Climbing Walls
Our bespoke Climbing and Bouldering Walls offer a chance to teach children new skills, build their confidence and encourage perseverance. Built to height, they typically ‘wrap’ around our treehouse designs, or are twisted and shaped around existing trees. Designed to give both easy and challenging options, the wall provides a number of ways to climb up into your treehouse, using the coloured resin ‘holds’ that are set into the eased edge timbers.
Available as a ‘stand-alone’ product for schools, Adventure Parks and recreation areas, we can also provide relevant ground surfacing solutions for safe play.
Treehouse Life always designs specifically for the use intended and is sensitive to both RoSPA guidelines and education authority specialists.
“Everybody likes a climbing and bouldering challenge, but do you think you have what it takes to use your head and your strength to keep both feet off the ground?”
Looking to install your very own Climbing Wall project?
Climbing & Bouldering Walls are the perfect addition to any family or adventure experience. Build your own wish-list today and our team will prepare some great ideas for you.
Bouldering Walls
Our Bouldering walls, also known as Traverse walls are an adventure all by themselves. Requiring physical strength, concentration and quick thinking, the challenge is to find a route using the colour coded climbing holds and complete the journey without ever touching the ground.
Whether incorporated into our treehouse designs or built as a ‘stand-alone’ product for adventurous play in schools and recreation areas.
“The possibilities are endless, and the options are all there for you to explore”.
For Schools, Resorts and Adventure Parks
- Walls must be fit for purpose.
- There are three European standards applicable to climbing wall construction: EN 12572 (part 1, part 2 and part 3).
- Manufacturers should provide the wall with an Operators Manual.
- Walls and all PPE equipment must be maintained and inspected.
- Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for inspection type and frequency.The HSE provides practical guidance on how to apply relevant legislation (including WAHR, LOLER, PUWER).
- Additional guidance is available in the Association of British Climbing Walls Guidelines.
- All users must be made aware of and accept risks before using the wall.
- Users must be given the appropriate information to give informed consent.
- The BMC participation statement is a general statement that climbing is inherently risky, though in many cases the user will require more specific information.
- The operator must have risk assessments for all activities.
- If the wall employs more than five people, the risk assessment and a corresponding health and safety policy must be written.
- The HSE provides further guidance on risk assessments. Amongst other things, the risk assessment should cover all climbing activities, instruction and work at height, first aid requirements and child/vulnerable adult protection.
- Only competent users should use roped walls unsupervised. Novice climbers must be supervised by a competent person.
- There are different methods for ascertaining competency to climb unsupervised, but in all cases, this should be documented.
- Novice boulderers must receive a safety induction or be supervised by a competent person.
- Due to the higher risk of injury from bouldering, the Association of British Climbing Walls recommends a safety induction for any novice boulderer wishing to boulder unsupervised.
- All bouldering walls must have impact surface fit for purpose.
- Walls built to EN 12572 must have appropriate impact flooring.
- All work at height, including setting, instructing and maintenance of the walls, must have emergency procedures and employ safe working practices at all times.
- This is a legal requirement under WAHR and LOLER. The HSE provide additional guidance on employer responsibilities.
- Instruction must be carried out by an appropriately qualified instructor.
- There are national qualifications available through Mountain Training UK.
- Qualification through experience is recognised by the HSE as is site-specific training.
- Operators must take steps to ensure that the general use of the wall and the points above must be monitored and reviewed regularly.
EN1176 and EN1177 - Playground Equipment Standard...
A variety of materials are allowed, for example, rubber tiles, mats, wet-pour, loose-fills, grass re-inforcement mats etc. Others may be developed. BS EN 1177 now refers only to methods of test, other requirements are in Part 1 of BS EN 1176.
No area requirement under 600mm, although some form of protective surface should be provided.
Grass may be used up to a fall height of 1.5m providing the risk assessment includes the following:
- A depth test of 150mm indicates few stones or hard objects.
- Areas of wear are strengthened.
- The use of grass surface is monitored.
- A good surface is maintained (surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots).
- No impact area requirement for under 600mm height of fall
- From 600mm to 1.5m height of fall = surface distance of 1.5m
- Over 1.5m height of fall – Take height of fall number, subtract 1.5m, multiply result by 0.667 and add 1.5m, answer is the surface distance, to a maximum of 2.5m.
Example – 2.7m height of fall, surface distance is (2.7 – 1.5) x (0.667) + 1.5 = 2.3m
Many thanks to the whole team for creating such a fun, safe area for our grandchildren to play in and explore - it has truly brought another dimension to our lives.
Climbing Wall Design & Build - Kids, Children and Family Spaces
Sussex, UK
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"Paul is a consummate professional who's enthusiasm and excitement for building treehouses is just infectious. The treehouses he has built are utterly amazing but always remain true to nature, the environment and of course the safety of the inhabitants."
"Paul and his team designed the perfect Treehouse for my daughter that fits seamlessly into the aesthetic of our garden. They were timely, collaborate, clean, and professional for the entire job. Some of the best builders I've ever worked with."
"Paul and his team were excellent and very professional from start to finish. The project was a Treehouse in Mumbai, India, which was customised for the site requirements. Despite the distance, everything was coordinated brilliantly and Paul and his team finished the job before time. The Treehouse itself was stunning, and the centrepiece for the larger development. We would highly recommend working with Paul."
"From start to the end, Paul and his team were a pleasure to deal with. Paul has a personable, positive, expertise about him which gives great confidence that the project is in safe hands. The end product is a brilliant and the whole family loves it!"
"Treehouse Life are superb! They completely understand the value of risk taking play and balancing wild fun with beautiful structures."
"Brilliant in his creativity to ensure safe fun whilst giving the whole family a place to become where ever their imagination takes them. He has unlocked the child in us all and has provided the setting for us to enjoy."
"I can’t recommend Treehouse Life highly enough and look forward to working with Paul and his team on future projects."
“We really enjoyed working with Paul and his delightful team. They totally got our brief and were very flexible with little tweaks as we went along. We are thrilled with the result. It is very in keeping with the environment, but totally engaging for both children and adults alike. Thank you.”
"I can’t praise everyone involved with Treehouse Life enough. We’ve enjoyed our fantastic treehouse over the summer holidays and it’s been a massive hit with all our visitors. The build itself was thoroughly professional with really lovely people that were a pleasure to have around. They worked alongside my bouncy Labrador, provided off cuts for my kids to transform into works of art and at the same time built an incredible treehouse on time and addressed any concerns and queries immediately."
"We have had many enquiries and admiring comments regarding the Treehouse and the project was a finalist at the Northern Design Awards in 2015. We would highly recommend Paul and his team to any client and hope very much to join forces in the near future.”
"Treehouse Life provide exceptional customer service from start to finish. He was extremely patient with our multiple requests for additional quotes and was very keen to ensure we ended up with a product that fully suited our family needs."
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"Could not be happier! Paul & team did an incredible job helping me bring my idea to life. It is safe to say the Treehouse is a hit. In the end we decided to go for a hybrid between a summer house and a Treehouse to keep the space versatile for adults and older children to use - The team were super creative and helpful in making sure I create something that’s both practical for my garden and exciting for the kids. They also added some of their own design touches which work really well."
"Paul is delightful to deal with and his colleague did a fantastic job installing it, taking a lot of care to make sure it was safe and had plenty of room to swing. They also followed up after completion with suggestions of how to secure the swing and links to useful accessories."
"Thanks for a great job!"
"We cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone wishing to create a magical play area in their garden or a large adventure area for kids and adults alike. Many, many thanks to the whole team for creating such a fun, safe area for our grandchildren to play in and explore - it has truly brought another dimension to our lives. Who knew babysitting and child-minding could reach this level of fun?”
"The kids (plus the bigger kids) absolutely delighted with their new adventure treehouse that Paul and team at Treehouse Life have magically created for them. Years of fun to be had with this and haven’t seen the kids since we’ve had it installed. Seamless and very friendly/professional service, would highly recommend. Thank you!"
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"It was a delight to work with Paul and his team. Our project was continually evolving throughout the build process and nothing was too much trouble. All members of the team were professional and respectful of policies and procedures within the school grounds. We are 100% happy with our Tree Top Walkway and Zip Wire and would definitely recommend Treehouse Life Ltd. for any Treehouse type project you may have."