Requirement

4. Location, and two parts of it are about YOUR site

Required Often forgotten

Four parts. 4(a) and 4(c) cannot be answered until you know where you will be climbing, which makes this requirement wait on a booking.

Warning. Two of these four parts are about YOUR climbing site, not about climbing. 4(a) applies the difficulty classifications to the rock faces or walls where you will demonstrate your skills, and 4(c) evaluates the safety of a particular climbing area. Neither has an answer until the venue is settled, so if your climbing is booked at a wall on a fixed date, this requirement is waiting on that booking.

What this is made of

4(a). Difficulty classification: applied to the faces you will actually climb
4(b). Top-rope climbing, lead climbing and bouldering, explained
4(c). Evaluate the safety of a particular climbing area
4(d). How to summon aid, and what medical training the group needs

Where this step comes from

Climbing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 4

Notes and warnings

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Where this step comes from