Tools for Youth Programs
Multilingual Educational Texts
We’re psyched to have sponsored bilingual projects for programs to promote safety and ethics in climbing in English and Spanish!
Gym to Crag Booklet!
Download printable and digital (pdf/doc)
Created by Ladies Climbing Coalition and Climbers for Christ
ESPAÑOL: ”DeL GYM A LA ROCA”
Para impresiones o en digital
Traducido por Omar Gaytan (@Omar.MounTranslation)
Accident Analysis
“Accidents in North America” in spanish
English version available only in print.
Version digital mini en Español >>
>> Download spanish version
Global Climbing Initiative’s
“Best Practices” and translations
GCI’s “Best Practices” are an internationally collaborative guide to mindful impact through climbing by and for experts and projects around the world.
Our favorite chapters:
Working with At-Risk Youth
Working in Vulnerable Communities
Go here for more chapters.
Research & Application of Climbing’s Benefits
Latest in Research:
“The Origin, Application and Mechanism of Therapeutic Climbing: A Narrative Review”
A wonderful academic review of 79 published research papers relating to Therapeutic Climbing shows the observed benefits for various mental and physical health issues.
Training / Certifications
The Institute of Climbing Therapy offers an international certification in Therapeutic Climbing in both German and English.
“ Since 2005 we offer high standard courses and in-house training programs in the field of therapeutic climbing. “
TYO: A Database for Youth Outdoor Programs in USA
Explore Transform Youth Outdoors: MyTYO.org
Browse an online database specifically made to help youth outdoor programs, from LOIs and legal templates, to videos, program curriculum, and donor letters.
Click above to visit the site and learn more.
BETA-Angel.com (Research database)
Beta Angel
Rock Climbing and Research: A Resource for the Community. https://beta-angel.com
Leave No Trace
Resources For Instructors
Español: Evaluación del Paciente
English: Patient Assessment
Climbing Grants
UIAA Mountain Protection Award (Application in July)
Global Climbing Initiatives’s Social and Environmental Grants ($500 each)
AMGA Scholarships for BIPOC, LGBTQ2+, Women, and more to certify as Rock, Ski and/or Mountain Guides.
American Alpine Club scholarships for BICPOC, LGBTQ+ and Women
Books Recommended
by Programs
Alejandro, Director of Escalando Fronteras recommends:
“Emotional Intelligence” and Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
Says the book’s site, ”Emotional Intelligence … is available around the world in 40 languages, and has been a best-seller in many countries.”
Therapeutisches Klettern (Climbing Therapy), the book
coming soon in English!
The book that was born from the instructors of climbing therapy at the Austrian Institute for Climbing Therapy.
Rafael, Equity Advocate + CEL Youth Mentor recommends:
Brazil, Mixture Or Massacre? Essays in the Genocide of a Black People by Abdias do Nascimento
O Genocídio do Negro Brasileiro: Processo de um Racismo Mascarado - Versão gratuita em português