Vending machines for climbing and bouldering walls
Chalk, finger tape, brushes and recovery snacks on a touchscreen kiosk. Sells when the desk queue is ten deep or the desk is closed.
- Beats the desk queue
- Contactless
- Fully managed
The problem at climbing walls
The desk queue
Peak time, ten people waiting to check in, and someone at the front wants a £4 chalk ball.
Thin evening staffing
Late sessions with one member of staff on the floor and nobody at the till.
Impulse buys walk out
Tape, chalk and skin care are pure impulse. If they are behind a queue, they do not sell.
Day passes and top-ups
Regulars topping up passes at the desk when they could tap and climb.
What we stock
A climbing planogram built around impulse buys and recovery. Brands shown on screen are illustrative, not partners. No high-caffeine energy drinks; the machines ship 2027-ready.
Every climbing planogram is agreed with the club before install, then tuned from sales data. The club side of the machine (fees, check in, sign ups) sits on the same screen as the stock.
- Loose chalkKit
- Chalk ballsKit
- Liquid chalkKit
- Finger tapeKit
- BrushesKit
- Skin careKit
- Protein barsFuel
- Still waterFuel
- Recovery drinksFuel
- Beginner sessionClub
- Day pass top-upClub
- Shoe hire add-onClub
Screens built for climbing
The journeys we switch on for this sport. Screens are configured per club at install.
Chalk, tape, brush. Three taps and back on the wall.
Book and pay for an intro session without the desk.
Sign in, top up, climb.
Contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay or a member account.
Shown on placeholder golf screens. Climbing versions (quick-buy grid, day pass) to be commissioned.
Integrations for climbing
Connects with your club systems
Rock Gym Pro gives member lookup, day passes and shoe hire add-ons.
Rock Gym Pro
Member lookup, day passes and shoe hire add-ons from the system most walls already run.
On the roadmapCapitan
Member lookup, day passes
Paxton
Door events wake the kiosk out of hours
Glofox
Class booking at hybrid gym and wall sites
Mindbody
Class booking at hybrid sites
- Core platform, every sector
- Contactless card
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Remote telemetry
- TVC account
- Xero
Why it works here
Long opening hours, thin evening staffing, chalk and tape are pure impulse buys.
climbing and bouldering walls represented by the Association of British Climbing Walls across the UK and Ireland.
ABC Wallsopening hours with thin evening staffing make chalk and tape pure impulse buys.
Venue pattern, no statistic claimedThree ways to have one
How it works in full →Fully managed
We own, stock and service the machine. The club earns commission on every sale and never touches a delivery or a fault.
- Upfront cost
- None
- Who stocks it
- TVC
- Club earns
- Commission
Lease
A fixed monthly cost. You run the stock with our planogram, telemetry and supplier pricing. Service and software included.
- Upfront cost
- None
- Who stocks it
- The club
- Club earns
- All margin
Purchase
Buy the machine outright. Software, telemetry and support on subscription. Suits clubs with capital grants to spend.
- Upfront cost
- Price on proposal
- Who stocks it
- The club
- Club earns
- All margin
Climbing wall questions
Will it take custom away from the desk?
It takes the queue away from the desk. Staff belay-check and coach; chalk sells itself.
Does it work with Rock Gym Pro?
The Rock Gym Pro integration is in development. Until it is live we describe it honestly as in development.
Can it top up day passes?
Once the venue system is connected. Until then it sells kit and fuel.
Where does it go?
By the entrance or at the base of the wall, indoors, on a standard socket with 4G or wifi.
Who restocks it?
On the fully managed model, we do. Remote telemetry tells us stock levels, sales and faults.
What does it cost?
Depends on the model: fully managed revenue share, lease or purchase. No prices are published until approved.
Also see
New to TVC? See the kiosk, how it works or try the revenue calculator.
See it at your wall
A free site survey checks power, footfall, placement and signal. You get a climbing stock plan and screens, no obligation.