1. Easily Address our promising and competing market with France's only International Verticality Trade Show
2. Accelerate your projects development and attract talented future employees
3. Actively build brand awareness among passionate and demanding end-users
4. Build your network for real, enjoying warm encounters in ultra-convivial atmosphere
5. Capitalise on the symbolic start of the year period, when new customer opportunities emerge.

After the first four editions in Lyon and then Grenoble, the Salon de l'Escalade is aiming for a new summit: Paris!

With 2.2 million and 12.2 million inhabitants respectively in its inner and outer suburbs, Paris has the largest number of Clubs and Climbing Gyms in the country and, logically, the greatest number of climbers, making the Salon de l'Escalade potentially the No. 1 gathering of climbers in France.
In addition, since Paris can be reached directly from any city in France and is located less within 3 hours from any European capital, the event could well turn out to be the leading gathering of climbers in Europe!

One site surpasses all others when it comes to events down there. As the leading venue resort in Europe regarding the amount of events it organises, definitely an unrivalled international meeting point and an emblematic venue hosting the capital's most prestigious events, we are proud – as of 2025 – to settle in the 'Paris Expo Porte de Versailles' Exhibition Centre!

There, 5600sqm and 8m high Pavilion 5.1 will give you a warm welcome as of your arrival on site!
There, you'll find a warm welcome in Pavilion 5.1, with its 5,600sqm of floor space and 8m interior height!

Now scheduled as the first event of the year, the Salon de l'Escalade meets the very expectations of all those involved:

For enthusiasts, available and eager to invest in their passion

Driven by new resolutions, the impatience to get back into sport is obvious, at first indoors because of the poor weather conditions and then outdoors for the first outings!
A new start means new equipment needs for visitors, spending their New Year's gifts and taking advantage of unbeatable "fair rates"!

For climbing gyms and clubs operators, ready to welcome all (new) enthusiasts

In January, indoor venues hit record attendance figures. For private operators and clubs, it's a chance to increase user loyalty with discounts on memberships and entry fees.
The inhabitants of the Paris region, with their unique range of available gyms, are the focus of all operator's attention!

For manufacturers, distributors and retailers eager to promote the latest products

January is the key moment to unveil the new autumn/winter collections, presented in a showroom with restricted access for retailers.
Attending the tradeshow, brand representatives can both sell-in to distributors, while promoting sell-out to demanding end-users.

For tourism, events and sports coaching promoters, key drivers of attractiveness

Positioned in the early days of the year, the exhibition strategically announces all the remarkable events to come.
Only a few weeks ahead of the spring season, it's a great opportunity for tourism operators to showcase their destinations, and for sports instructors and coaches to promote their discovery trips and advanced training courses.

For exhibitors and visitors finally, since January is all about availability

For most of our exhibitors, the early part of the year is rather less busy with fewer internal and external events than fall.
For most enthusiasts, it's an exciting period to resume indoor activities, therefore not weather-dependent. And for all those living in the Paris region, it's an opportunity to devote an entire weekend to their very passion.

A new motto is born: "At the first show of the year, all the enthusiasts will gather, to celebrate verticality all together!"