Building a Home Climbing Wall

Hard Work with a Payoff

I'd been thinking about building a climbing wall for some time. I even went so far as to buy the holds in January of this year. Greg came over and we finally got started in July. It came together fairly well, especially since we used a simple design. The wall itself is 11 feet wide by 8 feet high. Not the biggest, but certainly good enough to get your arms pumped from making a series of moves! To commemorate the building of the wall I held a "climbing holds party" where I supplied food, but everyone was expected to bring a hold to add to the wall. This worked well, I have enough holds now for a full route (and some bonus moves as well!)

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Climbing Wall 2002: 01: Construction Begins	Climbing Wall 2002: 02: Working Workbench	Climbing Wall 2002: 03: Working Workbench 2	Climbing Wall 2002: 04: Completed Panel
Climbing Wall 2002: 05: Panel 2	Climbing Wall 2002: 06: Work Area	Climbing Wall 2002: 07: Greg Drilling	Climbing Wall 2002: 08: Drilled Wood
Climbing Wall 2002: 09: T-Nuts	Climbing Wall 2002: 10: T-Nuts Mounted	Climbing Wall 2002: 11: Primer and Paint	Climbing Wall 2002: 12: Panel 2 Primer
Climbing Wall 2002: 13: Adding Texture	Climbing Wall 2002: 14: Making Texture	Climbing Wall 2002: 15: More Texture	Climbing Wall 2002: 16: Wall Mounted
Climbing Wall 2002: 17: Wall Mounted Side Angle	Climbing Wall 2002: 18: Inside Mounts	Climbing Wall 2002: 19: Roof Mounts	Climbing Wall 2002: 20: Contemplating the Route