ROOTED SPORTS / ACTIVITY
ROOTED PROGRAM • PRACTICAL ACCESS / REAL SKILLS / PATHWAYS
Progressive climbing movement, equipment literacy, belay awareness and a pathway into instruction and mountain skills.
SPORT • ACCESS • SAFETY • EQUIPMENT • PATHWAYS • PARTNERS
One activity. One clear system. The right gear, instruction, access and contributors around it.
Each ROOTED sport page is built around access, safety, shared equipment, practical skill and a pathway forward—not just participation.
ROOTED Climbing & Bouldering can give schools an accessible progression from movement and bouldering into roped climbing when qualified supervision and facilities are available.
Harnesses, helmets, climbing shoes, ropes, belay devices, carabiners, chalk systems, pads for bouldering and inspected climbing facilities.
Climbing instruction, gym operations, route setting, coaching, equipment inspection and later mountain-sport pathways.
OUTREACH + ACTIVE CONTRIBUTORS
Names shown here may include organizations in outreach, active discussion, technical contribution or confirmed participation. ROOTED will only describe a company as a sponsor once support is actually committed.
Outreach = contacted or targeted. Contributor = providing useful input or access. Sponsor = committed support.
Current network for this activity:
Current relationship evidence: ROOTED contacted Black Diamond Equipment; no human reply is evidenced.
Research/reference lanes: adaptive and outdoor-access organizations, climbing gyms, accredited instructors, footwear and harness brands, and equipment inspection/safety expertise. Inclusion here does not imply partnership, endorsement, funding or delivery.
Equipment brands, operators, associations, coaches, technicians and local experts can all contribute to an activity page.
Sponsor status will be updated as commitments are confirmed.
Individual sport pages are being expanded from the ROOTED Snow, Water, Bike and Field systems.
Want to bring this activity into a school or district? See the ROOTED Schools model and B.C. district directory.
ROOTED is still being developed with educators, qualified instructors, operators, safety professionals and community partners. If you know this work, bring the useful stuff.
TALK TO ROOTEDSCHOOLS + DISTRICTSDistricts and schools: rootedcanada.org/schools
FIND A SCHOOL DISTRICTrootedcanada.org/programs