Big project! Bigger than anything I’ve tackled.
Scheduled for end of the year but need help and advice planning.
How do I achieve the tilting wall seen here? Is it a winch?
The wall itself is 8x4 plyboard, lots of blogs give info on that part but nothing on creating one where you can control the tilt .
Erm…I’m not athletic to say the least, so my opinion is somewhat pointless…but that seems to be a very short climb. Hardly seems worth the effort!
haha thats true…and the youtube video one has holds laid out for childs play, literally : )
But they are usually laid out for home training, more doing drills, power endurance and strength training.
We’re expecting our first baby next year so I wont be able to get to the big climbing wall or on outdoor trips as much as before. The home wall is there to do short drills between long nappy changes.
Cool. Fair play. Honestly didn’t know if it had a purpose. It’d end up as somewhere to hang clothes if it were in my house! Good luck with the project and the baby!
It looks like a winch controller, but if the wall was suspended on a winch cable I’d expect a little bit of bounce when she starts climbing on it. Could be the winch drops the wall onto some fixed stops - there’s nothing to imply that it’s safe to climb on it any anything other than that position.
Linear actuator or two might be an alternative.
Looks like loads of fun! Not sure about the winch setup - possibly could be lowering it onto stops.
Highly recommend woodies though - loved mine until it blew away in a storm, scottish weather!
I love it! Must have been a strong gust…looks hefty.
Did it need any treating to cope with the rain?
3x 8*4 sheets right?
Did you find one type of wood best for handholds?
Aye big winter storm.
The board was 18mm wbp ply, I brushed the exposed top edge with a little epoxy but it wasn’t loads, held up great. Kept off the ground on a couple of bricks. No other waterproofing
Holds - I just used cls softwood, untreated - as had it lying around- and they worked great, skin friendly and strong enough. Chopped them up with a jigsaw at an angle to get jugs/ slopers, then rounded them with a knife then sandpaper. For the smallest holds just bought some resin screw ons as less than a centimetre thick the wood wasn’t strong enough. Also good for small footholds was drilled coins.
