NICAS Bouldering Tech. Dev. (Age 12+)

NICAS is a UK-wide scheme designed to promote climbing development and accredit individual achievement on artificial climbing structures. It’s a starting point for people wishing to take up climbing and mountaineering, from novice to experienced, starting from age 8 at HarroWall through the medium of bouldering.

The scheme (NICAS) runs from Level 1, through to Level 5 – Level 1 is the entry level, for those new to the sport and wanting to learn what bouldering is as a physical activity and how to use a bouldering wall safely. Level 5 are for those at a performance level, as a highly competent boulderer and will have advanced skills and knowledge of training and bouldering as well as experience of competitions at a local and national level. Completing Level 5 takes a minimum of 12 months and a substantial amount of effort and motivation, with a lot of self-led learning.

As I’m sure you can imagine, NICAS could be a young person’s first step into a new life sport; one that’s rapidly growing and is having its benefits continually proved, benefits being:

• a Mental Challenge: working out the best route to climb
• an Achievement: when you get there!
• a Workout: an all-over body workout, accessible yet challenging

We will run the NICAS sessions during school term time to avoid minimal disruption whilst families go away for holidays over holiday periods.

Timing varies, depending on the days - we tend to run the sessions for the older children later, but otherwise the sessions are after school during the week and during the mornings/early afternoon over the weekend.

Specfic days and times are available to see when looking to book on the specific level/age group.