By Woodchuck ATC
Feb 28, 2012
| IN SUMMARY as of Feb.28th, 2012. This post has been running for over 2 years and still amazing wood walls are going up and being posted. Last night I took the time to go back and review all previous 8 pages and then pick out my favorites. Voting for your favorite is OK, or just give us a list of what you think is pretty cool. Working backwards from page 8, I like Kevin's ice shapes and David's 14 by 14 free standing wall. Page 7 it's Seth's dungeon' steeps that caught my eye. Pg 6 I like Kachoong's tall Texas wall, and David's big garage wall. Page 5 is Thinayr's garage. Pg 4 it's Chris Jones 12' yard tower. Pg 3; how could I ignore Steve's pole dancing partner! Also my top favorite of all is the massive climbing cave that Tony Vavricka has up. Pg 2; I like jj Helstrom's wall from Dayton. Well those are my favorites,,,,go back and check them out or find those that you think are spectacular. Lots of great workout boards and mini-woodies with unique shape or design. Hope we keep seeing more posted here when the construction season begins for us again. | 
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By JulianB
From Florence, SC
Feb 28, 2012
| My woody is going up as soon as one of my friends has time to help me with the construction, possibly as early as Friday although if not it may wait until later in March. It's going to be pretty simple since it has to fit in my studio apartment but it's going to be an 8x8 panel at 40 degrees overhanging finishing with a 4x8 roof. My bed will go underneath and double as a crash pad. Should make for some good training and I'm getting excited! |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Feb 28, 2012
| JulianB wrote: My woody is going up as soon as one of my friends has time to help me with the construction, possibly as early as Friday although if not it may wait until later in March. It's going to be pretty simple since it has to fit in my studio apartment but it's going to be an 8x8 panel at 40 degrees overhanging finishing with a 4x8 roof. My bed will go underneath and double as a crash pad. Should make for some good training and I'm getting excited!
Nice way to wake up in the AM to get started with a few climbs before breakfast. |
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By Seth Derr
From harrisburg, pa
Feb 28, 2012
| | New Climbing Wall
Submitted By: Seth Derr on Feb 28, 2012
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| New Climbing Wall
Submitted By: Seth Derr on Feb 28, 2012
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So the Divorce Ferry came and took away the wall i posted pics of on Page 7 of this thread. I took the ply wood from the garage, moved it into my mom's old barn, and created this beast. It may be short-lived, as the structural integrity of the barn is questionable and i didn't exactly realize this until I had the wall built, but i'm using it til i figure out how much of an issue (i.e. how expensive) it'll be to make the barn safe for the foreseeable future. I'll say this, if i have to rip this thing down I think i'm taking a break from home walls for a bit.
It's 12 feet high and 14 feet wide with a 45 and a 60(ish) on top of a 6 foot vert wall. This makes for about 18ft of climbing on the 45 and 15ft on the 60. Because of the dimensions, sharp angles, and size of the wall the problems climb more like routes. It's fugging fun. If i can save it i'm going to add a transitional angle between the 45 and the 60, but for now i've been able to set some really cool compression moves on the arete. Sure hope it works out that i can keep it. |
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By alpinethrills
Feb 28, 2012
| Built recently while being frustrated by no winter in NY.
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By JulianB
From Florence, SC
Feb 28, 2012
| alpinethrills wrote: Built recently while being frustrated by no winter in NY.
Outstanding! Man I should build something like that in our local trail system. |
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By Doug Lintz
From Kearney, NE
Feb 29, 2012
| My wife and I are buying an acreage in the next month or so. This outbuilding will hold my largest home wall to date (I've built 5 over the last 10 years). I'm pretty excited since the building has running water, skylights, and a concrete floor (which I'll cover with a full sized wrestling mat for starters). My plans are for a woodie 24 feet wide, 14 feet tall (with topout) and a variety of angles. Pictures to come later this spring.
Just looked at Dave's freestanding corner wall from page 8. That's what I'll plan for the corner so total width should be 32 or 36 feet. |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Feb 29, 2012
| Great potential Doug, with a building that large. 40'+ traverse I bet! |
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By camhead
From The Old Northwest
Feb 29, 2012
| Matt Roberts wrote: Use "Seconds Pro" from the iTunes Store. I think its 2.99. You might have to fool with it a tiny bit to figure out what you want it to do, but it will do it. Its very, very slick and flexible. I coach the youth at our gym, and I use it for Tabata intervals, I also use it for intervals on my indoor bike trainer. My wife uses it for running intervals, etc. I can't imagine that there's not an interval set that you can't program.
I'm actually putting together a music mashup thing right now for my next hangboard cycle (the rock prodigy 7x7, 7x6, 7x5 one). A bunch of motivating songs that are exactly 120 beats/minute, with obvious shifts every 7 seconds, and even vocal queues like James Brown yelling "GET UP!" |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Feb 29, 2012
| Old school here; just crank out some AC/DC loud on old CD walkman' or a good ole' fashion boombox. I know what pace I should be at by the 3rd or 4th song on the CD. Works for me. |
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By Andy Librande
From Denver, CO
Feb 29, 2012
| Seth Derr wrote: It may be short-lived, as the structural integrity of the barn is questionable and i didn't exactly realize this until I had the wall built, but i'm using it til i figure out how much of an issue (i.e. how expensive) it'll be to make the barn safe for the foreseeable future.
I am no structural engineer, however it appears that if all you did was run a few vertical supports at either end of the climbing wall along that beam it would add a lot of support. Something simple would be (for one side) to take two 2x8's and screw them together, cut to length (slightly long) and pound them into place. Put a few attachment screws at the top and maybe something at the bottom to keep it from slipping. Cheap and an easy option and from what I can tell would fix most of the problem.
Another option would be to support the wall independently (ie free-standing wall) which would be more work but could be done for not a ton of money. |
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By Seth Derr
From harrisburg, pa
Mar 1, 2012
| Andy Librande wrote: I am no structural engineer, however it appears that if all you did was run a few vertical supports at either end of the climbing wall along that beam it would add a lot of support. Something simple would be (for one side) to take two 2x8's and screw them together, cut to length (slightly long) and pound them into place. Put a few attachment screws at the top and maybe something at the bottom to keep it from slipping. Cheap and an easy option and from what I can tell would fix most of the problem. Another option would be to support the wall independently (ie free-standing wall) which would be more work but could be done for not a ton of money.
It's not the wall itself that's falling over, it's the entire barn. The wall's sturdy as can be. |
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By Darren Mabe
From Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 4, 2012
| Just finished this crack hangboard. About 4ft long and adjustable overhang, 5 fixed sizes: camalot 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, and 1. Time will tell how it works!
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By JulianB
From Florence, SC
Mar 4, 2012
| Have my wall at an interim construction point but still usable. My construction partner is going on vacation and we didn't have the time or necessary wood on hand to complete the 4x8 roof that's going to meet the top of the wall. The 2x4 supporting the middle will not be needed once the roof is installed and we can attach beams that will re-distribute the weight on the main 8x8 panel. One reason the main face is heavy and would flex at the middle without the support beam is it's actually two separate 4x8 panels (we built it that way so it will be possible to eventually get it out of my apartment). It's going to be really awesome when it's finished and I get some more holds, but it's still pretty good for the next couple of weeks.
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By T.J. Esposito
From San Diego, CA
Mar 5, 2012
| Darren that looks awesome... I think I'm gonna have to replicate that! |
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By Darren Mabe
From Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 5, 2012
| T.J. Esposito wrote: Darren that looks awesome... I think I'm gonna have to replicate that!
2x6s, bare and sanded. 4ft lengths
plywood in the back and to provide support. 2x4s across top and bottom for support.
crack spacers i used were something like:
0.5-0.6" tips(put a slight taper in the tips to cover the pinky locks..)
0.77" tight/good fingers
0.93" rattly/big fingers
1.15" ringlocks
1.30" tight hands
the rope lashing at the bottom acts like a hinge.
daisies provides angle adjustment.
maybe overkill, but it does not flex even if i am campused on it. |
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By Andy Librande
From Denver, CO
Mar 23, 2012
| Built a couple new volumes for my Wall in the past couple weeks. Since I was going through the trouble I decided to document how to build a simple Triangle Volume with details instructions and measurements for a good sized volume.
If you haven't built a volume for your wall yet you are missing out since they are easy, cheap, and add a lot to your wall.
Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback:
LINK TO INSTRUCTIONS: andylibrande.com/homeclimbingwall/2012/03/build-a-triangle-w>>>
VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS:
SOME PHOTOS:
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By Chris Plesko
From Westminster, CO
Mar 23, 2012
| Looks sweet! I've got 3 volumes for mine I've been slowing finishing up. I figure they'll be great to put up when I'm bored with current routes. |
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By Chris Owen
Administrator
From La Crescenta and Big Bear Lake
Mar 24, 2012
| | SoWR Ogof.
Submitted By: Chris Owen on Mar 24, 2012
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By Woodchuck ATC
Mar 24, 2012
| Nice triangular volumes...much like my designs on my woody for last 6 years. Seems to be an easy way to construct simple volume shapes. See alot of similar ones now used in gym comps too. Guess we are on to the right design technique for sure. I like the geometric shape that woody walls now take due to the increased us of strange volume pieces. |
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By Phillip Brooks
From Savannah, GA
Apr 2, 2012
| I just want to say thanks to all of you here who have brought climbing back to life for me. I did a little bouldering and "buildering" during college and it slipped away from me since. Many thanks to Andy for sharing his wall photos...I ordered 50 holds today and will start building my outdoor wall based on your build. I'll be glad to share some photos once I'm done. I'll be adding on in different phases as well. I can't wait to share and learn more from all of you. |
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By Brendan Blanchard
From Strafford, NH
Apr 2, 2012
| Heres the re-vamped version of my woody, added the wall on the left.
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By Doug Lintz
From Kearney, NE
Jun 12, 2012
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Slowly getting this thing built in my barn. The right side tops out at just under 14 feet. The lower vertical looking sections are actually about 10 degrees overhanging but I'm thinking of redoing the left half (making the real overhanging portion start at 4 feet off the ground instead of it's current 8 feet).
The exposed wall behind the ladder on the right side of the photo will be filled in to provide an overhanging corner. The loft in the upper right part of the pic will have it's own cave with a 75 degree section of 4 to 5 full panels. |
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By Andy Librande
From Denver, CO
Jun 13, 2012
| Doug Lintz wrote: Slowly getting this thing built in my barn. The right side tops out at just under 14 feet. The lower vertical looking sections are actually about 10 degrees overhanging but I'm thinking of redoing the left half (making the real overhanging portion start at 4 feet off the ground instead of it's current 8 feet). The exposed wall behind the ladder on the right side of the photo will be filled in to provide an overhanging corner. The loft in the upper right part of the pic will have it's own cave with a 75 degree section of 4 to 5 full panels.
Damn this is a sick wall. On the left side I agree with you and think that you should make it a consistent 20-30 degree wall over the whole length. Lots of climbing holds are created for that angle and it allows you to use very small holds to jugs very easily. I would just put a 2ft kicker and straight up to the ceiling from there.
Nice work! |
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By Doug Lintz
From Kearney, NE
Jun 13, 2012
| Thanks Andy. If I stick with a four foot kicker on the left half I can use previously purchased 2x6x12's to keep the framing simple. If I go with a two foot kicker I'll need to buy more lumber.
Attaching the upper plywood is gonna be tough. I'm already stretched out doing the framing with my ten foot ladders.
For padding I've got twenty mattresses. They'll be doubled up with two layers of carpet on top.
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