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BOULDERING TRAVEL INSURANCE

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Bouldering Insurance online in minutes

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Smart Money People Award for SportsCover Direct
Feefo 2025
4.8/5

Independent Service Rating based on
5042 verified reviews.

Smart Money People Award for SportsCover Direct
Feefo 2025
4.8/5

Independent Service Rating based on
5042 verified reviews.

Our Bouldering Insurance policy options

Put simply, we offer three different policy options…

1. Travel Insurance

We provide a Sports Travel Insurance policy to cover you whilst bouldering abroad for leisure or competition, and includes cover for medical and repatriation costs, trip cancellation and curtailment, plus more.

2. Travel Insurance Bolt-On

If you have a travel insurance policy already in place with another provider such as your bank but it does not include cover for bouldering, we can provide a bolt-on style of protection for your trip.

3. Sports Accident Insurance

Our Sports Accident Insurance is available to those bouldering in the UK and looking for personal accident or personal liability cover. Personal liability will cover you should you accidently injure a member of the public.

Our claims record

HIGHEST PAID CLAIM

£174,984.64

 FOR AN INSURANCE CLAIM**

AVERAGE PAY OUT

£1,295.07

FOR EACH INSURANCE CLAIM**

OUR AVERAGE CLAIMS RATING

4.9/5

ACCORDING TO OUR FEEFO SCORE***

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Why choose us

30 Years Experience

We have been providing tailored Sports Insurance policies for over 30 years, and today protect more than 57,000 customers a year.

Professional Claims Handling

We work with leading claims handlers to make sure our customers experience a prompt and professional service when making a claim.

Underwritten by Experts

We’re pleased to offer tailored cover from AXA XL, a leading provider of insurance in the sports and leisure industry.

UK Based Customer Service Team

Our highly experienced Sales team are available to help support you with any questions that you might have.

5-Star Customer Service Rating

Thousands of happy customers have awarded us a 5-star customer service score on the independent feedback platform, Feefo.

500+ Sports Covered

Being a specialist in Sports Insurance, we provide cover for over 500 different sports & activities, far more than other providers.

What is Bouldering Insurance?

Bouldering Insurance is designed to protect you if you suffer certain eventualities whilst you’re taking part in the activity overseas or in the UK.

For those travelling abroad to do bouldering, our Sports Travel Insurance policy covers a range of possibilities, from lost luggage to the cost of medical care if you become ill or have an accident.

If you are bouldering in the UK and need Personal Liability or Income Protection, then our Sports Accident Insurance policy is available.

Both can be purchased online in minutes via the “Get a Quote” button above.

What does our bouldering insurance cover

What’s covered in our Bouldering insurance? 

From covering medical expenses to protecting your equipment should it get stolen whilst you’re on holiday, our Bouldering Travel Insurance provides comprehensive cover.

  • Emergency Medical Expenses & Repatriation – up to £10 million
  • Cancellation & Curtailment – up to £5000 
  • Personal Accident cover – up to £25,000 
  • Personal Liability- up to £2 million
  • Baggage & personal effects – up to £2500
  • Sports Equipment – up to £5,600 (additional premium).
  • Search & Rescue – up to £50,000
  • Activity & Race Entry Fees – up to £500 
  • Travel Delay, Abandonment and Missed Departure – up to £5000

Our policy provides bronze, silver and gold cover levels, which correspond to the value of your benefits such as sports equipment, cancellation and baggage. Request a quote to find out more details about the different levels available.

How much does bouldering travel insurance cost?

Our bouldering travel insurance varies depending on length of trip, if you opt for single or an annual policy, plus the level of cover you select, either bronze, silver or gold.

These are example quotes to highlight a single 8-day trip to Europe, selecting bouldering as an activity.

Example quote: 8 Day single trip to Europe – Bouldering

  • from £39.50 (bronze)*
  •  from £44.98 (silver)*
  • from £54.44 (gold)*

*Prices based on a quote made 26/3/25. Excess may apply.

Young Man Climbing a Rock Wall

Other climbing activities covered

We can cover over 500 different sports and activities including the following types of climbing:

Climbing Activities NOT covered:

  • Free climbing
  • Solo climbing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Standard travel insurance policies do not generally cover bouldering. Our Sports Travel Insurance is specifically designed to cover over 500 high risk activities such as bungee jumping, skateboarding, ski-acrobatics and many more.

We cover a range of climbing activities including bouldering, rock climbing, via ferrata, multi-pitch climbing etc. You can select all that apply. If your main aim is to summit a mountain, including ascending some cliff faces along the way, then you would need to select Mountaineering as your sport.

Our Sports Travel Insurance policy provides up to £5,600 worth of equipment cover, this add-on not only protects your own equipment, but also any equipment you hire during your trip. It also covers your climbing equipment in transit to and from your destination, and during the trip.

Yes, our Bouldering Travel Insurancecan generally be taken out even if you have a medical condition. We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost, but occasionally our underwriters may apply special terms if you subsequently needed to make a claim relating to your condition.

Our policies will cover anyone up to the age of 74 at the time of purchase. An applicant aged 75 or over cannot be covered.

Yes, if you select bouldering you are covered for indoor and outdoor bouldering. However, if you are bouldering in the UK our Sports Accident policy would be more suitable.

If you sustain an injury whilst bouldering abroad and need treatment, you are covered for emergency medical expenses in the policy, up to £10,000,000.

Yes, this is covered under sports equipment, depending on the level you select (bronze, silver or gold).

Yes, you can take part in bouldering events. For competitions abroad this will be covered under our Sports Travel policy whereas UK based competitions are covered under Sports Accident insurance.

We can cover beginners, intermediates and experts. However, we cannot cover instructors or anyone bouldering in a professional capacity.

Yes, Bouldering travel insurance policy covers you in the event you need search and rescue teams during your trip, up to £10 million worth of cover, provided you have taken reasonable precautions.

Yes, bouldering is covered under our travel policy, provided you select the correct activity you are participating in.

You are not covered for countries on the ‘do not travel’ list advised by the Foreign Office. It is up to you to keep up to date with the latest advice regarding foreign travel, if situations change.

There are no specific exclusions for bouldering without supervision provided you have taken reasonable precautions to avoid associated risks.

If you are sued by another climber for causing them injury due to negligence, this can be covered under personal liability cover. There are circumstances whereby injury of another climber would fall under their own insurance.

You are covered for the cost of the bouldering activity, if a bouldering location has entry fees. However, you would not be covered for full trip cancellation.

Yes, this is covered under bouldering sports equipment.

Yes, if you are ill or injured this can be covered under activity fees.

Yes, you are covered for these bouldering activities to the value of cover you selected, and the benefits listed.

There are no specific exclusions provided you have taken reasonable precautions to avoid associated risks.

Yes, this can be covered under sports equipment.

Yes, this can be covered under medical expenses if you require treatment abroad.

Yes, you can select the number of people you require on the policy, when you request a quote.

* 10% online discount applies to our Sports Travel Insurance and Activity TopUp policies only. 

** Data relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims from Jan 2010 to Dec 2024 inclusive.

*** Feefo rating relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims review score from Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 inclusive. Feefo score rounded up to 1 decimal place.

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