All You Need To Know About Indoor Rock Climbing for Kids

October 06, 2022

All You Need To Know About Indoor Rock Climbing for Kids

Are you excited to try indoor rock climbing with your kids? Want to earn a fun merit patch for trying this fun new sport? 

Wonder Club Explorers is an independent scouting program for kids and features 18 patches in 9 different fields of learning.  During our indoor rock-climbing adventure, my son earned his Wonder Club Explorer Obstacle Ninja and Maze Master Merit Patches. Indoor rock climbing, in and of itself, was a vertical obstacle challenge, but maneuvering around the holds was a three-dimensional maze to be solved. This activity proved to be a two-for-one as rock climbing satisfied both patches in one outing. Read More...





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