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Ideas needed for a climbing themed bedroom please!

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AndHarry · 20/10/2013 19:52

This is for my 3yo climbing and mountain-obsessed DS. I can get loads of old junk climbing equipment from eBay but what do I do with it and how do I put the whole look together?

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quoteunquote · 21/10/2013 11:08

www.thebmc.co.uk/

www.nicas.co.uk/

www.climbing.com/

give these people a ring and ask for posters, press packs, school packs.

www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/

flat sheet large scale of the Scottish mountains,


climbing holds lots of fun ones

thick sheet of marine ply, lots of holes, so you can move them about, fix to a frame. pop along to your nearest nicas wall, have a look.

we use to have a double mattress on a futon base with two sheets of marine ply, (bull nose off the edges, and paint and varnish, on a frame fixed on the wall, couldn't go high, it's the holding on that you practice, one move is enough, so DC could hold on above the bed.

No long rope(accidental hanging),

and there are so many brilliant (cheap) climbing DVD out there, make sure he gets a few,

my children are obsessed with climbing, great sport.

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AndHarry · 22/10/2013 19:44

Brilliant, thankyou!

Our nearest climbing wall closed sadly but there's a brand new one about 20 minutes' drive away. I used to l

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AndHarry · 22/10/2013 19:44

...love climbing but stopped when I had kids. Hmm.

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quoteunquote · 22/10/2013 22:13

There are so many mums (and dads) starting, brilliant fun, it only takes about two to three lessons to get signed off to belay, so you could do it with him.

cragmama.com/2012/01/cragbabys-big-boy-climbing-gear-part-2-la-sportiva-stick-it/

www.kidsclimbing.co.uk/kidsgear_rockboots.asp

www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1694780

we have quite small children on our bouldering walls and up to people in their 90s.

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