Four details that decide the day
Minimum age
Rules differ between open sessions, instructed groups, clubs and holiday activities.
Supervision ratio
Some walls cap the number of children per adult or require a booked instructor.
Separate areas
Ask whether the session uses the main bouldering floor, a junior zone or a private group area.
Rental kit
Confirm small shoe sizes and any harness requirement before the child gets excited in the car park.
Bouldering involves falls onto matting and still carries injury risk. Follow the venue briefing, keep landing zones clear and do not assume a leisure-centre rule applies at another wall.
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