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vaness
Feb 2, 2002, 12:13 AM
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i kinda have a wall...its not really mine its at a boys and girls club but me and my sister and 2 climber friends are like the only ones who use it every day.
its like 15 feet across and 8 feet high. the first section is straight up the seccond is at a slight slant and the 3rd is the most slanted.
vanessa
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jules
Feb 2, 2002, 2:19 PM
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<----- One of Vanessa's climber friends.
Our wall is cool. The routes and the holds, even get changed all the time though. Gets kind of confusing when you finally know where all the holds are, then go to put your foot on one, and fall-- the hold isn't there anymore.
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lawnboy
Feb 3, 2002, 3:12 AM
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<--------------- the second climber friend of vanessa
Our wall rocks!! It's great to practice on we have about 10 routes that range from V.0-V.3 and we trying to make a V.4.
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vaness
Feb 3, 2002, 8:48 PM
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heh
yeah juliana and kirk are my 2 climbing friends at the club
theres a picture of the wall, you cant see the first sectiob but its there
here it is:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos.php?Action=ListPhoto&PhotoID=2679
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goatsoup
Feb 4, 2002, 2:44 AM
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I also have a climbing wall. Its located in my attic and i built it along the inside of roof of my house. It is a complete slopper but it works for me. If anyone has any ideas for spicing up a home wall plz let me know. Mine gettin boring
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pianomahnn
Feb 4, 2002, 2:47 AM
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Get more holds or make your own.
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upfreak
Feb 6, 2002, 5:24 AM
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Envy .... Envy .... Envy
I live in an apartment....
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treyr
Feb 8, 2002, 1:01 AM
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I have a freestanding 8 feet high 12 wide wall and it adjustable and is in my garage
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barney_89012
Feb 9, 2002, 3:56 AM
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i dont have a wall, but i do have a campus board, and a campus monkey bar thing.
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leadingedge
Feb 13, 2002, 1:33 PM
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check out
indoorclimbing.com
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cheapholds
Feb 25, 2002, 5:29 AM
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the standard is 3/4" plywood. MDF and OBS may be cheaper, but you will run into other problems. Besides strength differences, these will not hold t-nuts as well at plywood. this really becomes a huge pain when several of your t-nuts get pushed through and you cant (or dont want) to get to the back side of the wall to replace them.
some people will use 5/8" plywood. the problem here is that standard t-nuts are 7/16" long, not leaving much room for the t-nuts. over time, as the t-nuts get drawn in, the will make contact with the back side of your holds which will prevent them from staying tight on the wall.
studs should be spaced every 16" on center. 2x4's are sometimes used for vertical walls, but definitly go to a 2x6 or more when dealing with overhangs. studs are cheap, so make it strong.
my advice is to cram in tons of t-nuts. shoot for at least 75 per sheet of plywood. adding more will give you more placement options and keep the wall intestesing. plus, you wont want to take the wall apart later to add more.
as for holds, i always tell people to get a small variety from a few different companies as each has their own style and feel.
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radistrad
Mar 5, 2002, 2:52 PM
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My home wall sucks. Its 10' tall with a 12' crack machine. I have about 50 holds on it. If I pop too hard I'll be replacing the neighbors fence. It is a simple wall, just a 4x8 (and another small sheet to make it 10') sheet of plywood mounted on 2x4's and bolted to the house, I can adjust the angle but that is about it. The crack is also fully adjustable, however I am looking for some coating to put on my crack, any suggestion? I dont like the feeling of the wood.
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maddie
Mar 8, 2002, 10:24 AM
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Thats excellent! I wish i had a home gym!
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theamish
Mar 8, 2002, 1:28 PM
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Radistrad ..... You can get deck paint (the kind with sand in it) for about $10 a gallon and it is about the same as the commercial paint made for climbing walls which costs about $50.
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crux_clipper
Mar 11, 2002, 11:35 AM
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only another 3 weeks till our garage is built, an i can start on my wall YAY!
Anyway, to texture a crack, you could try a putty of some sort. Go to the hardware shop and nag them a bit for advice. tell them it needs to withstand a bomb. They should be able to help.
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achilles
Mar 13, 2002, 12:54 PM
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I'd love to have a climbing wall all to myself. The ACHILLES-WALL of Fame (or would that be shame) mmmmm. LOL.
Rock-a-bye!
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crux_clipper
Mar 14, 2002, 12:19 PM
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One day, when i'm rich, i want to buy a 2 story house, gut it, and make it into a bouldering kingdom, with boulder problems going underneath the stairs, and up through the roof to the floor above. It's gonna be called "The Boulder House"
Copywrite trademark of crux_clipper, and any soul who steals the name, should be dealt a severe headache and teary eyes.
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treyr
Mar 14, 2002, 12:26 PM
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I have a free standing woodie adjustable angle. IT is awesome
TROB
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liudolf
Apr 24, 2002, 7:58 AM
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Crux_clipper, you've gotta be careful with "The Boulder House", your name is almost already in use. The gym that first turned me on to climbing, in Lafayette, Louisiana, is called the Rok Haus... great gym, especially in a state with no worthwhile outdoor climbing whatsoever.
Liudolf
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jeffe
Apr 29, 2002, 11:43 PM
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I'm planning on building a seven and a half foot tall and twenty four foot wide bouldering wall in my basement. It will be done little by little. When finished I would like to have a eight foot wide 45 degree section and a four foot wide bulge section. The sales hook to my wife was the fact that my kids love to boulder. They are one, four and seven. The first sections I'm going to build will be for them.
So my question is what angle do you all think I should make the first two panels?(8ft wide) Keep in mind this section of the wall will be dedicated to my kids.
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morganicclimbing
Aug 6, 2002, 7:17 PM
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http://www.morganicclimbing.com/HomeGym.asp
It’s about 1/3 finished so don't be too critical but it’s still a blast. Plus I made about 90% of the holds which was fun. What an obsession. It is in my attic which is on a 45 degree angle (like a big witch’s hat). It took very little framework. I just slapped on some plywood (most of which was free from construction sites). The house is 112 years old and 2 ½ stories. Good use of an unused attic if I do say so myself. I still have lots of ideas including 3 cracks and some more vert. I plan on finishing it with about 5-10 layers of carpet padding and carpet then some track lighting and a nice stereo and we should be set. It has turned into quit the hangout.
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