FLASHPOINT Easton
Our Facilities: Formerly Bloc Climbing, Flashpoint Bristol – Easton has been part of Bristol’s climbing community since 2014. We’ve got a huge range of bouldering for all abilities and styles, from beginner-friendly blocs through to technical slabs, powerful overhangs and challenging comp-style problems.
Alongside our main bouldering areas, Easton has plenty for those looking to train, including our 16ft Kilter Board and dedicated training facilities – perfect for warming up, getting stronger or putting in some serious project time.
Refresh Yourself: Need a break between burns? Our on-site café has you covered, with freshly brewed Extract Coffee alongside a selection of food, cakes, snacks and drinks.
Climbing For Everyone: Whether it’s your first ever climbing session or you’ve been pulling on tiny holds for years, Flashpoint is designed to have something for you. You don’t need to book for a normal climbing session; just turn up, get registered and climb for as long as we’re open.
Community and Support: We’ve built an amazing climbing community over more than a decade, and that isn’t changing. Our friendly team and welcoming climbers make it a great place to start climbing, meet people, train or simply spend far too long trying the same move.
Always Something New: Our setting team regularly strips and resets areas of the centre, so there’s always something new to try. And your membership doesn’t stop at Easton – it gives you access to all five of our climbing centres across Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea.
FLASHPOINT GROUP
Redpoint Bristol – Flashpoint Temple – Flashpoint Easton – Flashpoint Cardiff
Vision & Mission Statement
“Growth through Community and Challenge”
Growth:
We aim to help the personal growth of our customers and the team. We do this by providing support and controlled challenges that help our community grow no matter what their circumstances or current experience. We believe in the value of developing a “growth mindset” and do what we can to foster this in our team and community as a whole. Creating resilience by valuing effort and learning over short-term outcomes.
Community:
Climbing walls are natural community centres. The activity is mostly non-competitive and the experience is similar at all levels so a beginner can be struggling on a V1 next to a pro having the same struggle on a V10. Their shared experience makes talking and creating friendships easy. Activity centres are places where families often come together to share a day out with friends, or parents may come and relax while their children are participating in the activity. As spectators are watching in the same space this allows us to socialise and develop friendships with other local families. We promote community spirit in the events we run, the policies we implement and the welcoming environment we foster.
Challenge:
Sports and activities that have an element of risk management (such as climbing, trampolining and soft play) help us to develop control of our minds, emotions and bodies. These challenges can be done alone or with the support of friends, family or coaches further developing trust and confidence. Our coaches are trained to develop Growth Mindsets in those we teach, empowering them to see failures as stepping stones on a path of continuous improvement. We develop policies that empower our teams to grow personally and professionally regardless of their passions and direction.