artificial climbing walls and accessories therefor in the nature of kits for building artificial climbing walls comprising climbing wall panels, wall plates, handholds, footholds, route markers; educational elements for climbing walls in the nature of climbing aids being impact markers in the nature of pressure sensitive reusable impact labels that display letters, numbers and shapes for attachment to artificial climbing walls to indicate the order of hands and foot placement when climbing, climbing wall coverings in the nature of fitted protective covers specially adapted for artificial climbing walls, play mats in the nature of climbing wall safety padded floor plates specially adapted for use with artificial climbing walls to prevent injury during artificial wall climbing, climbing wall pegs for use with climbing wall panels in the nature of holds for artificial climbing walls, wall plates in the nature of structural parts of artificial climbing walls, handholds and footholds in the nature of holds for artificial climbing walls, removable climbing wall markers in the nature of climbing aids being impact markers in the nature of pressure sensitive reusable impact labels for attachment to artificial climbing walls to indicate the order of hands and foot placement when climbing; freestanding artificial climbing walls; and stationary artificial climbing walls