Some ideas on how to help get your kids into rock climbing outdoors.
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Planning a Climbing Trip to Cuba – What Americans Need to Know
I had the privilege of traveling to Cuba to spend New Year’s Eve 2016-2017 in Havana, followed by 5 days in Viñales for rock climbing and to help the Cuban climbing community. It was an amazing experience which I had the joy of sharing with my two daughters. The climbing is fantastic, but what really …
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Red Rock Canyon, NV – Climbing Moderates With Kids
Here’s some ideas of areas to climb with kids at Red Rock Canyon, just outside of Las Vegas, NV. On a recent trip to Red Rocks, I thought about the most popular areas with many moderates and how accessible they are to children.
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Fear and Learning to Lead Climb – My Daughter’s Perspective
Experiencing Fear, But Safely… In 2012, my younger daughter expressed the desire to learn to lead climb (trad). She was always a very cautious child, so of course, it surprised and thrilled me. First step was to get her used to following multi-pitch and seeing how to use trad lead climbing gear and how to …
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Family Climbing Tips – Making Climbing Time Family Time
How to Make Climbing With Kids Successful and Safe Just because you’re a parent doesn’t mean you can’t still get out and climb! This Guide to Family Climbing is meant to help climbers with children get out and climb and find other friendly families to climb with and make life much easier.
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Land Stewardship is Like Dating, or How I Fell In Love With the Gunks
Gunks Lovers – Romancing the Stone I recall someone at a Mohonk Preserve event mentioning how Gunks climbers evolve over time. In the beginning they try to cheat and get around the ranger so they don’t have to pay for a day pass. Later they understand the need to help pay to maintain the preserve …
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Meltdown on the Mountain – Hiking with Kids Doesn’t Have to Be Painful!
Hiking with Kids Doesn’t Have to Be Painful! I hate that awful feeling when you’re in the middle of a hike with your young children, you still have a mile or more to hike back to the car or to your camping destination, and they decide to either flop over, melt-down, or they declare they’re …
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