Adaptive Rock Climbing for People With Disabilities: Location

Video Transcript

"When setting up accessible rock climbing for people with disabilities, first thing you want to do is find a top rope area, and the top rope area is very important. You want to find a top rope area with a good overhang, since we're using the pulley system with a hoist we will be pulling people up and down the rock wall. So, the reason we want to have a good overhang, is so when we're pulling people up and down the wall, they're not getting bumped by the wall, they're, there's a lot of clearance to pull the people up and down, so they're not hitting the wall and getting bruised or scraped up and it also makes it a lot easier for the people, the helpers of the person with the disability, to help them get up and down the wall. So, a good overhang is very important. You want to make sure there's probably a good at least, probably about a foot and a half clearance when you're finding the right spot for your top rope area."