Traverse Walls
If you’ve got an unused outside wall, then why not put it to good use by installing traverse walls.
About this installation
Outdoor traverse walls for schools have become increasingly popular globally and especially within the UK. This is essentially due to the benefits that climbing offers combined with the low risk involved. Climbing teaches good body movement and sharpens sequential problem-solving skills whilst promoting the development and use of good judgement.
The construction of bouldering and climbing walls should meet the requirements of the standards EN 12572:1 and 2. Schools considering installing climbing walls will find the guidance offered in the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) Climbing Wall Manual useful.
What are the benefits of having outdoor Traverse Walls?
Adding a high-quality, engaging and problem-solving traverse or climbing wall to your playground is a fantastic way to encourage children to exercise in different and unique ways, which come with a wide range of benefits including:
- Improves spatial and directional awareness
- Increased working memory capacity
- Boosting physical skills such as balance, coordination and agility
- Helps with problem-solving
- Boosts individuals’ moods
- Exercise can help lead to improvement in academic performance
Common questions
What standards do traverse and climbing walls have to meet?
The construction of bouldering and climbing walls should meet the requirements of standards EN 12572:1 and 2. Schools considering installing climbing walls will also find the guidance in the British Mountaineering Council Climbing Wall Manual useful.
Why install a traverse wall in a school?
If you have an unused outside wall, a traverse wall puts it to good use. Climbing teaches good body movement and sharpens sequential problem-solving skills while promoting the development and use of good judgement, and it carries low risk.
What are the benefits of a traverse wall for children?
It improves spatial and directional awareness, increases working memory capacity, boosts physical skills such as balance, coordination and agility, helps with problem solving, and boosts mood.
What our customers say
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Sportsafe brings along a full set of supplies to action small repairs there and then and provides quotes for any larger items in need of attention. Our visiting Engineer, also took the time to liaise with our maintenance staff and provide feedback and tips on how best to maintain our equipment in the future. I would recommend Sportsafe to any International School who would like to ensure their sporting equipment and facilities, both indoor and outdoor, are safe and fit for purpose.
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The Report on the equipment we have received from yourselves is perfect and exactly what we required to let the College see that the work has been done. Also your Quote for repairs being with the report allows myself to pass it on to those who give the okay for these sort of repairs. Once again I congratulate all who made this an enjoyable experience compared with what I have dealt with previously.
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Please can you express my gratitude to Wayne. He is like a walking encyclopaedia when it comes to health and safety and I really appreciate all of this advice in order to keep our school safe for the children.
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I wanted to relay how happy myself and the school is with our inspection from Wayne. He has been doing our inspections for some time now. His level of experience and his advice over the years is commendable. He really takes pride in his job and treats my school like his own. A massive credit to Sportsafe and a really nice guy to have around the school.
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Everything we had talked about was delivered, from the equipment being high quality to the installation teams being on time, courteous and professional. And most of all - that the kids would love it. We have had to timetable usage as it has proved so popular! We will definitely be coming back to Sportsafe when we want to increase our equipment because they had such great advice and value for money.
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I just wanted to say a massive thank you once again for accommodating us with the re-attendance of an engineer. Aaron was very helpful, providing advice and support – something I greatly appreciated, especially as I am new to the role. Therefore, could I kindly request that while I am the Site Manager at Boston High School and where Aaron’s availability allows, he be our preferred engineer to attend moving forward? He is a credit to the company and a thoroughly decent chap.
Planning an outdoor installation?
We survey, supply, install and then maintain it. One team for the whole project.