But the kids were more drawn to climbing and swinging on the bars ... bars result in more injuries than any other playground structure. Various versions of the apparatus sent half a million ...

There's also a ropes course and free-standing vertical structures for kids to climb. Young kids can play in the soft-play area if they're not up to climbing. Sessions are 90 minutes long.

A 23-foot wall can look and feel intimidating to a small child. But at ABC Climbing Academy Naperville — coming to Chicagoland in late February of 2025 — kids learn in gradual steps. “It’s about ...