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Chroma Climbing Wall Team Activity

We are pleased to provide you with an array of resources designed to inform and inspire you to learn about indoor rock climbing in schools and other youth-serving agencies. You will learn why climbing is one of the fastest growing curriculum innovations in physical education programming today.

In doing so, you will join a rapidly growing team of program facilitators whose participants are reaping the physical, social, emotional, and academic rewards of this promising practice.

Fact Sheets

Quick, shareable resources for planning, advocating, and understanding climbing wall programs.

PDF Ten Great Reasons for Building a Climbing Wall PDF How Rock Climbing Relates to the 2024 National Standards for Physical Education PDF How Climbing Contributes to Physical, Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development PDF Benefits of Climbing for Children with Special Needs PDF Leadership Development through Rock Climbing PDF Creating Communities of Connection Through Rock Climbing

Articles & News

Research, field stories, and practical articles about the value of climbing in youth environments.

PDF Physical & Emotional Benefits of Climbing PDF Climbing to New Educational Heights PDF Research on Traverse Climbing Video Ready to Climb: Bringing the Climbing Walls to the CFDRC PDF Climbing Walls Promote Lifelong Fitness Habits Among Youths PDF Fitness Assessment PDF Looking for Ways to Keep Kids Fit PDF Soaring To New Heights with a Pool Climbing Wall

More Learning

Continue into deeper tools, activities, training, and planning support.

Climbing Wall Activities Staff Trainings Specifications and Architectural Resources Climbing Wall Funding Support Traverse Wall Route Maps Educational Climbing Blog