And just like that, things done changed.

How about we get straight into this?

The Stats:

Where: bamclimbing.com

Price: $149.00 (**At time of review. Prices subject to change.**)

Height: 9 cm (not including mounting board)

Width: 58 cm (not including mounting board)

Depth: 5 cm (not including mounting board)

Mounting Hardware: Included

Mounting Board: Included (US only)

Material: Sustainably sourced wood (appears to be oak), with metal mounting brackets.



The Grips :



: One center slot, 14 cm long by 1.75 cm deep.

Two 4 finger pockets, adjustable by 2mm from 3.5 cm to 0.5 cm, from 0-30 degrees.

Two 3 finger pockets, adjustable by 2mm from 3.5 cm to 0.5 cm, from 0-30 degrees.

Two mono pockets, adjustable by 2mm from 3.5 cm to 0.5 cm, from 0-30 degrees.

Two flat slopers/pinches, adjustable from 15-45 degrees in 10 degree increments.

Two flat slopers/pinches, adjustable from 20-50 degrees in 10 degree increments.

One center convex sloper/pinch, adjustable to 30 degrees overhanging.

But numbers can only tell you so much... what did we think?

Fresh out of the box, it's a thing of beauty. It's immediately obvious that much thought went into the design and use of this board, and that the materials are top notch. Like all simple innovations, I was amazed I'd never thought of this myself! As it came in the same natural wood tone colors as my own Bare Naked Hangboard, I have to highly cosign the color choices. The thing just looks great.

If you're anything like me, when you get a new to(y)ol you like to get it in working order AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. This means shortcutting by all means necessary. I urge you not to do that with this board. Hanging it takes a little more care and precision, but still isn't difficult. Actually, we chose the more difficult of the mounting options by removing the mounting board, since we had a perfect place for it only if it lacked the extra thickness of the mounting board. Just be sure you ignore your male tendencies (or listen to your female ones), and actually read the instructions. You'll be glad you did.

Once up, the genius of the board became even more obvious because it felt just like hanging on any other wooden board with perfectly rounded edges. See, what Ben Spannuth (the mind behind the board) did here was, he reinvented the wheel but kept the joy of driving. The simple idea of hanging on a friendly wooden edge remains wholly intact. So what's so exciting about it?

What's so exciting are the fine adjustments you can make, all in this compact sexy board.