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A higher education: A review of school climbing sessions in 2022-23
The 2022-23 academic year has been our busiest yet for hosting school groups at Climb Quest Milton Keynes. At the start of the year, we launched two multi-week climbing courses for schools. Here is a short review of those courses and three mini-case studies from local schools, as well as feedback from students taking part….
School Games events at Climb Quest Milton Keynes
Organised by local School Sports Partnerships, the School Games aim to provide more opportunities for young people in their area to compete and achieve their personal best. These aims fit very well with the positive outcomes young people take from their sessions at Climb Quest, and so the organisers of the School Games in Luton,…
Preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Willen Hospice
In 2024, Willen Hospice are taking a group of supporters to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. With a year to go, the hospice booked a session at Climb Quest Milton Keynes for the trekkers to climb the equivalent height of the mountain together (5,895 metres). This involved a team of around 20 climbing up the Climb Quest…
Taking fundraising in Milton Keynes to new heights
Over the last year a variety of local charities have taken on the Mountain Challenge at our Climb Quest Milton Keynes and Clip ‘n Climb Cambridge climbing centres as one of their fundraising activities. The aim of the Mountain Challenge is for your team to climb the equivalent height of an iconic mountain and raise…
Groups and council funded holiday climbing sessions for young people in Milton Keynes
Over the Easter Holidays, Climb Quest welcomed hundreds of climbers during our public sessions. We were also delighted to host over 100 young people who took part in sessions that were either part of Milton Keynes Council’s HAF programme or part of the support programme run by local charity, Ride High. Read on to find…
Luton School Games visit to Climb Quest
The Luton School Games organisation works to provide more opportunities for young people in Luton to compete and achieve their personal best. These aims fit very well with the positive outcomes young people take from their sessions at Climb Quest, and so the organisers booked a day of climbing sessions at the centre as part…
Celebrating 3 years in Milton Keynes
Today we celebrate 3 years of Climb Quest being part of the Milton Keynes leisure scene. It’s a great opportunity to look back at the last few years, with all of it’s Covid craziness, but also many happy and proud moments. We signed the lease for the unit at The Kingston Centre in November 2019. …
Giving back to the community this Christmas
This Christmas, Climb Quest has been happy to support many local causes. There’s some fantastic events going on around the area; it’s great for all of the raffles, fayres and auctions to be back up and running after so long away. The causes that the team at Climb Quest are support this year are: Milton…
MK Scouts climb their way to Europe
Ten young people from MK Scouts took on a mountain climbing challenge with a difference here at Climb Quest Milton Keynes. The challenge was to help raise funds for an epic adventure across Europe this summer, called the Bucks Grand Tour. This trip is set to begin in the UK working their way up through…
5 top tips for improving your climbing technique
I’m Paul. I’m the Centre Manager here at Climb Quest Milton Keynes. What I love most about Climb Quest as an activity is how suitable it is for all ages, abilities and confidence levels. Nervous and beginner climbers can build their confidence on walls like the Big Cheese and Ascendor. More confident climbers can test…