Association of British Climbing Walls: The leading industry body supporting indoor climbing walls across the UK. The ABC provides accessibility guidance, resources, and best-practice tools to help venues create safe, inclusive, and welcoming environments for disabled climbers.
Association of British Climbing Walls
NICAS Ascend: Ascend is a new climbing award scheme designed for – and tested with – disabled and neurodivergent climbers, with instructors trained in disability inclusion and equipped to provide high-quality, accessible climbing programmes. Anyone aged 3 or above is eligible to take part in this scheme.
ClimbZ Access Sport: Climbz supports local climbing and bouldering centres to create adapted and sustainable pan-disability climbing and bouldering offers. We also support centres to be more inclusive and welcoming to disabled young people. It is run by Access Sport and delivered by community climbing venues.
Climbz focuses on supporting disabled young people aged 5-25, as well as those with long-term health conditions.
The UK Para-climbing Collective: a volunteer-run charity established by passionate para-climbers to improve access to rock climbing. They host regular community sessions, inclusive clubs, and competitions, alongside maintaining a directory to help you find para-climbing clubs in your local area.
Find a para-climbing club near you
Access to Climb is a UK resource and community initiative that helps disabled and neurodivergent climbers find accessible climbing walls by having a national wall database with information on climbing facilities in the UK and how they meet specific access needs.
