| Wall climbing is gaining in popularity and both the | | | | require too much of space and can be |
| versions such as indoor and outdoor wall climbing | | | | accommodated in a smaller area. For endurance |
| have become popular because of this. Wall climbing is | | | | training the wall would be slightly vertical and longer. |
| both fun and challenging, testing your body's strength | | | | Once the training goals are defined the following |
| and endurance. It is often referred as the perfect | | | | steps will have to be taken to build a rock-climbing |
| mix of gymnastics and ballet dancing. Wall climbing is | | | | wall. |
| also preferred by rock climbers to train during winter | | | | Plan: |
| and the monsoon months. | | | | Planning is the first phase in which a mental picture of |
| Wall climbing essentially mimics the thrill, fun, | | | | the desired wall is created. Location, budget, |
| excitement and the physical effort required while | | | | construction material required to maintain the |
| steep rock climbing, but in a more controlled | | | | structural integrity, and the expertise required to build |
| environment. Skills required for climbing steep cliffs | | | | the wall will help in constructing a model and you |
| can be honed in the wall climbing gym itself. The | | | | need some basic drawings. The estimated time |
| popularity of the sport has resulted in the creation of | | | | required and the cost involved will help finalizing |
| special indoor climbing gyms. | | | | whether you proceed with building the climbing wall or |
| The most common climbing walls are made of | | | | abandon the project. |
| wooden boards of varying heights and steepness. It | | | | Design: |
| may have horizontal roofs or vertical slabs with | | | | While designing a climbing wall, a lot of factors will |
| different sizes of holds attached. From simple | | | | have to be considered such as material specifications, |
| concrete walls with unmovable holds to easily | | | | material costs, stress, load, basic structure, and the |
| transportable walls with interchangeable handholds, | | | | number and type of joints. All technical hitches have |
| climbing walls have come a long way since they were | | | | to be cleared before the next step. |
| first introduced in the early sixties. | | | | Construction: |
| Building a climbing wall is not really difficult and once | | | | If the first two stages have been attended to in |
| built, the wall will vastly improve your climbing skills | | | | detail the third phase is relatively easy and enjoyable |
| along with your strength and cardio vascular capacity. | | | | at the same time. However, it could also be |
| All the basic steps that are required for successful | | | | frustrating if the plan and design have inherent faults. |
| completion of a building project include a plan, design, | | | | Finishing: |
| construction, and finishing. | | | | This is the phase when all the construction is over |
| Clear and concise training goals and objectives need | | | | according to the design and the plan. This step will |
| to be defined before building your climbing wall, as | | | | include the preparation of the surface for painting, |
| different types of walls are required for strength and | | | | fixing holds on, texture of the surface, installing the |
| endurance training. For strength training, a wall with | | | | foam matting in the fall zone, and designating various |
| steeper angles is required, this type of wall does not | | | | climbing routes. |