Information for gyms

If you run a climbing gym and want to improve the air in your facility, you are welcome to join. This page explains what that involves.

Why join

• Staff and customers get cleaner air.

• Your gym will be cleaner and more beautiful

• Your customers see the change as part of a wider effort, not a one-off rule.

• You get ready-made wording and answers to common questions, so you do not have to start from scratch.

• Gyms can compare notes on what is working.

What joining means

• Your gym agrees to allow liquid chalk and chalk balls only, from a start date that suits you.

• Your gym is listed on this site.

• You adapt the shared statement into your own gym’s voice and talk with your staff and customers.

• You make your own operational decisions. There is no central authority, and nothing here is a certification.

Getting ready

• Line up a supply of liquid chalk and refillable chalk balls (and empty sacks) before you start.

• Brief your team, and prepare answers to the questions customers will ask.

• Think about a lead-in period so climbers can use up or swap their loose chalk.

• Consider offering free or low-cost refillable balls and liquid chalk to make it easy.

The first gyms start on 1 January 2027. If your gym is not ready for that, you are welcome to join later, perhaps after seeing the trial results.

How to join

Contact us here to get started. Then send us your logo and we will add you to the site and share the supporting material.