Scrambling
What's scrambling? Well, for the purposes of the Kids Climbing site, it can be a good half-way house between indoor and outdoor climbing. Check out our Kid-Friendly Scrambles page.
Scrambling grades start from a strenuous walk, right up to an easy (but sometimes exposed) climb that doesn't necessarily need ropes. Another way to describe it is a gradual introduction to outdoor rock, and usually less intimidating than actual outdoor climbing.
Many scrambles however, have a real element of danger, and particularly young children need to be closely monitored. Wellies are not the best footwear for scrambling, and please be fully prepared for a mountain day.
Know any scrambles which would be suitable for kids to climb? Contact us and we'll add them here.
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UKScrambles
A comprehensive database of UK scrambling routes with lots of additional useful information like:
Scrambling Grades
Equipment Guide to scrambling
OutdoorsMagic.Com
From the site: "Britain's biggest and - probably - best mountain walking and scrambling web site"
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Scrambling - Everything You Wanted To Know...
A useful Hill Skills article from Outdoors Magic.com
Noticeboard
New 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
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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.
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