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hafilax
Oct 26, 2010, 8:01 PM
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Just came across this photo of an artificial climbing wall in the Netherlands. It's 37m high and overhangs by 11m.
Anyone here climb it? Any other interesting man made climbing structures out there?
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IsayAutumn
Oct 26, 2010, 8:19 PM
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hafilax wrote: Just came across this photo of an artificial climbing wall in the Netherlands. It's 37m high and overhangs by 11m. Anyone here climb it? Any other interesting man made climbing structures out there? [image]http://www.mopo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/climbing-wall-520x388.jpg[/image]
It looks cool. I'm guessing there is little actual climbing in the Netherlands, otherwise they probably wouldn't have bothered building this. At least not outside.
It must be two pitches, eh?
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jomagam
Oct 26, 2010, 8:23 PM
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In reply to: It must be two pitches, eh?
I was thinking about that too. I'd keep it single pitch and have one or two 80 meter long ropes to rap off with.
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spikeddem
Oct 26, 2010, 8:24 PM
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I really doubt it's two pitches. No obvious anchors at the top + unnecessary liability. They probably just have long ropes.
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charlie.elverson
Oct 26, 2010, 8:25 PM
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route setting on that thing would be a pain... really cool... but a pain.
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hafilax
Oct 26, 2010, 8:50 PM
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I guess I should have linked the source which has larger photos and more of them.
http://www.flickr.com/...6599/in/photostream/
You can see the anchor bolts at the top and in one photo the climber is setting up for rappel.
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cruxstacean
Oct 28, 2010, 3:15 PM
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Why not just have a fixed single static line on the overhanging side to rap off with? Then you could lead it with normal length ropes and just carry a rap device to get down...
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airscape
Oct 28, 2010, 7:34 PM
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cruxstacean wrote: Why not just have a fixed single static line on the overhanging side to rap off with? Then you could lead it with normal length ropes and just carry a rap device to get down...
What if you forget your rap device?
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jbro_135
Oct 28, 2010, 7:38 PM
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In case of forgotten belay device break glass
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acorneau
Oct 28, 2010, 7:47 PM
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Nah, make it a zip line.
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j_ung
Oct 28, 2010, 8:17 PM
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That thing's rad. I'd climb there often, if I lived in the Netherlands.
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djlachelt
Oct 28, 2010, 9:51 PM
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airscape wrote: cruxstacean wrote: Why not just have a fixed single static line on the overhanging side to rap off with? Then you could lead it with normal length ropes and just carry a rap device to get down... What if you forget your rap device?
Over on another climbing website someone who has climbed and set on it said that there is a staircase on the inside.
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cruxstacean
Oct 29, 2010, 12:50 AM
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airscape wrote: cruxstacean wrote: Why not just have a fixed single static line on the overhanging side to rap off with? Then you could lead it with normal length ropes and just carry a rap device to get down... What if you forget your rap device?
Pull rope up through draws, throw rope down, partner attaches belay device to rope, pull up rope, rap down.
so don't forget it...
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