The History

I have always wanted a climbing wall. When I was 14, a wall was almost built in the space (racquetball court), but it ended up not being the right fit for me at the time. I am so glad that I waited to build the wall, because it is exactly what I want and need right now!

The Idea

I have been climbing for almost 13 years and I have been exposed to many different walls, angles, setting styles, etc. Right now in my climbing career I need to improve my strength and learn how to climb World Cup style boulder problems.

In a commercial gym it’s difficult to set in a similar way to the World Cup because so many of the holds and volumes are large. It’s difficult to accommodate a variety of levels of climbers on these problems and they can create a falling hazard. This is really where the idea of the wall was born. I needed a wall where I could focus on training exactly what I needed. I decided that now was the perfect time to build the wall, World Cup season is just around the corner and I am hoping to do the circuit.

The Design Idea

I climb a lot of overhanging/steep and roof terrain at my home gym. That being said, I thought it would be best to build a wall that focused on more vertical, slab, and slightly overhanging climbing. I am still going to climb at my home gym, so I will get plenty of steep training there.

The Engineering

Originally, the angles and layout for the wall were decided upon by myself and my Dad. However, once Steve Bowser (the engineer) got involved, suddenly the wall became that much more epic. Steve is responsible for the adjustable wall, adjustable campus board, and slab. Not only did Steve create great ideas and designs, he also put in many man-hours.

If you are interested in talking to Steve, his contact info is below.

Steve Bowser https://www.linkedin.com/in/srbowser

sb@hxeng.com www.hxeng.com