John Walter K ids are amazing. They seem to possess the innate ability to pick up anything new without the least degree of difficulty. And the sooner that they get started in an activity, the better they become. Nowhere is this more true than in the burgeoning sport of rock climbing.
Children are naturals at it.
Think back to when you were a kid. There was an overwhelming feeling of triumph while sitting in the top branches of a tree, swaying in the breeze. I literally climbed anything and everything and eventually had my mother climbing the walls. If you have ever rock climbed in anything but climbing shoes then you know their value. Without climbing shoes your feet won't stay on as well, forcing you to use other muscles and actions just to keep yourself on the rock, not to say anything of actually ascending it.