I'm Ritin Bhatia, and I'm the Climber Accountant. Before I ever worked in finance, I trained as a mountaineer in the Indian Himalayas, and I've spent years climbing, indoors and on real rock. I even built a business in the adventure-sports world once, so I know both sides of the wall: the love of the sport, and the hard reality of running a business around it.

Now I bring those two worlds together. As a qualified ACCA accountant, I work only with climbing gyms and activity venues through Holdfast Accountancy, helping owners keep their finances healthy so their doors stay open for the people who love the place. This guide is some of what I've learned about where gyms go wrong with money, and how to put it right.