Climbing Games to Play

Climbing Games to Play
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Climbing games are designed for kids and adults of all ages. While some climbing games are specifically designed for rock climbing walls and boulders, others are based around camping adventures and basic outdoor fun. While rock climbing games require safety gear and helmets, basic climbing games only require your hands and a bottle of water to stay hydrated.

Indoor Add-On Climbing Game

According to Indoor Climbing, this climbing game is designed to help improve your climbing endurance as well as your ability to memorize climbing patterns. Grab a climbing partner and head over to an indoor climbing wall. Start by performing three unique climbing moves on the wall. Have your friend imitate those exact moves and then add an additional move on top of your three moves. From here, you must climb the wall again, repeating the four moves your partner just performed and add an additional move on top of that. You can mark the moves and holds with a piece of chalk. The last player to perform a hold that cannot be repeated is the winner.

Race Climbing Game

This game is designed to help you improve your rock climbing speed as well as precision. Start at the base of an indoor or outdoor rock climbing wall with a partner several feet away. Have an instructor or friend decide the exact route you have to take up the wall. The route can either be marked with chalk or with small flags. Once you are ready to scale the wall, have your partner yell go and start timing you. Try to get up the mountain as quickly as possible without missing a hold. Once you touch the top of the route, the timer should stop. Time yourself and your friend to see who is the fastest climber.

Basic Climbing Game

This basic climbing game is designed for young children and kids who are looking to casually climb a hill or mountain. Take your kids out to a hiking trail and have them start out at the base of the trail with a few bottles of water and someone to monitor their progress. Before letting them start, go up the hill, dropping candy or treats every 100 feet. These treats will act as a trail for your kids to follow. The goal is to have your kids find all of the treats and reach the top of the hill. Keep track of all the treats you dropped and make sure they get all of them before meeting you at the top of the hill. If they do not, tell them to go back down and retrieve the missing treats.

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Article reviewed by Julie Mendenhall Last updated on: Sep 14, 2010

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