Inside the converted shipping container

Specialists in equipment for climbers claim to have built the world's first "climbing wall in a box". Extreme Dream in Aviemore converted a redundant shipping container. The outside has been made to look like an Alpine chalet, while inside is a mini climbing centre for training in bouldering and wall climbing. The first Wall in a Box is to be shipped to the Naval Outdoor Centre Germany, an adventure training site used by the Royal Navy and marines. Scott Muir, of Extreme Dream, said the idea for the box came while he was watching television programme Pimp My Ride. The outside has been made to look like an Alpine chalet He said: "I decided that if old cars can be given a full makeover, why couldn't I do something to incorporate a climbing wall? "The plan to recycle an old shipping container that was ready for the scrap heap appealed to me and I did a couple of drawings on the back of an envelope." Mr Muir said other designs have been produced and the company has had inquiries from the UK and abroad, including the Middle East. The Naval Outdoor Centre Germany, the first to order a Wall in a Box, is in Bavaria.



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