If your kid liked rock climbing, what else do they like?

Swimming, snowboarding, diving, chess, basketball, cooking, rollercoasters …

My kid who likes rock climbing has a range of different interests. I think his common “like” in all those activities is identifying goals and then challenging himself to meet them, which I think really can be true of most activities. The diving and snowboarding probably are most similar in terms of physical challenge/element of danger.

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07/08/2023 13:01

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I was going to suggest circus or ninja warrior but those aren’t going to be easier on the hands sorry…

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07/08/2023 13:03

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Skiing, hiking and mountain biking

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07/08/2023 14:23

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Basketball
Dance
Cheer

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07/08/2023 14:30

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Skateboarding

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07/08/2023 14:52

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Anonymous wrote:I was going to suggest circus or ninja warrior but those aren’t going to be easier on the hands sorry…

They might be. Do you have places to do them?

Rock climbers mess up their hands a lot, it’s not going to be hard to find something that is lower risk.

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07/08/2023 15:01

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Anonymous wrote:Swimming, snowboarding, diving, chess, basketball, cooking, rollercoasters …

My kid who likes rock climbing has a range of different interests. I think his common “like” in all those activities is identifying goals and then challenging himself to meet them, which I think really can be true of most activities. The diving and snowboarding probably are most similar in terms of physical challenge/element of danger.

OP here, he likes a lot of those things.

I hadn’t thought about diving. I am wondering about that and Parkour. Skateboarding is a good one too.

He likes things you can do with a friend when you don’t have to be at the same level.

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07/08/2023 16:20

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was going to suggest circus or ninja warrior but those aren’t going to be easier on the hands sorry…

They might be. Do you have places to do them?

Rock climbers mess up their hands a lot, it’s not going to be hard to find something that is lower risk.

Circus: TSNY DC by Navy Yard has some dedicated kids classes and camps

Ninja: no personal experience, but this article might help https://mommypoppins.com/washington-dc-kids/indoor-activities/ninja-warrior-gyms-obstacle-courses-parkour-near-dc

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07/08/2023 16:30

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Snowboarding, archery, diving, crew

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07/08/2023 16:35

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Anonymous wrote:Skiing, hiking and mountain biking

This exactly

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07/08/2023 16:38

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Ultimate frisbee has similar ethos (if your climber does comps) but is a team sport - and incredibly athletic. Hiking is just the approach for rock climbing - so that might work, too. Also, cross-country running.

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07/08/2023 18:50

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Nerdy things like fencing swimming and renaissance cosplay

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07/08/2023 21:03

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White water rafting, hiking, mountain biking, scuba diving, camping, windsurfing, competitive surfing, archery, riflery, and other outdoors adventure activities.