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

age nda
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

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


slide-1
SLIDE 1

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

Applic able to le ss than ve rtic al, ve rtic al and mo de rately o ve rhang ing te rrain Applic able fo r ve rtic al to
  • ve rhang ing te rrain
No t re c o mme nde d fo r le ss than ve rtic al terrain 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
slide-2
SLIDE 2

Climbing Wall De sign

T hings to c onside r

  • Volume
  • He ight
  • L

ayout

  • Pr
  • gr

amming

  • Climbing L

ane ROI

Volume

Basic c limbing te r r ain c ate gor ie s

Mo re vo lume = de c re ase d te rrain diffic ulty Mo re vo lume = inc re ase d te rrain 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

slide-3
SLIDE 3

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’

slide-4
SLIDE 4

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

slide-5
SLIDE 5

L ayout

Be laye r move me nt

Pr

  • gr

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

  • gr

amming

Ongoing pr

  • 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
  • moting outdoor

c limbing

  • Bir

thday par tie s

  • Be c r

e ative

slide-6
SLIDE 6

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

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Q & A

Leslie Rasch Sales Manager Eldorado Climbing Walls 303-447-0512 x109 leslier@eldowalls.com www.eldowalls.com