Could you tackle UK's tallest outdoor climbing wall?

The super-sized wall opens to the public this week

What's as tall as four double decker buses and wider than a blue whale?

The UK's largest outdoor climbing wall of course!

The new mega-wall is 18m (59ft) high and whopping 35m (114ft) wide.

It's now open to the public in Gloucestershire along with 17-metre-high indoor climbing wall, along with bouldering walls and high ropes too.

Climbing has boomed in popularity over the last few years - with nearly half a million young people in the UK taking part - and was included in 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

So the sport - and businesses - are looking to take advantage. David Stephens, who's behind the park, says the new wall "is a huge moment... for the UK climbing scene."

Is climbing becoming more popular?

At 19, Team GB athlete Toby Roberts became the first British climber to win an Olympic Gold in the sport at the 2024 Games in Paris.

According to the Association of British Climbing Walls, around 440,000 5-16 year-olds are regular climbers in the UK.

At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, 19-year-old climbing star Toby Roberts won TeamGB's first ever Gold in the sport.

Katy Hipwell, who runs the association, said: "Climbing is a fantastic sport for body and mind, for adults and children alike.

"Indoor climbing walls give children and families the chance to access climbing close to their home, after school, in all weathers."

Climbing first appeared at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and was included at the Paris 2024 Olympics too.

David says he hopes the new walls at his centre will inspire even more kids.

"The 2021 Tokyo Games provided a small bump in participation, and Team GB's Paris 2024 success skyrocketed interest from potential young athletes and parents alike"

"We've opened a pathway for even more young people to discover climbing, a sport for everyone, where a lot of children who may not be the biggest, fastest or first pick at school find they can excel".

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