Illegal Narcotics. and hookers lots of hookers. I think a Bolt gun hanging on the wall would be sweet. Like the one in cliff hanger. Oh yea and a sign that says TRADSPORTARDS KEEP OUT. On the front door.

Illegal Narcotics. and hookers lots of hookers. I think a Bolt gun hanging on the wall would be sweet. Like the one in cliff hanger. Oh yea and a sign that says TRADTARDS KEEP OUT. On the front door.

i was recently told to design a rock climbing club house at a natural rock climbing spot.Well since ive only climbed for a few times, i believe i am still a noob to comment on everything compare to all of you here.=)So, i was wondering,other than having a good wall construction, i suppose there should also be some requirements for the club house.

Does 'club house' mean a place for climbers to hang out near the crag, or a place for them to train? If it's the former, it depends on the type of climbing nearby. If you can clarify that, you might have a better shot at a real response.

Trad - porno and booze: Because of their hardened attitudes (read: grumpy old man-like attitudes), nobody really likes trad climbers enough to have sex with them. In fact, trad climbers don't even seem to like to be around themselves so they drown themselves in hard liquor and drink themselves away.

Sport - mirrors: Nobody really likes sport climbers either, but they do love themselves. As ego-centric narcissists, they need the mirrors to serve as constant reminders of how pretty they are and how awesome they are while they flex their muscles and slyly give their reflections the wink and the gun.

Boulderers - shiny things and hat racks... lots of hat racks: It's pretty unimportant whether anyone actually likes boulderers. They seem too high most of the time to properly register such external things. The shiny things satisfy their child-like short attention spans and ability to be easily amused with trivial things. The hat racks serve as a place for them to store their back-up toques/ beanies.

Alpine - don't bother: They're off somewhere in the middle of fucking nowhere, so what do they need a club house for? It'd probably just scare them or perhaps piss them off to run into more than one or two other living people at a time anyway.

hi,everyone.
basically, i am not a rock climber.but i did tried rock climbing before.it was really fun.=)
However,as an architecture student here,i was recently told to design a rock climbing club house at a natural rock climbing spot.Well since ive only climbed for a few times, i believe i am still a noob to comment on everything compare to all of you here.=)So, i was wondering,other than having a good wall construction, i suppose there should also be some requirements for the club house.
As in,ive learned that rock climbing focuses alot on the foot strenght.Does that make rock climbers prefer a slightly softer flooring to lessen the stress before going onto their solid rock climbing experience?
Is there anyone can help me out here?IF i will to build a club house for rock climbing, what kind of requirement do you think you'll need for your activity and why?? I would really appreciates all your responses.=) Thankzzz in advance.=)

P/s: rock climbing is really tough!D=

Cheers.=)

A password. A clubhouse needs a good password.

I vote for best post ever. I love this one.

This is actually an interesting question...I'll see if I can give you some random thoughts:

Green/sustainable/recycled building materials...lots of climbers dig that stuff.

Passive solar design...the place will mostly be used to escape the heat of the day or chill of the night, sudden rain storms etc. It should offer a cool in summer, warm in winter spot to drink beers with friends and share stories. The visitor center in zion national park is a great example of passive solar design...window shades that shade the windows in summer and thermally massive flooring that warms up in winter.

Communal food preparation/hangout area...lots of climbing areas have outdoor cooking shelters.

Camping and/or bunk rooms, gear storage lockers, food storage (bear boxes) if necessary.

For design ideas/insperation check out the old Civialan Concservation Corp (CCC) lodges in the US and the hut systems in the alps in europe.

=____________= stripper pole?lolxxx

cookie dough is cute.i guess u can eat them too when u lack of energy.lolz

anyway,anymore suggestions???i mean seriously.'w'lll

Something like this would be a good start...

I'm getting the idea that the OP is not studying in the US. We don't really "have" clubhouses here. Welll....there's the Bivy in the Daks, and Miquels. And there was the Gordon Ranch.... But the closest thing we have here for "climber's clubhouse" would probably be one of the AAC deals.

Still, this is a fun thread. And if it were MY HoneyComb Hideout, I'd have:
- Convenient location for access to climbing
- A policy that if you can't pay cash to stay, you need to do something to contribute(artwork, gardening, masonry. woodworking etc. The place would pretty much start out as....well, an empty plot. And go ground up).
- A firepit for social hour
- A vegetable garden in season
- A Main community building, and separate bunk houses. Bunk houses are designated 24-Hour Quiet Zones - If you ain't sleeping, don't be in there. A couple of Love Shack bunkhouses, of course.
- A natural swimming hole
- Showers, but one should have to either pay for or contribute in another way for the showers. Swimming hole is included for free though
- A piano, kept in tune
- A bouldering wall built on the inside of the community building, for crap weather days
- A good ole dog who loves everyone, and everyone loves. Dog haters not welcome at the HoneyComb Hideout.
- A couple of cats, too
- Storage lockers, located in a safe place
- A shuttle bus to go to the cliffs/nearby town
- A big clothes washing bin and drying line, and maybe a pay-for washer/dryer for the softees
- A small general store with sundry items

This is actually an interesting question...I'll see if I can give you some random thoughts:

Green/sustainable/recycled building materials...lots of climbers dig that stuff.

Passive solar design...the place will mostly be used to escape the heat of the day or chill of the night, sudden rain storms etc. It should offer a cool in summer, warm in winter spot to drink beers with friends and share stories. The visitor center in zion national park is a great example of passive solar design...window shades that shade the windows in summer and thermally massive flooring that warms up in winter.

Communal food preparation/hangout area...lots of climbing areas have outdoor cooking shelters.

Camping and/or bunk rooms, gear storage lockers, food storage (bear boxes) if necessary.

For design ideas/insperation check out the old Civialan Concservation Corp (CCC) lodges in the US and the hut systems in the alps in europe.