Leadership skills are developed. Here's an opportunity to practice leadership through preparing for a climb, executing a climb, and completing a climb. There is a lot to be done when a group goes out for an excursion or spending a night out high in a tree. Leadership is exchanged between climbers so all can get a taste of what the real world is like. Training skills are developed.
Teens best teach each other.
A teen climber is immediately enlisted in teaching climbing skills to the new climber when they have reached a certain level of climbing expertise. The act of teaching involves great amounts of trust and this bonds the climbers even closer together. Tree climbing can be introduced in many ways. It could appear as an after school program or you might attach tree climbing to the Physical Education curriculum during school hours. Many high schools have their own outdoor adventure program.