NICAS Bouldering Tech. Dev (Age 7-11)

NICAS Bouldering Techincal Development

This session is new for September 2025; it's designed to be the stop-gap between NICAS Level 3 and NICAS Level 4.

If you/your child has completed Level 3 but doesn't meet our Level 4 entry requirements, this is the sesion for you. This session will be focussing on improving a climbers overall climbing ability; putting into practice the skills and techniques learnt in Level 3 and taking the time to hone them.

If you (or your child) has already completed NICAS Bouldering Level 1 + 2 (or NICAS Roped Level 3/4) elsewhere, please give us a call / drop us an email to discuss direct entry to the higher Levels of our NICAS lessons.
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We offer bouldering lessons using the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme (NICAS); a scheme that ranges from Level 1 for new climbers, through to Level 5; for climbers training at a high performance level on a mostly self sufficient basis. We run these lessons for those aged 7 and 17.

For more information on NICAS Bouldering, and the charity that runs it. visit www.nicas.co.uk.

Please see below for more information and booking options.

Bouldering is a form of climbing usually practised on small rock boulders, or at indoor walls. Bouldering is carried out at lower heights than roped climbing. The "boulderer" is able to climb down or jump down from the wall (so ropes and harnesses are not required).

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.

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15 July 2026

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