Articles

Age adjusted programme for Mountain Climbing
Written by Mateja Peršolja, Professor of mathematics and physics, Alpine Association of Slovenia guide, UIAA Youth Leader training Seminar, Dolomites Italy,  translated to English by the UIAA Youth Commission.

Article topic: Taking young climbers into the mountains. Advice on activities for different age groups in the mountains. Alpine Association of Slovenia has a wealth of experience of running programmes in the mountains with young people, families and clubs.

- “Cici diary” is used in school (or family) by children up to seven years of age;
- “Diary 1 – Young Mountaineer” is used by children up to ten years of age or all those children, regardless of age, that take part in the “Youth climber” program (winning a bronze sign is a prerequisite for achieving silver) and

- “Diary 2 – Young Mountaineer” is used by children older than 10 years of age. (MK PZS - The Youth Commission of the Alpine Association of Slovenia)
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Environment sports offer  the possibility of multidisciplinary approach to all physical activities and thus become a support of training for all other sports activities. They facilitate the development of different physical capacities related to the specific period of growing up. Emphasis on biological age. To find out more download the full article.

Children and adolescents are not mini-adults. Audry Morrison has some recommendations for monitoring the training of dedicated young climbers.
Climbing can be addictive, and climbers are often guilty of overtraining. In adult climbers this can lead to niggling injuries and a lack of progression, but the consequences for those still growing can be more serious.
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Seminar reports 

2012 Youth Leader Training Seminar
UIAA Youth Commission seminar in Slovenia (29. 8.–2. 9. 2012)

Intro text: This seminar allowed the opportunity for countries to share good practice on the below topics and benefit from the knowledge of a long established federation with World Cup winners in Sport climbing and top mountaineers. Gain an insight into their youth programmes to help to develop the sport and create and foster tomorrows champions and prominent mountaineers

Main topics:
- Slovenian Age-adjusted programmes and system of working with kids and youth in climbing and mountaineering
- Training system for sports climbing for youth from Slovenia who have has many World Cup winners.
- Ice-climbing from member of UIAA Ice Climbing Commission
- Ascents of Slovenian alpinists are undoubtedly world class. Meet Luka Stražar 2011 Piolet d’or winner
- Presentations from international participants (NICAS) www.nicas.co.uk

Files available: PZS Youth Leader Training Seminar 2012 Sport_Climbing_trening_2012 SLovenia-Youth_leaders2 Slovenia-presentation-Ice_climbing-UIAA-SLO Slovenia-Ciciban_planinec(Preschool_Mountaineer)-Mladi_planinec(Young_Mountaineer) NICAS_Slovenia_presentation_Iain_McKEnzie