Welcome to Kids Climbing!
The site for UK Kids Climbing information.
I'm the parent of a 7-year old who recently began indoor climbing. When I started looking on the web, I found it difficult to find a single source of information for kids gear or the subject of kids climbing in the UK, so I decided to build a web site for other parents/carers.
Kids climbing tries to bring together as many of the widely spread resources as possible on the subject of climbing for the under 10's to help parents and carers find the information they need in a hurry.
I hope you find this resource useful and would welcome any other information or resources you may have found so I can make it available on this site. Please contact me if you can help, or you can sign the Guestbook.
Thanks for visiting and see you back soon!
PS Find out what gear I decided to buy in the end.
Climbing quotes
"The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun."
Alex Lowe
"Climbing may be hard, but it's easier than growing up."
Ed Sklar
"I've tried many sports, but climbing is the best. The beauty of this sport is that no matter how good you get, you can always find a way to challenge yourself."
Randy Leavitt
"Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself."
Walter Bonatti
“I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up”
Elbert Hubbard
"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what might be the end"
Edward Whymper
“You may think that you have to be super fit and sporty to take up climbing but you can be any age and any size. I think that you should give it a try.”
Jemma, 10, Birmingham
British Mountaineering Club (BMC) participation statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement."
Noticeboard
Great new kid-centric adventure gear shop online!
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La Sportiva kids climbing boots for sale size 35. Excellent condition. £20. Contact me
DMM comes up with new childrens harnesses -
The Tom Cat sit harness and the Tom Kitten full body harness.
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Parents Guide to climbing
A great little booklet from the BMC packed with useful info for parents with children who climb. Latest version!
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Young climber with Down's Syndrome claims first Munro
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Did you know you can now have very simple translations of the entire site?
Why not put your comments in our Guestbook?
Visit the Climbing Fun page with a quiz and wordsearch!
Thanks to the many climbers who have helped to swell the links in the Climbing Stuff section! I've now split it up into separate pages under a new Kid-Friendly... header.
Any parents⁄carers who have second hand⁄outgrown climbing boots please contact me and I'll post it up on the noticeboard.
If you've got any comments or questions about this site or you can write a review of any of the gear, please contact me.
