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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, my kid is 11 and interested in climbing—he loves hiking, camping and we've been doing some mountain climbing, but no rock climbing. But likes doing outdoors stuff and challenging stuff. At school they watched some show that Alex Honnold did and he was very enamored with that.

He's overall very athletic—plays soccer, basketball, rugby, ran track, baseball... will pretty much play anything I'm will to drive him to. But he's also a big guy—fit and strong, but (like me) broad shouldered and stocky. Can pick up his teammates and carry them around easily, can run up and down the field, can bike for hours, etc. but with his build, struggles with pullups and has never been able to do monkey bars.

Given his interest in climbing and curiosity, and given his general athleticism, I figured it would be cool to bring him to one of the gyms mentioned above and let him try—maybe get him a few private lessons... not sure I can make any of the after school sessions work... but is it possible that he's just not the right build and it's just going to be frustrating or disappointing? The kids we know who have done climbing are all great and the community seems cool, but they were all wiry little guys and he's sensitive about being the big one in a group.

I'm inclined to just send him and let him find out if he likes it—if it's something that clicks with him and he does it regularly, I assume he'll develop the skills and strengths, but he also DOES have enough going on already... [/quote]

It's fun to try, and sometimes it's good practice working hard at something you're not the best in.

I'm a stocky adult who couldn't do monkey bars until doing some casual rock climbing when my kids were in a rec session. I'll never be a master climber but I'm pretty awesome at monkey bars and jungle gyms now, lol. Maybe go on a weekend with your family just to try it out. A lot of it is mental, so if you're good at puzzles, that can help you work smarter and more efficiently. When people start they use their arms too much; you want to be mostly using legs, so if it's a possibility, don't give up until you get that technique down.[/quote]

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