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Northfold Climbing

Booking in three taps

A faster way to book a session, rent shoes and renew a membership at a busy bouldering centre.

A faster way to book a session, rent shoes and renew a membership at a busy bouldering centre.

Client

Northfold Climbing

Client

Northfold Climbing

Year

2025

Role

Product design

Services

App design, design system, usability testing

A climber reaching between bright yellow holds on an indoor bouldering wall

Outcome

Outcome

Booking time down from 3 minutes to 40 seconds

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01 / The problem

01 / The problem

Members booked sessions through an app that took nine taps and a fresh login every time. Friday evenings sold out, but a third of those bookings were no-shows nobody could release.

02 / The approach

02 / The approach

Five members walked me through booking on their own phones while I took notes. We cut the flow to three screens, added a one-tap rebook and a reminder that lets you hand your slot back. I built the screens from a small set of components the in-house developer could reuse.

03 / The result

03 / The result

Booking now takes about 40 seconds. No-shows on Friday evenings dropped from 31% to 12%, which frees up around 60 extra places a week.

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Six blank sticky notes in a grid on a grey wall

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