Side bar in that link reckons -
>Rock climbing
> As a private sport, there's no age limit. But youth sport leagues exist around Australia with children under 10 training in preparation for sport competitions.
> Rock climbing gym operator and enthusiast Scott Braithwaite said children as young as four could climb, but it was always in a very controlled environment.
> "Our sport is very, very safe," he said. "Climbing incidents are very few and far between, particularly in the indoor con-text."
Bro Karl might have something to add given young 11 yo lad on pic of the moment of this site's front page? |