastic experience: Staff were awesome and friendly!
Thanks so much for leaving a review Dwayne! We'll pass your compliments onto our team. Hope to see you again soon!
Fantastic experience: Epic bouldering! Experience like no other a great place for team building or just getting out your adventure kick. Cafe and gym onsite too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Glad you had a great time, hope we see you again soon!
Fantastic experience: I have my children in the climbing class and it is absolutely fantastic.
Thanks for leaving a review, Denisa! We're glad you guys are enjoying our youth club.
Fantastic experience: Totally awesome place, had no idea this existed. Was fun and well priced, staff was super friendly and helpful. Great physical work out too!!! Will be back for more fun.
Thanks for your review, Anthony! Glad you had a great time, hope to see you back again soon.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic place! Great atmosphere. Challenging obstacles
Glad to hear, Andrew! Thanks for your review.
Fantastic experience: Great place to climb, the yoga classes are brilliant!
Fantastic experience: Very kind staff, respectful community, easy to stick with things at your own comfort level. The cost is definitely appropriate for the hours you'll spend there. Cheers
Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, a lot of nice and different boulder problems, pizza, smoothie, beers... the place to be to have a great climbing session in Perth !
Fantastic experience: The kids had a great time
Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, staff always more than happy to help, highly recommend to everyone. Head down and give this awesome sport a try.
Fantastic experience: Great place to climb and keep fit. Super friendly staff and climbers. Little kids through to old newbies like me.
Fantastic experience: Great climbs, awesome staff and an even better community!
Fantastic experience: Absolutely love and rate this place. Staff are really friendly and helpful and you're bound to make some friends while you're there. Good classes with progressive levelling.
Fantastic experience: I go there twice a week, the atmosphere and friendly staff make it some of the best hours of my week.
Fantastic experience: Sam is the best
Fantastic experience: Fantastic atmosphere, great climbs for all levels, not a competitive gym like many others.. great place to take first timers to get them hooked on our favorite sport, highly recommend to anyone
Fantastic experience: Great vibe
Fantastic experience: Love this place. Great problems, really nice environment, frequent resets, clean gym and holds - always a pleasure
Fantastic experience: Friendly Quick Service • Large open area to climb • Great variety of bouldering difficulty
Fantastic experience: Great bouldering with gym facilities too.
Fantastic experience: Amazing bouldering gym, new climbs every week keep it refreshing and the staff are just the best.
Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and climbers with p fun routes
Fantastic experience: Great day, fun climbing competition on. I was lucky enough to assist with the fundraising BBQ. I even won a prize in the raffle.
Fantastic experience: Great friendly bouldering gym. Good for all abilities and ages
Positive experience: kids love it. I like it as I can sit on the lounge and drink a coffee or a beer while I watch the kids.
Fantastic experience: Oooph
Fantastic experience: Amazing set up Very user friendly and kids and teens capable of participating easily
Fantastic experience: Great area, easy to reach, free parking and fair prices
Fantastic experience: My kids LOVE coming here, three times a week on average. It's a great place for them to challenge themselves, keep fit and meet like-minded people. Friendly, helpful staff and good atmosphere.
Fantastic experience: Great fun. Nice place
Positive experience: Nice
Fantastic experience: Great place for beginner and experienced climbers. There's such a great vibe and everyone is always happy to help figure out climbs. Almost everytime I climb alone I end up chatting to people. Staff are super friendly and they hold classes at the gym to help with your climbing. Great facilities. The have a gym area with weights and climbing training upstairs. Best bouldering gym in Perth, except maybe portside Osborne park XD
Fantastic experience: Great layout and very friendly crew and climbers. Stages for everyone
Fantastic experience: Awesome hangout spot. The walls have different levels of difficulty and there are plenty of one's for kids. Prices are decent and great place to takes friends or family
Fantastic experience: A fantastic place for beginners or the experienced. Thoroughly enjoyable every visit! Staff are awesome!
Fantastic experience: Really fun!
Fantastic experience: Great friendly staff, climbs Chang's every week, even can relax after with a beer, or use the gym. Great atmosphere and culture.
Fantastic experience: Fun and challenging.
Fantastic experience: Excellent. Brilliantly organised. And they have beer on tap after 3pm.
Fantastic experience: Portside Boulders offers a variety of amenities and a very friendly, chilled and cool vibe. The climbing community is pretty tight knit as a whole and this place is no exception. They are professional yet relaxed - upholding strict safety standards and endorsing fun. The bouldering walls have a real mix of easy to vey hard routes. It doesn't seem overly crowded yet there is definitely a good crowd. The music is really cool. Always playing funky melodic beats that get you flowing. They also have a rock climbing focused gym with quite a few bars to hang off, rings to play on and a host of weights for the more conventional trainer. This place is definitely worth checking out!
Fantastic experience: Had a great time with my teenagers, will return
Fantastic experience: Great fun, good for all ages.
Fantastic experience: Good service, spacious, great designed wall. Great hot chocolate and drinks. Friendly staff. Toilets clean. Can be better if hire more staff as it’s school holidays now. Female size 38+ shoes renting needed to wait as well. Reasonable price. Will definitely come back!
Fantastic experience: Absolute gem of the south. Walls are frequently updated, there are plenty of gym facilities, and the beers on tap are a bonus!
Fantastic experience: Rad place. Good friendly vibes. Good way to work up a sweat
Fantastic experience: Good atmosphere. Nice range from knew to expierenced
Fantastic experience: Great bouldering gym with friendly staff.
Fantastic experience: First place i go whenever i'm in Perth.
Fantastic experience: Great facilities, love bouldering here. Climbs are changed fortnightly. Access to gym and other training facilities.
Fantastic experience: It’s an amazing place fun friendly and most of all relaxing
Fantastic experience: Hermoso lugar!! Gracias Perth!!
Fantastic experience: Tolle Boulderhalle, nette Leute, gute Stimmung. Sicher eine der besten Hallen in der Stadt :)
Fantastic experience: Great boulder gym. Heaps of variation. New routes set regularly
Positive experience: good little climbing gym always packed can take a while to get served
Fantastic experience: Great place for rock climbing and reasonable price.
Positive experience: Great experience, challenging walls and friendly staff! Discounts for Students as well!
Fantastic experience: Bouldering only indoor gym with loads of wall space with a nice workout area. They have four training wall upstairs with a separate yoga room. Routes are amazing but I'm not a fan of soft mats(it's just a personal preference). For those who enjoy a drink after climbing, you're in luck because they serve them on tap!
Fantastic experience: Fab place. Really chill. Great price considering you can stay all day. Great vibe. Kids and adults welcome. Might want to bring some tape for your fingers if you’re a newbie!!
Fantastic experience: Staff are very welcoming & sections get updated weekly so you're always trying new challenges. Excellent pricing with student discounts too!
Fantastic experience: By far the best bouldering gym in Perth. Best route setting, amazing wall setup, super friendly and community oriented climbers and you can even have a beer when you finish climbing!!
Positive experience: Dedicated bouldering gym, no top rope. One of the best gyms (if not the best) I've ever been to for bouldering... but undoubtedly the most expensive. 20$ entry, 18$ concession. Has some dedicated kid-sized climbs, or if you're older, serves beer on tap once you're done climbing.
Fantastic experience: Awesome set up, perfect for all levels of experience and very helpful and friendly staff
Fantastic experience: Amazing! Can't recommend this place enough! Knowledgeable and receptive staff, awesome variety of bouldering, clean and modern facilities and everyone there is friendly and welcoming! Go and try it out!
Fantastic experience: Great climb set for all difficulties. Recent comp setups we're challenging but not impossible. I think they do a good job making climbs for just about every difficulty!
Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere with lots of friendly climbers
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