How to run/provide climbing

There are 3 ways of running Climbing in Scouting. These are:

1. Scout-led activity - running climbing yourself or using someone else in Scouting
   
   
2. Externally-led activity - running climbing using an external provider
   
   
3. Activity for adult groups - running climbing for a group entirely of adults

Useful links

The National Governing Bodies for climbing are:

• Mountain Training UK
• British Mountaineering Council

Factsheets on climbing

The following activity factsheets are relevant to this activity:

• Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme
• FS120000 Risk Assessment
• FS120007 Joint Adventurous Activities with Girlguiding UK
• FS120075 InTouch
• FS120081 Activity Information Form
• FS120087 Adult Groups in Adventurous Activities
• FS120411 Care, Inspection and Storage of Climbing Equipment
• FS120452 Climbing and Abseiling
• AC120905 Assessment Checklist for Climbing

Rules on climbing

The following activity rules are relevant to this activity:

• Rule 9.1 Activity Rules - Application
• Rule 9.2 Preparations
• Rule 9.3 InTouch
• Rule 9.4 Risk Assessment
• Rule 9.5 Emergency Procedure
• Rule 9.7 Adventurous Activities Permit Scheme
• Rule 9.8 Adult Groups in Adventurous Activities
• Rule 9.9 Use of External Centres and Instructors
• Rule 9.34 Climbing and Abseiling