Category Archive: Featured

Nov 14 2012

How to Clean Climbing Holds

There are several ways to clean climbing holds and from a perspective of a home woody owner there is one really easy way and lots of other harder ways. The easiest way to clean climbing holds: Materials:  1 Gallon White Vinegar 1 x 5 gallon bucket Water Stiff nylon brush (optional) also a metal brush …

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Mar 11 2012

Build a Triangle Wood Volume for Your Climbing Wall

Synopsis: Below are detailed instructions on how to replicate a small wood triangle for your home wall. The materials are simple and the instructions are (hopefully) very simple. This small wood volume will add a lot to your wall for a minimal amount of money. Approximate Time of Build: 1-3 hours Materials Needed: 3/4″ thick …

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Sep 27 2011

Inspiration Gallery

I have been collecting photos of some awesome walls over the years. Here are a number of them for you to reference. If by chance I have a photo of yours on here and you don’t want it please contact me and it will be removed immediately. If you have photos you want to add …

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May 04 2011

Customer Service and Climbing Hold Companies

Below is only my personal experience with select climbing hold companies to demonstrate the difference that certain companies  take when approaching a home climbing wall consumer. Most of my encounters are on a very limited basis (one encounter) and therefore I assume that since these are all small companies the customer experience will vary significantly from customer …

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Mar 24 2011

Hold Waste

Hold waste is something that unfortunately happens only in Home Climbing walls. Hold waste happens when you get a set of holds from a company and realize that a number of them are not very useful due to the limited number of angles, placements, etc on your home wall. I am actually amazed at the …

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Aug 27 2010

Home Climbing Walls vs Gym Climbing Walls

Virtually everything in the Artificial wall world revolves around gym climbing; holds, wall materials, advice, etc is generally created to help gym owners, professional route-setters, climbing hold companies, and climbing wall companies work together better. There is very little information that specifically targets the “Home Climbing Wall Consumer”. Here are some of the main differences between your home …

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