Vertex Bouldering
Vertex Bouldering, Iloilo City, Iloilo - bouldering. Find hours, day-pass prices, and climbing facilities.
Bouldering gym with a campus board and training area.
Vertex is a 250 m² bouldering gym in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, built by Walltopia in 2024, which hosted the Bouldering Nationals in September 2024. Problems are graded 1 to 9 on its own scale. It runs Bouldering 101 beginner classes on Thursdays and Sundays, fitness and yoga classes and weekly community events, and has a training area with hangboards and a campus board. Kids from 5 are welcome; under-13s need a guardian present.
Not on ClassPass (checked Nov 2026).
Prices at Vertex Bouldering
- Day pass PHP 450 (student PHP 350), shoe rental PHP 100 extra
- First visit: Beginner Bundle PHP 650 required (day pass, one-time shoe rental, registration fee, 2-week trial membership). 10-day pass PHP 4,000 (student PHP 3,000
- Transferable, 3-month validity)
- Memberships incl. shoe rental: 1 month PHP 2,500 (student PHP 1,950), 6 months PHP 12,900
- Recurring PHP 2,250/month (6-month lock-in) or PHP 2,100/month (1-year lock-in)
Grades at Vertex Bouldering
Vertex Bouldering grades boulder problems on its own numbered circuit, from 1 (yellow, easiest) to 9 (dark purple), plus Wildcard problems outside the scale. The gym doesn’t publish V-grade equivalents.
Vertex Bouldering bouldering grades, easiest first| Colour | Gym grade |
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| Yellow | 1 |
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| Light orange | 2 |
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| Orange | 3 |
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| Red | 4 |
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| Pink | 5 |
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| Magenta | 6 |
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| Plum | 7 |
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| Purple | 8 |
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| Dark purple | 9 |
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Outside the scale
- Wildcard: Marked "?": outside the numbered scale
On the wall
- Start holds: Start tags mark the starting holds and the grade
- Top hold: Sent once you hold the last (END) hold with both hands, in control
- Volumes: Volumes are part of every route: you can hold or stand on them
- Down-climb jugs: Grey holds with arrows pointing down help you climb down safely
From the gym’s grade poster, checked Oct 2026.
Facilities
Walls & climbing
- Colour-band grades: Each colour covers a range of grades
Training
- Training area
- Campus board: Finger power training, advanced only
- Hangboards
- Yoga & fitness classes
Comfort & facilities
- Free water refill
- Shoe rental
Visiting
- Kids welcome from 5
- Beginner intro sessions: Taster sessions for first-timers
- Community nights