If you want to know how Spiderman scales buildings you can test out the new climbing centre at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre(SLSFSC).

The new addition opened recently to the public and features eight different routes for adventurous climbers.

Robin Mitchell, General Manager of SLSFSC, shares anyone over the age of 4 and 25lbs can test out routes from beginner to more advanced, to a maximum height of 25ft. The nice thing about the centre that differs from others is the auto belay system. "Once our instructors hook you up, you climb up and when you're either tired or reach the top, you simply let go and the auto belay releases you down, nice and easy."

While many traditional climbing centres teach you how to two-person belay, the auto belay at SLSFSC is safe and worry-free."This is an intermediate to beginner type of wall to give people an introduction to the sport, try it out, and then take it onto Canmore or one of the larger climbing centres."

The climbing centre was anticipated to be open awhile ago but due to the original manufacturer not coming through, SLSFSC changed plans and the new manufacturer delivered above and beyond. Feedback on the centre has been great so far, and Mitchell shares a regular user is 80 years old. "He was our first guy on it (officially) and he was coming in every day at about 4 or 4:15 when we were getting ready to open and he would do two or three different climbs and he said that compared to climbing in some of the larger centres where they had larger hand and foot holes, these ones are small so it uses a couple different muscle groups and he was winded after his third climb up."

Mitchell is equally impressed with the community's smallest superheroes who zoom to the top in no time at all. "I call them little monkeys they are about 4 or 5 years old and it's so cute to watch them. They get in their harness all smiles and giddy, and you watch them just fly up the wall."

In the beginning, while you may start off using your hands and arms to help propel yourself up against the wall, as you advance in skill you will learn to use your leg muscles therefore not fatiguing as quickly. "The majority of climbers that are above the intermediate grade or greater, tend to hold on and push with their legs only and their hands are basically guiding them up the wall. If you can take it from a system where you're grabbing on for dear life to try to get to the top you will tucker yourself right out, as you move along and you get more comfortable if you can use your toe or legs to propel you up, you will find it much more enjoyable and able to do that many more routes."

The climbing centre is open Monday through Friday 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:30 am to 7 pm but Mitchell advises interested users to check in with their daily schedule HERE to determine whether drop-in climbing is available. With only accepting 16 climbers at a time and taking birthday party bookings, Mitchell does not want to disappoint anyone if they cannot accommodate drop-in users.