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 Routes
Scrambling Grades
Equipment Guide to scrambling
Scrambling - Everything You Wanted To Know...
A useful Hill Skills article from Outdoors Magic.com
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.
