Is climbing dangerous?
Since there’s the possibility of falling, or being dropped by your belayer, the answer can only be “yes.” Skiing is also dangerous. You can hit a patch of ice and slam into a tree going 25 mph. Surfing is dangerous as well. You can be knocked unconscious by your board and drown. Similar considerations apply to all such active sports. They all entail risks that can never be fully controlled. However, unlike almost every other “extreme” sport, indoor climbing occurs in a very controlled environment. We don’t have ice, moving vehicles or high speed movement. We don’t have flying bats or hardballs. We don’t have falling rocks to worry about. What we do have, however, are people and people can make mistakes. The greatest indoor climbing risks arise from the climber’s own lack of skill, awareness or discipline. The best defense against these shortcomings is training and education. We take pride in our quality instructional programs and industry leading operations. We administer a stringent b
