More than just training

We believe that training is about more than just a course. It’s about ongoing access to resources, a learning experience that’s tailored to your personal goals and a pathway to bigger things. That’s why, when you sign on to a course with Blue Mountains Climbing School you will get more than just instruction. You will also receive:

A one-on-one pre-course chat with your instructor to clarify your goals
Free download of the full course notes
Free printout of the key concepts for note-taking during the course
Free access to all BMCS climbing equipment for the duration of your course
Exclusive BMCS deals and discounts with our quality outdoor retail partners
Follow-up support from BMCS staff
Discount on your next BMCS Course – valid for 12 months for you and your friends
A 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

We are also working on a series of online instructional videos to help students keep their skills fresh and prepare for higher level training. You will be the first to hear about these.

Find the right course for you or find out more about BMCS instructors.

Est. 1984

The Blue Mountains Climbing School (BMCS) was one of the earliest adventure companies in the Blue Mountains and Australia. It was established in 1984 by Andrew Penney, a passionate climber, guidebook author and prolific first ascensionist.

BMCS was originally a training and touring company specialising in climbing and abseiling. As more people came looking for adventure, the activities expanded to include corporate training, bushwalking, mountain biking, caving, and canyoning.

Owned and Operated by Local Guides

In 2013 a group of Blue Mountains guides decided that it was time to return to the Blue Mountains Climbing School roots: to provide Australian climbers with advanced skills taught by a dedicated climbing instruction team.

And here we are.

Owned and operated by local guides. Always.

Find out more about our courses now.

This is a massive and varied area; most people climb on five percent of the cliffs and rarely reach the sky. If you can walk a few steps further you can climb in some long multi-pitch areas and get among the clouds, if you can place a bit of gear you can do much more again -Mike Law
Adventure is taking on the unknown where the outcomes aren’t guaranteed. That’s where you learn all sorts of different, unexpected things. -Lincoln Hall
Climbing has steered my life in directions I couldn’t have foreseen and has motivated me to achieve some things that I never thought were possible for me. Climbing has given me a reason to travel and has taken me to many extraordinary places that I would not have visited otherwise. Climbing is my anchor and yet my freedom. -Monique Forestier

Community

Blue Mountains Climbing School is proud to support Bush Search and Rescue, a sub unit of the State Emergency Service.

A significant number of our senior guides are long standing members with a history of using their outdoor skills to benefit the Outdoor Community on their bad days as well as their good ones.

We also work to support the efforts of Outdoors NSW & ACT and the Australian Climbing Assosciation NSW as well as other causes close to our community when required.