climbing walls

Experts representing child development, education, health, kinesiology, playground design, and child injury litigation responded to the question: Why do…

Background Information on Developments within the ASTM F1487 Standard On May 20, 2013 the ASTM F15.29 Subcommittee responsible for the content of the ASTM…

As any parent knows, children love to climb, anything. From the dresser drawers to the first time they awkwardly wrap themselves around a tree trunk. Teenagers…

In the public domain throughout North American playgrounds, climbing is routinely one of the most popular activities. When we ask why both children and adults…

A single bead of sweat rolls off my cheek and I watch it as it drops to the well-padded safety mat 20 feet below. An inner voice guides my decision of which…

Remember your childhood. If you climbed the trees, scrambled along large boulders, ran along the roof of the garage, built houses on the trees and built snow…