Kent's first multi-discipline indoor climbing centre has opened its doors to the public.
The Climbing Experience at the Powerhub Business Centre in Maidstone can cater for as many as 400 people of all ages and levels of experience and invited its first visitors inside on Saturday.
The centre offers themed fun wall climbing, a 30-metre competition and 12-metre traverse wall, and a dedicated bouldering space of more than 700 square metres.
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. General view of the climbing walls for younger visitors. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412768)
The state-of-the art facility also includes a yoga studio, cross-fit and body building facilities, a soft play area and a café.
Co-founders Robert Woods and Ed Neil say The Climbing Experience is ideal for both children in the form of after-school clubs and adults by offering space for business meetings and team-building experiences.
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The sport is identified as one of the best for building up fitness, with an intense climbing session burning between 600 and 1,000 calories an hour.
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. General view of the climbing walls for younger visitors. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412768)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. General view of the climbing walls for younger visitors. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412769)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Climbing walls for adults. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412770)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Kieran White. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412771)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Rhianna White. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412772)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Son Osman. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412774)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Four year old Phoenix Green is helped by dad James. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412816)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Phoebe Shoebridge, 9, and staff member Emily How. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412817)
The Climbing Experience, St Peter's Street, Maidstone. Opening of new climbing centre. Cameron Parker, 9, and Phoebe Shoebridge, 9, race up the speed wall. Picture: Matthew Walker. (15412819)