Welcome to Kids Climbing!
The site for UK Kids Climbing information.
I'm a dad with a young son who began indoor climbing a few years ago. When I started looking on the web, I found it difficult to find a single source of information for kids gear or the subject of kids climbing in the UK, so I decided to build a web site for other parents/carers.
Kids climbing tries to bring together as many of the widely spread resources as possible on the subject of climbing for younger children to help parents and carers find the information they need in one place.
I hope you find this website useful and if you've found any information or other useful resources. let me know and I'll put it on this site. Please contact me if you can help, or you can sign the Guestbook.
Thanks for visiting and happy climbing!
Climbing quotes
"The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun."
Alex Lowe
"Climbing may be hard, but it's easier than growing up."
Ed Sklar
"I've tried many sports, but climbing is the best. The beauty of this sport is that no matter how good you get, you can always find a way to challenge yourself."
Randy Leavitt
"Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself."
Walter Bonatti
“I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up”
Elbert Hubbard
"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what might be the end"
Edward Whymper
“You may think that you have to be super fit and sporty to take up climbing but you can be any age and any size. I think that you should give it a try.”
Jemma, 10, Birmingham
British Mountaineering Club (BMC) participation statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement."
Noticeboard
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.
