2019 - Explore Climbing

Saudi Bolting Project 2019 – Part II of II

Our new location - Wadi Al Akhu, Hariq, KSA Hariq constituted a complete change of scene. From the temperate weather and lush landscapes of the south, we were now in the rocky desert of the central Saudi plateau. Most noticeable was the temperature which was well into the 30ºs even in the shade and we...

Saudi Bolting Project 2019 – Part I of II

Last year we installed 789 glue-in bolts and 91 anchors creating the first two professional developed sport crags in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Climbing and Hiking Federation have major plans to develop and promote climbing and the community in the Kingdom and we are very proud to be able to continue on as integral partners...

Design and Build in photos

A picture is worth a thousand screws...errr...pull-ups....errr words! Here is a gallery of some of our design and build work this year. XC Training Lab training area Cortina360 gym, Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy Private Bouldering Wall and Campus Board, Florence, Italy 15m Boulder Wall for the Scuola alle Stimate, Verona, Italy From the BlogFeatured: the EVO-X...

PLANNING YOUR GYM’S TRAINING SPACE

Climbing is mainstream, but that shouldn’t be news to you because The Dawn Wall was headline of the New York Times four years ago! Climbing’s inaugural foray into the Olympics is right around the corner and ‘Free Solo’ has won an Oscar Award. Gym climbing has transformed from climbers training for rock into a standalone...

NEOM Project

Read here. In this blog we are heading back to Saudi Arabia where I got to bring the XC bolting team back, this time for a commercial related project. The project, NEOM, is located in the far north-west corner of Saudi Arabia and means “new future.” According to the website NEOM “is a bold and...

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