Kids Gear - ReviewsThe place to find real-life reviews of kids climbing gear. If you could contribute some information about any kids gear you have or are using, please let me know. TopHarnessesI bought the Wild Country Vizion full body harness from Needle sports as they claimed on their website that it was the most adjustable and would last for a tall kid (which mine appears to be). I have adjusted the harness to the absolute minimum and it just about fits. The rope knot seems to be just at face height though when she rests on the rope which she doesn't like. "RocknRoll" on UK Climbing forum 28 April 2008 Rock Empire Apache Harness I also bought a belay set and an additional anchor strap and screwgate carabiner. Rob Curry, December 2006 Another Rock Empire Apache review When my daughter turned four, she was given a Rock Empire Apache harness by a close friend. We found the harness easy to use and being a full harness, it prevented her from tipping upside down. The harness showed little sign of wear when she grew out of it and my son started to use it. The only minor niggle is the sizing said it should of been able to have been used till she was 7 or 8, but she was about 6 when it became too small. The kids never found it uncomfortable and having gear loops was useful, as they like to practice removing gear outdoors and then clip it on to the harness. Jim Croft. January 2007 Rock boots Rock Pillars Heroes Montrail Grommet Boreal Ninja Junior
Bought from HitchNHike. Reasonable price and delivered without problem. All above Rob Curry, December 2006
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NoticeboardNew news items added on 13/09/09. New kids routes for South Lakes added on 13/09/09. New articles added on 13/09/09. The Rockboots page was updated on 29/05/09. The Sit/Chest harness page has also been partially updated on 30/05/09 Notice the new images? Thanks to our fantastic artist Abi for creating them especially for Kidsclimbing! Look at more of Abi's excellent work at Greencreepers.co.uk. We can now offer very simple translations of the entire site. Sorry that the Guestbook hasn't been working recently - it's now fixed, so why not leave a message? We now have a 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. 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 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.
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