Bouldering, which involves climbing without ropes or harnesses, carries an inherent risk, the judge noted. Photograph: Pablo Vera/AFP via Getty ImagesThe High Court has dismissed a personal injuries action by a woman against an Irish university and a Dublin indoor climbing wall operator over injuries sustained by the woman after an 8½ft fall from an indoor climbing wall. Judge Paul Coffey dismissed the action by Kathryn Yates against the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Dublin Bouldering Gym Ltd over the fall in February 2018 at the Sandyford indoor climbing facility. As a result of the fall, Yates sustained a displaced fracture of the left ankle and a sprain of the right ankle. The judge noted the indoor bouldering climbing facility has since closed.

Source: The Irish Times March 22, 2026 18:03 UTC