Kid-Friendly Climbing Courses
About the National Climbing Award Scheme (NCAWAS)
Know any kids climbing course or run one? Contact us and we'll add it here (£10 donation required if you're a company).
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Aberdeen
Robert Gordon University Climbing course
Bristol
Undercover Rock
Cardiff
Boulders
Devon
The Rock Centre
Kent & Sussex
Kent & Sussex Climbing
Located on the Kent-Sussex border are a series of sandstone outcrops that provide some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring rock-climbing in the country. Kent and Sussex Climbing combine excitement and adventure with a safe and professional service in order to provide the ultimate southern sandstone climbing experience for all ages and abilities.
* Thanks guys for donating to our Just Giving charity!
Liecester
Tower Climbing Centre
Sheffield - The Edge
Rockstars Kids Course (beginners)
Snowdonia - Plas Y Brenin
Intro to Rock climbing for Families
Southampton
Calshot Activities Centre
Various Scottish locations (The Mountaineering Council of Scotland )
MCS Real Rock
With much thanks to all who offered their valuable contributions to this list.
Noticeboard
23 March 2012
Many thanks toThe Barn Climbing & Activity Centre, Bingley in Yorkshire for kindly donating a generous£20 to Kidsclimbing's Just Giving charity the Children's Trust recently!
11 Feb 2012
Many thanks to Boulders, Cardiff's leading climbing centre who kindly donated a generous£20 to Kidsclimbing's Just Giving charity the Children's Trust recently!
13 Dec 2011
New Testimonials page available.
12 Dec 2011
All gear listings have now been fully updated. Broken links to previous retailers pages have been removed. You can restore links to your products on payment of £10 to the Kidsclimbing charity.
Now that's really great value!
09 June 2011
Many thanks to Mountain Trips who kindly donated £10 to Kidsclimbing's Just Giving charity the Children's Trust recently!
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.
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.
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.
British Mountaineering Council Youth Initiatives
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National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme
The National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS) is a UK wide scheme designed to promote climbing development and accredit individual achievement on artificial climbing structures. It can be used as a starting point for people wishing to take up climbing and mountaineering. It is open to all candidates aged 7 and upwards.
NICAS on Twitter : 11/01/12
You can now follow NICAS on Twitter: @NICAS_Team with #NICAS. We also have a Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NICASTeam
