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Help! Awesome freestanding wall..

Glen B · · Murray, UT · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 0

If you put overhangs on opposite sides, the weight of the opposing overhang structure will provide for counterweight. I would still use tie down anchors since the consequences of your wall tipping or collapsing would be severe.

Brian Taylor · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 45

Jon, burning man is in the middle of a dried up lake bed in Nevada, google maps Black Rock City, Nevada, and that'll give you a pretty good idea. It's late august/early September of every year. Something about it starting the Monday after.. labor day I think?

IamDman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 15

looks cool! good luck

Happiegrrrl · · Gunks · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 60

Climbing Magazine posted a link to this (Craigslist ad for a climbing wall which was used at previous BM) on their Facebook this morning:
sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zi…

It might be sort of cool to recycle the one with a past.....

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880

$3K+ and counting.

steven sadler · · SLC, UT · Joined May 2010 · Points: 35

The flat thing protruding out the front on the ground will help stop this thing from tipping forward from it's own weight and the weight of a climber. Also the back flat spot could be a patio which would also help with the tipping. Hopefully this would make it so you wouldn't have to do any modifications to the ground. (concrete, anchors, etc)

burning man wall

Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280
DannyUncanny wrote:That's a big cantilever. You would need a pretty heavy counter weight or some guy lines or ground anchors if you want the free end to be unsupported.
Yup. we built one like that a few years ago and had huge 2 by 12's extended out for frame, and anchored back to framework on vertical wall. That or wires to hold back the upper portion weight. It can be done though.
llanSan · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 130

was this done?

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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