9. Teen Boulder Passport
Guidance
This form should be filled out by parent/guardian of young climbers that have completed a Teen Boulder Induction or are a member of the TCA Performance Squad.
Unsupervised bouldering at TCA is permitted for those between the ages of 14 and 15 while the participant is demonstrating sufficient maturity and competence in performing the basic functions essential for safe bouldering. A duty manager or TCA instructor has the right to cease a bouldering session at any point if safe practices are not being demonstrated.
Where a child has been selected to the TCA Youth Squad, unsupervised climbing may be extended to those aged 12 and above.
Participation Statement
All climbing and bouldering activities have a risk of serious injury or death. Participants must be aware and accept that even if they follow all good practice there may still be the risk of accident and injury. It is the responsibility of the participant to adhere to the conditions of use.
The soft matting does not remove the risk of injury. Injuries can still occur even after dropping, with care, onto the matting but are more likely after an unplanned, uncontrolled fall. Participants should always be doing their utmost to avoid the risk of uncontrolled falls. This includes paying attention to how they will land and always assessing the risk of each climb that they undertake.
A youth climber is at a far greater risk of injury (than an adult climber) if they are landed on by another user, particularly if that user is an adult. Not all members (this includes adult members) are experienced boulderers and they will often climb beyond their ability resulting in an uncontrolled fall. Youth boulderers must make their own assessment of the risks whenever and wherever they climb and be aware of the activities of other users.
Before You Begin
Validity: This Acknowledgment of Risk Form is valid for youth participants wishing to use bouldering facilities in all centres operated by The Climbing Academy Group Ltd which may also be referred to as; The Climbing Academy Ltd, The Climbing Academy, TCA, we, us.
Participants: Are those who are bouldering and agree to adhere to TCA's conditions of use.
Signatory: The signatory is the parent/guardian of the youth participant.
Registration: All participants must be registered on our electronic database to use the facilities offered by The Climbing Academy. The registration process requires that the participant and parent/guardian of the participant agrees to this form. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed via the link.
Remember, use of TCA facilities is at the participants risk and the parent/guardian consent for the named participant(s) to use the bouldering facilities unsupervised.
Climbing: Please note that the climbing activities undertaken at The Climbing Academy centres may include roped and auto belay climbing as well as bouldering.
Rules: The Climbing Academy centres ask all users to abide by a core set of rules. Each centre may have its own set of additional rules that will be clearly posted in that centre and users agree to obey any such rules as part of this general agreement. The Climbing Academy reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone who fails to comply with any safety rules or reasonable requests to adjust their behaviour.
Customer Policies: In addition to the behaviour conditions set out below, The Climbing Academy would like to draw your attention to our Customer Policies that our staff may be required to enforce. These policies are in place for the benefit of all our customers and staff.
Personal Possessions: The Climbing Academy does not accept any responsibility for any accident or loss or damage to personal possessions.