Climbing gym · Seoul, South Korea
Climbing Park Jongno grades, explained
클라이밍파크 종로점
Climbing Park Jongno is a gym of over 300 pyeong (about 990 m²) on the 2nd basement level of the Hanil Building, 199 Jong-ro (Jongno 4-ga), 2 minutes from exit 1 of Jongno 5-ga Station (Line 1). The entrance is a lift and stairway beside the car-park entrance on the main road.
Bouldering grades
Problems are graded by colour in nine steps: yellow, pink, blue, red, purple, brown, grey, black, then white (hardest). The gym publishes no V-grades. The ranges below come from climbers' blogs: one gives V0–V1 for the four easiest colours, and others compare the colours with The Climb, whose colours a Korean guide maps to V-grades. The top two colours are extrapolated.
| Level | V-scale | ≈ Font |
|---|---|---|
| 노랑 YellowBlog (2025): yellow, pink and blue are all about V0; another equates yellow and pink with The Climb's yellow (V0-) | VB–V0 | 3–4B+ |
| 핑크 Pink | V0 | 4B–4B+ |
| 파랑 Blue≈ The Climb orange (V0) | V0 | 4B–4B+ |
| 빨강 RedBlog: 'V0~V1'; ≈ The Climb green (V0+) | V0–V1 | 4B–5B |
| 보라 Purple≈ The Climb blue (V1–V2) | V1–V2 | 5A–5C |
| 갈색 Brown≈ The Climb red (V3–V4) | V3–V4 | 5C+–6B+ |
| 회색 GreyOne blog: ≈ The Climb purple (V6); another: The Climb red ≈ brown to grey | V4–V6 | 6A+–7A |
| 검정 BlackExtrapolated; no blog comparison | V7–V8 | 7A+–7B+ |
| 흰색 WhiteHardest; extrapolated, open-ended | ≥ V9 | ≥ 7C |
Climbing Park's gyms appear to share this grading, though Climbing Park doesn't say so outright. All Climbing Park gyms and grades
From climbers' descriptions and photos of the gym's grade boards. Gyms reset and regrade often, and grades vary between setters, so treat this as a guide and check the boards when you visit.
Visiting Climbing Park Jongno
- Address
- B2 Hanil Bldg, 199 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Jongno 4-ga 5)서울특별시 종로구 종로 199 한일빌딩 지하2층 (종로4가 5)Google MapsApple MapsOpenStreetMap
- Prices
1-month pass is 110,000 for university students and 100,000 for school students; 3 months 330,000 / 300,000 / 270,000 (adult / university / school); 6 months 600,000; 1 year 1,080,000. Chalk hire 3,000.All prices on the gym's siteDay pass · adult ₩20,000 Off-peak entry · adultWeekdays entering before 15:00, or weekends entering from 19:00 ₩15,000 5-visit pass · adultValid 1 year, personal use only ₩90,000 10-visit pass · adultValid 1 year, personal use only ₩170,000 Monthly · adult1 month, no limit on visits or hours ₩130,000 Monthly · adultWeekday daytime pass: Mon-Fri until 17:00 ₩100,000 Starter packTrial lesson: 40-minute basic lesson (free at the moment) plus day entry; shoe hire is 5,000 extra ₩20,000 Shoe hire ₩5,000 - Opening hours
Hours on the gym's siteMon–Fri 10:00–23:00 Sat–Sun 10:00–21:00 Public holidays 10:00–21:00 - First visit
- What to know before your first visit
- Phone
- +82 2-762-4662
Hours and prices from the gym's own website, checked 3 October 2026. They change, so check before you go.
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Questions
- What V-scale grade is 노랑 Yellow at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 노랑 Yellow at Climbing Park Jongno is VB–V0, about 3–4B+ in Font.
- What V-scale grade is 핑크 Pink at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 핑크 Pink at Climbing Park Jongno is V0, about 4B–4B+ in Font.
- What V-scale grade is 파랑 Blue at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 파랑 Blue at Climbing Park Jongno is V0, about 4B–4B+ in Font.
- What V-scale grade is 빨강 Red at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 빨강 Red at Climbing Park Jongno is V0–V1, about 4B–5B in Font.
- What V-scale grade is 보라 Purple at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 보라 Purple at Climbing Park Jongno is V1–V2, about 5A–5C in Font.
- What V-scale grade is 갈색 Brown at Climbing Park Jongno?
- 갈색 Brown at Climbing Park Jongno is V3–V4, about 5C+–6B+ in Font.
Other Climbing Park gyms
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Sources
- Naver Place: Climbing Park Jongno (address, description, hours, access)
- Naver Booking: Climbing Park Jongno (address, business phone)
- Climbing Park: Linktree (Jongno Instagram and booking)
- Climbing review blog (start2025.tistory.com, 2025-05-07): Climbing Park Gangnam, colour order (in Korean)
- jjiyo.com (2024-11-12): Climbing Park Jongno, colour order and comparison with The Climb (in Korean)
- jjiyo.com (2024-09-23): Climbing Park Gangnam review, colour order and The Climb comparison (in Korean)
- varioustip.tistory.com (2025-02-24): Gangnam review with V-grades for the easiest colours (in Korean)
- Climbing Trainer (climb.dlolb.com, 2026-05): The Climb colours vs V-grades; says Climbing Park grades generously (in Korean)
- Naver Booking: Climbing Park Gangnam (address, description, phone)
Checked 3 October 2026. Gear Loop isn't affiliated with Climbing Park Jongno.