Climbing locations in India

Badami, a five-hour drive from Bangalore, has many places to go rock climbing. Bangalore is in the center of a number of rock-climbing destinations like Ramanagara (the setting for the Hindi blockbuster Sholay), Ramadevara betta, Savandurga, madhugiri, Thenginkalbetta, Kabbal, SRS betta, and others. Kambakkam at a distance of around 100 km (62 mi) from Chennai provides good climbing in many grades while Hampi in Karnataka has some of the best granite rocks in India providing the climbers ample opportunities to test their skills.

In a 300 km (190 mi) radius adjoining Calcutta, there are many rock-climbing destinations like Purulia, Matha Bura, Jai Chandi, and Susunia Hills. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute provides some courses in Mountaineering at Gobu and Tenzing Norgay Rocks.

There are several rock-climbing destinations near Mumbai like Kanheri Caves in the Borivili National Park, Mumbra Boulders, CBD Belapur and Manori Rocks. In Gujarat, Pavagadh is a tourist favorite rock-climbing destination as well as Idar and Junagadh. Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Training Center at Junagadh, Gujarat also organizes Basic Course in Rock Climbing. In Rajasthan, the region around Mount Abu like State Mountaineering Institute's training area, Golden Horn Spire, and Adhar Devi Slabs are popular rock-climbing destinations. In Madhya Pradesh, Bheembhetka just 45 km (28 mi) from Bhopal and Panchmadi are popular climbing spots.

North India offers some of the best and toughest challenges in rock climbing both for amateurs as well as for professionals. The might of Himalayan rocks have always been the inspiration for many professional climbers. New Delhi and the region around it provide some very good options in rock-climbing arena. Sanjayvan (Qutab Institutional Aera ), Ramjas (West Patel Nagar), Lado Sarai in Delhi, Dhauj (55 km (34 mi) from Delhi), and Dam Dama Lake (around 65 km (40 mi) off Delhi) are some of the best-known rock-climbing destinations in this part of the country. In Himachal Pradesh, Manali, Sethan, Solang Nala, Chattru, Chota Dhara, Dharamshala. In J&K there are some quality granite for climbing in Leh - Ladakh, Shey, Gangles, Lankershey (near Kargil) and the adjoining region provide some of the toughest and most exciting rock climbing options in the world. Professional climbers from all over the world come here to negotiate the rocks and to find new challenges.

Besides these, there are many artificial climbing walls in Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Bangalore, Darjeeling, Manali, Leh, Uttarkashi, Bikaner, and at Mathura Road near Badarpur border in Haryana.

• Bangalore
• Antharagange
• Badami
• Chamundi Betta
• Kunti betta
• Hampi
• Madhugiri
• Narsapur Rocks
• Ramanagaram
• Raogodlu
• Savan Durga
• Turahalli
• Kabbal Durga
• Malekal Tirupathi
• Chikkaballapura

• Chembra Peak
• Pythal Mala
• Ranipuram

• Pune
• Nashik
• Mumbai

• Ahmadabad- Police Headquarters Shahibag
• Surat- Fountainhead School
• Idar
• Junagadh
• Pavagadh

• Mount Abu

• Kanpur- Climbing wall at IIT Kanpur