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metoliusmunchkin
Oct 27, 2001, 4:27 AM
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I was just wondering, starring at my home wall one day how many people actually had the priviledge of having a home bouldering/climbing wall.
My climbing wall, is 15 feet high, and is about 4 feet wide. It starts out on a vertical challenge followed by a bit of an overhang, and then back to vert. I am describing my wall for I have no other form of description for it (such as pictures, or drawings).
If any of you do have a climbing wall, I would like to please ask you to post any descriptions of them here, or any pictures you might have taken of them recently.
Thank you for your time, submitions will greatly be appreciated.
Pat.
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ctclimber
Oct 27, 2001, 4:58 AM
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I am trying to start building a wall myself, but i can't find a place for it. I looked in my attic, but it isn't going to work. I've thought about making one outside, but i don't know if its a good idea. Could you give me a few helpful tips that helped you build yours??
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metoliusmunchkin
Oct 27, 2001, 5:05 AM
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Well, I kind of lucked out with a perfect spot for it.
Mine is outside of my house, and is built as an extention (going towards the ground) from my tree house. You climb up the wall, connected to two trees (don't worry nature lovers, there not nailed to the trees or anything, it's a special system my dad came up with with wire coated with rubber).
I know it's kind of confusing when I explain it, as soon as I scan a picture of it, I'll post it up in here or something.
Pat.
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pianomahnn
Oct 27, 2001, 8:01 PM
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There is a book out on building your own climbing walls. It's by the people who put out the "How To..." series books. It's good, and should give you some nice ideas on what you could do for the wall.
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tangboy
Oct 27, 2001, 9:31 PM
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hey check out my climbing wall that my brother built in our back yard. three different sides... vert, invert, overhang. all go up to 16 foot high by 8 foot wide. they are top ropable, boulderable, or sportable. they are lots of fun, heres the webpage...
www.angelfire.com/sd2/climber
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russman
Oct 28, 2001, 1:36 AM
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I too talk about home woddie all the time. More like it is in my garage...you can look at it at my website
http://www.thepinnaclegym.com
That will be teh name of my Climbing Gym when I decide I can afford to sleep on the crash pads and shower in the locker rooms, since I will not be able to afford a house. Wife has different ideas though
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ctclimber
Oct 28, 2001, 1:54 AM
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Tangboy, that a really nice wall!!! How deep are those posts concreted into the ground? And hows much did all the wood cost, just for that side (estimation)?
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tangboy
Oct 28, 2001, 3:24 AM
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lol, actually dude, where i am there insn't any strong wind, so the posts don't go down into the ground at all. the three walls are back to back, kinda like standing three cards back to back and they support each other. there are many beams inside going from one all to the other etc. plus we have some metal bars going into the ground that the base of the walls are bolted into, this keeps the bases from moving. as you can see on the overhang, there are some 4X4's on the outer edge, to keep any extra weight from toppling it over. overall the whole wall cost about $1500 to make!!!! most of it from my brothers wallett. its totally his design, and i guess thats what you get when you work as a builder/electrician/plumber/carpenter/welder! make good money and you know what you are doing. good wall eh?!!!
if you want more specs just email me at tangboy19@hotmail.com
tangboy
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skupdogg
Oct 28, 2001, 5:06 AM
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if you're looking to build your own climbing wall, i recommend going to a local climbing gym and talking to the owners/workers there. they'll be able to help you, or hook you up with someone who can.
-chad
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munckee
Oct 28, 2001, 7:52 PM
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I have a small home gym too. It is now in its third iteration which happens to be both the smallest and best version of what I have built. It is very simple: uniformly 64" wide; tops out at about 7.5ft tall. It is simply a wall at a 30* angle leading into a 3ft roof. It is completely freestanding, so i needed supports on the end of the roof to hold it up, so i decided to put a couple sheets of ply there as well. It doesn't make a full vert wall because there is a gap in the sheeting, but it works great for traverses and stuff. Overall, its fun to train on. I wish I could make it a little taller, but maybe next time.
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metoliusmunchkin
Oct 29, 2001, 12:51 AM
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Tangboy: Interesting wall, it has a really nice roof and overhang to it, reminds me of my local gym.
Russman: That is the best home gym I have ever seen in my entire life! The way you utilised the space you had, and what you did with it was amazing, great job!
Pat.
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russman
Oct 29, 2001, 1:03 AM
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thanx man...it was really not to hard for me to figure out what I wanted to do with the space I had...jsut took a lot of reinforcing to make it strong enough...only prob is now I am out of room and I ahve added everythign to my wall that all the books and websites say to do to "spice" up your wall...ie. kicker plate, hangboard, vertical, overhang...been there, done that. now I jsut need a bigger garage
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rrrADAM
Oct 29, 2001, 1:08 AM
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NO ya don't russman, just move all your stuff into the garage, make that living space. Then turn your pad into a gym, much more space right. Just don't tell the Mrs. that I suggested it, I don't want a 'cyber beating' in front of my RC.com friends.
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metoliusmunchkin
Oct 31, 2001, 3:05 AM
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Rrradam, you have sparked new climbing fantasies into my small 13-year-old mind.
Picture this: Your whole house (up your your stair wells, down your stair wells, all around the walls of each room, under your bunk beds - I have that by the way - under every table etc) covered in Metolius/Pusher holds. That would be my heaven, if I were to die tomorrow, my one wish would be to live in a huge mansion covered in climbing holds. The eternal gym of climbing bliss.
Any other home rock climbing gym fantasies from my fellow climbers?
~P.a.t.
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paintinhaler
Oct 31, 2001, 5:46 AM
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has anyone ever used 3/8 particle board than useing ply. Ply is to much for me wallet
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ctclimber
Nov 2, 2001, 1:17 AM
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i was kinda wondering bout that myself
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metoliusmunchkin
Nov 2, 2001, 11:08 PM
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Ply wood/Particle boards?! I have always thought that ply wood was the best, though I must agree, that it is rather expensive, and will make your wallet go on a diet.
My friend wants to build a climbing wall, and is insisting on using tons of 2x6s. I have told him that wooden plancs are not the best though he does not understand why not. He agrees that ply would is more expensive, what is this particle board you speak of?
-P.a.t.
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ecchastang
Nov 2, 2001, 11:15 PM
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particle board is too weak to hold the t-nuts. Pay the price for plywood and you wont have the hospital bills later
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treyr
Jan 5, 2002, 8:42 PM
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I have a wall a freestander. Adjustable hang goto my site http://www.treyrobinson.com For a pick
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frogirl
Jan 5, 2002, 10:13 PM
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I was just wondering if you could just screw some plywood into the drywall of a regular room and add holds for a home wall? would it be strong enough?tell me what you think!
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philip
Jan 10, 2002, 8:55 PM
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I have a cool home climbing wall. It's in kind of an "S" shape- only 8 ft high with a ceiling. I put it in my basement. I have a vertical wall and a 20 degree one on thw opposing sides. There is plywood on the back of the 20 degree as well- therefore I have a slab wall too. It's a lot of fun to climb on: I mostly use Pusher holds but I also have some Nicros and Groperz.
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juniper
Jan 10, 2002, 9:20 PM
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My 23rd birthday present was a climbing wall in my apartment, actually, like five feet from my bed. My friend built it for me at his workshop and then "imported it"....pretty funny, I thought I had ten foot ceilings, but they were only 9 (hey, they looked tall...) so he had to go back and cut it down a foot. it has a 30 degree slope with an overhang on top. He made me two holds and said the rest was up to me.
He didn't use plywood, he usded MDF or something like that. It was freakin' heavy, but cheaper than ply and costs less. He said that the wood might warp in a year and that he would replace it with ply. I guess we'll see if it holds (said the climber before she busted her butt... )
Juniper
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crux_clipper
Jan 30, 2002, 12:07 AM
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I was talking to a carpenter, and he was saying that MDF would be fine for a climbing wall, and it's about half the price!
But my dad works for a timber company that makes pine timmber and plywood, so i should get it all cheap
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sheppe
Jan 30, 2002, 12:43 AM
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We just bought a new house, and I have a whole room dedicated to climbing. It's about 250 sq ft (plus ceilings).
I'm thinking of using Sport Rock's product in it, but it depends on cost. Has anyone ever used Sport Rock's product?
-Sheppe
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crux_clipper
Jan 30, 2002, 4:16 AM
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to the dude who wants to use 2x6's, forget it. All you need is some 90x35 (builder talk). I want to know how people built their roof?
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