Enabling Paraclimbing „Increasing the awareness and use of climbing as a rehabilitation tool and free-time activity for people with disabilities”

Climbing, especially indoor climbing, is going through incredible progress in the last years. Among the general audience, an increasing number of disabled people also try climbing. The open-minded and inclusive spirit of this sport is well demonstrated by the fact that the Climbing World Championships usually also include paraclimbing, climbing for people with disabilities, as one of the disciplines. Although many (disabled) people think that they would not be able to climb, the reality is that most disabled people who try climbing are able to experience a feeling of success as they surpass their own expectations. In the framework of this project, we want to document good practices to engage more disabled people in climbing, thereby increasing the popularity of the sport in this group. To present climbing as an alternative form of movement therapy for the rehabilitation institutes, people with disabilities and rehabilitation-specialists. And involve and educate climbing trainers to have the appropriate skills to safely work with people with different disabilities. Also work on how do current gyms accommodate climbers with different disabilities,what are their shortcomings and what are good practices for creating a safe and disability-friendly climbing environment for disabled sportspeople. To identify the knowledge and attitudes that are essential for climbing instructors, coaches, trainers, routesetters and judges to work with disabled people. To give recommendations for the owners and managers of climbing and bouldering gyms to prepare for the use of their facilities by disabled people.