Uljoo Yeongnam Alps International Climbing Center Designated as Ulsan's First Youth-Friendly Facility

The Largest Artificial Climbing Wall in Korea... Youth Counselors Assigned

Ulsan’s Ulju-gun announced on the 13th that the Yeongnam Alps International Climbing Center has been designated as a Youth-Recommended Facility for the first time in Ulsan, in recognition of its achievements in fostering youth’s spirit of challenge and promoting a healthy mountain culture.

Located in the Yeongnam Alps Complex Welcome Center, the International Climbing Center is the largest artificial climbing wall in Korea, meeting international competition standards.

From 2021 to 2023, it recorded the highest usage rate among public artificial climbing facilities nationwide, and this year, it is playing a major role in establishing Ulju-gun as a hub of mountain culture by hosting, for the first time outside the metropolitan area, a championship to select national team athletes.

It is also used as a training site for elite youth athletes from across the country and operates group climbing experiences in cooperation with various youth organizations and local schools. Events such as Climbing Day provide children, youth, and families with the opportunity to easily experience climbing, which is not commonly accessible.

An official stated that the designation as a Youth-Recommended Facility supports one of the five goals of creating a child-friendly city in Ulju-gun?guaranteeing the right to enjoy play and culture?and is expected to contribute to Ulju-gun’s UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification.

Youth-Recommended Facilities are designated by each city or county for facilities such as libraries, museums, and sports centers, where youth counselors are assigned and the facilities can be provided for youth use on a regular or ongoing basis.

County Governor Lee Soongeol stated, “We will make the Yeongnam Alps International Climbing Center a facility that children and youth can access more easily, ensuring their right to development,” and added, “We hope to develop it into a vibrant local attraction that draws visitors from all over the country by revitalizing child- and youth-centered facilities.”

Yeongnam Alps in Ulju-gun, designated as Ulsan's first youth-friendly facility at the international climbing gym.

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