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BMC .pdf publication
Young People -
Climbing, Hill Walking & Mountaineering -
A Parent’s Guide
Father and son adventures in Peru
A trip report about a dad and his 5 year old son climbing big mountains in Peru.
Added 13/09/09
Youngest 14er climber?
Some collected climbing images and links to young climbers of large mountains.
Added 13/09/09
Rising to the challenge
Climbing walls are great places for children to stretch themselves, says Clover Stroud.
Kids on Belay (climbing with kids)
Family climbing in the Ardeche
Climb France
Family & small group holidays
Scott Cory - Kid climber
Scott started climbing at 7 yrs old, and was the youngest person to summit "The Nose" of El Capitan at 11 years old! (that's him on the left). Take a look at this amazing zoomable photo of El Capitan. Get close enough and you can apparently see some climbers which will give you an idea of the scale! (If you find them - let me know where they are please?).
Neil Gresham's Guide to Training Juniors part 1
Neil Gresham's Guide to Training Juniors part 2
A really thought-provoking insight into the physiology of the young climber and the risks of intensive training
The Little Mountain Climber Who Could
Aidan Gold has an unusual hobby for an 8-year-old: climbing mountains.
Noticeboard
26 August
Many thanks also to Alien Rock Climbing Centre in Edinburgh for donating £10 to our Just Giving charity. See their entry on the Kid-Friendly Climbing Walls/Club page.
25 August
Big thanks to Kent & Sussex Climbing for donating £10 to our Just Giving charity. See their entry on the Kid Friendly Courses page or.
9 July new stuff.
New online climbing games added!
Climbing robot added to Videos page.
3 July 2010 new stuff.
Simpler Grades Guide in Technique/Safety page. The old one was a bit too complicated!
Also Swanage topo page link in Kidrock page with thanks to Mike Swann.
03 July 2010 Outdoor/climbing kit for sale:
IMPORTANT NEWS! All companies with links to their sites from the Kidsclimbing pages please note - although we don't charge for a link, it would be appreciated if you donate to my current charity the Children's Trust by using the link in the left hand menu on a regular basis. After all you're getting free advertising and they would benefit greatly from any donation.
When Paul Kellagher, one of our parent visitors had a problem with an order recently, Walkhigh Mountaineering quickly resolved it for him, and generously donated £10 to our current charity. Thanks Walkhigh!
Mountain weather reports added on 26 June 10.
Like our cool cartoons? Thanks to our fantastic artist Abi for creating them especially for Kidsclimbing! Look at more of Abi's excellent work at Greencreepers.co.uk.
I came across this useful link recently to the UK Children's Directory - it's a comprehensive web directory of children's activities and services throughout the UK.
Any parents⁄carers who have second hand⁄outgrown climbing/walking 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.
