My home bouldering wall
Part of my home bouldering wall
Back when I arrived in Sheffield in 1986, there were no proper indoor climbing training facilities, so everyone built their own. These were generally in cellars, and a whole new generation of Sheffield cellar-dwelling ‘troglodytes’ was born. Even though Sheffield led the way, and now possesses some of the best indoor facilities anywhere (ClimbingWorks, The Foundry, The Edge, The Matrix), it’s still a tradition to have your own at home.
Here’s mine, which is in my garage, and is the first thing I did when we bought the house. It’s set up with relatively large holds at the moment for early season stamina training. It converts with an alternative set of holds into a ‘School Room’ type facility.
For more information on building your own wall, and plans for the ‘School Room’ layout, see Ben Moon’s excellent site:
Hi Joss, yes it’s a good start for Lincoln. Shame they didn’t develop a dedicated bouldering facility to go with it.
Nice work. Did you see that there’s a new climbing wall in Lincoln? http://theshowroom.org.uk/climbing-test/