The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of team building climbing program on happiness, social development, self-esteem, stress, and depression of the youth. The participants consisted of 27 university students. The self-report instruments were compose of happiness scale, social development inventory, self-esteem scale, stress inventory, and depression scale. Qualitative data were participants’ perception about the effects of team building climbing program. Firstly, team building climbing program had positive effect on happiness of the youth, while climbing program had not significant effect on happiness of the youth. Secondly, both team building climbing program and climbing program had positive effect on social development of the youth, while team building climbing program was significant higher than climbing program in post-time. Thirdly, team building climbing program had positive effect on stress of the youth, while climbing program had not significant effect on stress of the youth. Fourthly, both team building climbing program and climbing program had positive effect on self esteem of the youth, while there were not significant between team building climbing program and climbing program in self esteem of post-time. Fifthly, both team building climbing program and climbing program had positive effect on depression of the youth, while there were not significant between team building climbing program and climbing program in depression of post-time. Limitations of this study and future implications were discussed.
