We love travelling Australia-wide, building and designing therapy rock climbing walls. Every climbing wall is designed to fit your space, budget and vision. Our passion is to make climbing more accessible while providing the opportunity for the enormous benefits climbing has on children and adults.
No climbing wall is too big or too small. We focus on getting people climbing and engaging in the movement patterns and proprioceptive aspects of climbing. All children are encouraged to participate and share in the climbing experience. Therapy rock climbing walls allow children to have one-on-one connections with an occupational therapist or physiotherapist to challenge themselves and develop their skills.
“When it comes to the development and integration of the sensory systems, rock climbing is pretty much an occupational therapist’s dream come true. Kids get great proprioceptive input (sensory input to the muscles and joints) as they hoist themselves from hold to hold, and then there’s the vestibular (movement-based) experience of gliding back down to the floor.”
Claire Heffon, Occupational Therapist.
Designing your own Therapy Rock Climbing Wall
Discovery Climbing’s caring and dedicated team are industry professionals who love creating developmentally appropriate climbing routes and climbing wall designs. For every project we build, we listen to our client’s requirements and make suggestions around the style and type of climbing wall that would be best suited for their needs. All of our therapy climbing walls have an inclusive design, with a special needs-focused approach that supports the facilitation of sensory integration therapy. We love collaborating with local artists who create beautiful murals that children can climb on. Many of our climbing walls include adaptive climbing holds that help to engage more users.
Therapy rock climbing walls are a fantastic sensory experience that is a perfect addition to any sensory gym or sensory play environment. Each climbing experience can offer; a full-body workout that supports proximal and hand strength and flexibility. Furthermore, climbing nurtures problem-solving abilities, increases spatial awareness and promotes fine and gross motor skills.
The rock climbing community has many amazing organisations that help make climbing more accessible. Able Climbing NSW is Sydney-based, and Adaptive Climbing Victoria is Melbourne-based.
