Climbing Merit Badge
Learn climbing safety, knots, belaying techniques, rappelling skills, proper gear use, and Leave No Trace principles to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- 1. Safety & First Aid Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in climbing and rappelling …
- Leave No Trace & Outdoor Code Learn the Leave No Trace Seven Principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean.
- Dressing for the Climb Present yourself properly dressed for belaying, climbing, and rappelling.
- 4. Location & Route Assessment Explain how the difficulty of climbs is classified, and apply classifications to the rock faces or walls where you will …
At a glance
- Requirements
- 13
- Category
- Sports
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026