Age nda Climbing wall design considerations Review of a climbing - PDF document

E c onomic s of Climbing Wall De sign Age nda Climbing wall design considerations Review of a climbing gym layout Analyze the ROI of the design and options Indoor Climbing Style s No n ro pe d c limbing He ig ht limite d T rave rsing , no n to p-o ut and to p-o ut style s po ssible Applic able to le ss than ve rtic al, Applic able fo r ve rtic al to ve rtic al and mo de rately o ve rhang ing o ve rhang ing te rrain te rrain No t re c o mme nde d fo r le ss than ve rtic al terrain

Climbing Wall De sign T hings to c onside r • Volume • He ight • L ayout • Pr ogr amming • Climbing L ane ROI Volume Basic c limbing te r r ain c ate gor ie s Mo re vo lume = Mo re vo lume = de c re ase d te rrain inc re ase d te rrain diffic ulty diffic ulty* *T he c o mbinatio n o f c limbing te rrain and ro ute se tting de te rmine the final c limbing diffic ulty Volume Mor e fe atur e s Ab rupt fe ature s add mo re vo lume vs. subtle transitio ns

Volume E stimating c limbing sur fac e with fac tor s *Only c limbing surfac e c alc ulate d in e xample s. F inal c alc ulatio n do e s no t inc lude side re turns. He ight T ypic al wall he ights He ight Rope d walls - Is talle r be tte r ? I de al he ig ht fo r ro pe d c limbing walls falls within 30’ to 40’

He ight Boulde r ing walls • Climbe rs c o ntinue to push the limit o n bo ulde ring he ights • So me indo o r bo ulde ring walls are pushing 18’ • Highe r e xpo sure to risk • Balanc e c o st – flo o ring c o nside ratio ns • Barrie r to e ntry L ayout T r affic flo w • Ho w me mbe rs mo ve thro ugh the spac e • Whe n po ssible , de signate traffic lane s ~4’ - 5’ wide • F all zo ne s and gathe ring spac e s • Ac c e ss to ame nitie s L ayout Se par ating diffic ulty

L ayout Be laye r move me nt Pr ogr amming Staff Hir ing and T r aining • Selec ting the r ight staff • T r aining for membe r r e tention • F ac e o f c limbing wa ll • T ruste d so urc e o f info rmatio n • Re duc e barrie r to e ntry fo r ne w c limbe rs Pr ogr amming Ongoing pr o gr amming o ptions • T ar ge ting spe c ific de mogr aphic s – sur ve y your membe r s • Wor king with loc al sc hools • Pr omoting outdoor c limbing • Bir thday par tie s • Be c r e ative

Climbing L ane R OI Me asur ing Capac ity Programming Wall Capacity = (Linear Feet) / 4 x 2 Climbing L ane R OI Me asur ing Capac ity Top Rope Capacity = (Linear Feet) / 6 x 2 (# climbers) Climbing L ane R OI Me asur ing Capac ity Bouldering Capacity = (Linear Feet) / 8 x 3

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