DIY Fully Adjustable Climbing Wall
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2019
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In this episode we convince my wife to let us build a fully adjustable “kid’s” climbing wall that is totally for kids and not for us in anyway. LoL Down below I'll leave a tool list if this is something you would like to take on yourself:
1 - 4x8 plywood ¾ in
3 - 2x4x8
1 - 2x8x6
4ft straight edge
Sand paper
2 1/2in screws (for framing)
4in Screws (for studs)
Hand Saw
With the hole configuration I use you can fit 60 climbing holds: amzn.to/3tuWBv6
Bolt hangers (with screw bolts): amzn.to/38YrznQ
Locking carabiners: amzn.to/3eWgU0K
1 old climbing rope or rope comparable in strength: amzn.to/2P8rxTi
Drill: amzn.to/2P8rGWQ
7/16 drill bit (climbing hold size): amzn.to/3c00Fxw
Allan key (that can be attached to drill): amzn.to/3vFQ5DS
Galvanized Star Shaped T-Nuts for Rock Climbing Holds: amzn.to/3s6od9K
Durable Hardware for Rock Climbing Holds: amzn.to/3c1uxK5
Well that about sums it up as always if you have any questions shoot me a comment and ill see you next week!
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wow this is actually a really great and very doable indoor wall that can be done on an apt since you're only drilling on the anchor board
Damn...the Dad-Jokes are next level on this one. Very appropriate
Thank you for this video! I built one for my kids over the Christmas holiday and they absolutely love it! They are on it every day and their climbing has much improved. My 10yo climbed his first 5.11a at the gym the other day and he was stoked :)
Laffon de Mazières Emmanuel That is super cool thanks for sharing!
Lol I know this is from two years ago, and maybe you already know this, but Home Depot will actually cut your pieces there in store…helps if you have to make a lot of cuts and don’t want to make a mess. Cheers man, thank you so much for what you do for the community!
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Just watched this I think I might do this in my house
Cool design! I might use chains to attach it to the wall. Could do it with four big eye screws/bolts all behind wall. You could adjust wall pitch using locking links or carabiners. Thanks for the great video.
John Miles 👍🏻
Definitely thinking chains too.. I suck with knots! Let me know if you've actioned anything John
Really fun project, thanks for sharing.
Taylor Trottier Thanks 🙏🏻 🤙🏻
Hey Josh dope video man. Love watching DIY projects
🤙🏻 thanks for the support brother
Thanks for the Video! The Trick with the rope worked well for me!
Really like your videos man, keep it up!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Wow you made that look so simple
Love it! Need to build something like this for my little nephew! 💪 🧗♂️
The Girl Climber Sweet! It’s not to difficult you can do it!
@@BetaClimbers we're gonna go get the wood today and give it a go! Thanks again for the awesome idea!
Awesome let me know how it goes 🤙🏻
This was awesome, thank you!
Your Amazon Store link leads to a 32-pack of Topnew climbing holds and 2-inch hardware. For depth of climbing hold and 3/4" plywood, isn't 2" too long? And how do you rate Topnew's single hole holds versus competitor's with 2 bolt holes per?
Hello! I'm building a climbing wall for my little sons and I loved your work! I'd like to ask, what's the difference if I place the "metal rings"(!) that hold the rope, directly to the wall with screws and anchors and not on a wooden board? Thank you!
The wooden board going across the wall just insures the wall is anchored properly. By putting the board across you are anchoring that board into multiple studs. There should be a stud every 16 inches so that would be at least 4 studs holding the board to the wall which then holds your climbing wall. By just going directly into the wall you would probably be getting two studs, and your anchoring positions become limited as well.
thank you very much. Could you please share a bit more detail about the anchor. i'm doing this for my daughter, that the wall would lean on brick wall.
Phan Thanh Hoàng No problem! If your are building it off of a brick wall you would need to use brick anchors and fasteners to mount the bored. However I wouldn’t use small brick screws that they sell I’d use bolts ( I’ll link it for you here) Or you can just mount straight into the brick that’s what I’d do! This all depends on the condition of the brick and cement strength you have..So it can be a bit trickier in that sense but if you have good cement it maybe really easy. Just drill the right sized hole and clean the dust out, hammer in the bolt, put on the hanger and tighten the nut. And your set.
@@BetaClimbers oh man, thank you so much!
Hi!! Great project! Do you think this method would work with the wall suspended let’s say 3 feet off the ground, or would the wall need to be to let down when not used?
It would have to be anchored to the and have hinges. One of my subscribers did do that so he can have some more climbing wall underneath. So yeah it is possible but you wouldn't be able to have an incline wall anymore.
Subscribed. Thanks fit the quick reply! I think I found a solution. Will creat a large wood volume with the left over finish grade plywood from my second sheet. This will give a spot for incline holds.
Thanks, cool stuff. Question - What is the best way to fix the climbing frame on a solid brick wall?
Concrete anchors the same ones that are drilled into rock for climbing. Search “how to bolt climbing” that should get you started.
@@BetaClimbers Thank you very much, appreciate your response.
Nice
Have you seen other build with the same adjustable anchoring system? I'm interested in building this on a larger scale and love more references.
No I haven’t really seen anything like mine done with ropes like I do. I have seen ones done with pistons. I’ll link you to one of my gym review videos where u saw one of those.
ronnoclaine ua-cam.com/video/2Ogk59Y4Eyg/v-deo.html here is a link to a gym where I saw something like mine but with pistons.
@@BetaClimbers Sweet thank you mate! I'll have to keep looking
How heavy would you say this was? I am thinking about doing something similar outside but I’m debating if I want to weather proof it or bring it inside during the rain
Jenny Noctor it’s a two person move you wouldn’t want to be hauling it in and out yourself. Especially when you cover it with climbing holds
Loved this. Thanks for showing us an alternative to building a freestanding wall. How tall is the ceiling in your daughter’s room? I’d love to try to build this at our house but our ceilings are kinda low - 8 feet - which is too low for some home wall set ups I’ve seen. Also, would this design be doable if we made it twice as wide? Or would it be too heavy for the rope when in an overhang position?
Thanks! Think the ceilings are 10ft. 🤔 As long as you beef up the anchors and use climbing rope I think you should be able to pull off a twice as wide version. I’m not to sure how the rigging would be exactly id have to hit the drawing board. But I’m sure it can be done.
@@BetaClimbers That was a quick reply! Thanks so much. So you think 8' ceiling might be too low? I'm trying to figure out how to build a home wall in a short house.
Vikki Sloviter you might have to make it a little bit smaller if your ceiling is 8ft but prob only a few inches. I would try to go wider maybe just double it up and make two or more.
@@BetaClimbers I'm thinking of making this for my daughter, but I also have the same issue with 8 feet tall ceilings! Would you recommend something like cutting 6 inches off the plywood and mounting the 2x8 as high as possible on the wall?
Zack Wu yeah that should work as long as you have a couple inches of clearance at the top you should be fine.
Hey man, great vid! My friend and I are building a wall twice as wide and a similar height and are intending to employ a very similar rope system to suspend it. Just wondering what the safest rope to use would be? Climbing rope, or something with a little less flex? Do you think that the structure might potentially need more solid support to have adults climbing all over it? Thank again!
If I was to beef it up I would use 10mm static ropes. Then I would use some 8 mm quick links and put lock nut past on the screw gates so they can’t come undone. Then those anchors would have to be really bomber too. Making it twice as wide would be tricky rigging wise. You couldn’t pass it 8xs think it would be to much friction. So I would then consider using pullies. Id probably use 7 pullies making a 7:1 system. 4 pullies would go on the wall attached to quick links then anchors and 3 pullies would be to the climbing board also with anchors and quick links. Of course this is theoretical just thought about it in my head I’d have to test it out hope that helps.
You might be Able to get less technical if the center brace for the climbing wall is very beefy so it couldn’t bend then just use two anchors on either side. Pull and lower one side at a time. And again just giving this a quick thought I’d have to test. Maybe I’ll turn this into a video.
@@BetaClimbers Hey mate that's helpful. Yes the mounting wall is a concrete slab (wall) that is the same width as the climbing wall. Essentially, the rope will wrap around the entire wall and then connect back in the same starting place, threading through the top and bottom of the wall ( separate ropes). Does this relate to what you mean? Cheers.
If you find that ropes are too bouncy then you can switch to chains with the same anchors. For example: www.powercompanyclimbing.com/blog/2014/04/system-boarding-part-2-what.html
THANKS for the video, will start to build one for my son!
I'm wondering if need to add one more 2x4 frame in the middle of the plywood? will this give more support?
XCzar78 awesome if you use a thick plywood like I did then no, I don’t have any flexing problems with this set up. 🤙🏻
@@BetaClimbers Thanks again for the quick reply! Could you please share more details about the anchor's hight and the bolt hangers position?
I'm imagining the anchor should be bit lower than 8ft to fit the kids mode, yet not sure where is the best place.
XCzar78 no worries! I placed the anchor board Just under the top of the 8 foot plywood this was just so it wasn’t an eye sore. The anchor bolts I place directly behind where I made the holes for the rope in the plywood. This is all going to depend on how your setup is so I can’t give exact measurements hope that helps. If you pull the board out (into kids mode) and anchor bolts are above the climbing wall because if that it’s not a problem it won’t go anywhere it will just rest in the ropes.
@@BetaClimbers Thanks! That's very helpful!
awesome project. quick question - did you use sanded plywood from home depot?
Lowie Powie yeah It has a Venere as the top layer which looks nice but I found that if it was rougher it might be better. If it’s a bit rougher it helps the hold from spinning around probably. Just have to make sure you don’t get that cheap splintery type.
BetaClimbers Thank you!
dang covid! I'm stoked to build my own wall but to many other projects needing attention first to justify $100 Canadian per sheet of plywood (need about 3' 4x8' 3/4" sheets for my shed/gym.
Wow! That’s pricey may as well buy sheet metal
Little late to the comment section, but I think you should have shown the part of hammering the T-Nuts, this would have been a warning to all who plan to build bigger walls like me :D. I had to hammer 1500 T-Nuts and it wasn't fun at all.
You poor soul lol 😂 what I did was take the spiked nut (I guess that’s a T nut?) and just place it in and give it one wack so it just starts to bit in. Then when I placed the bolt/holds the bolts did all the work of pulling the nut in with a drill.
@@BetaClimbers I tried something similar but recognised that the screws get damaged during the pulling so I switched back to the hammer :). But anyway thanks for your great videos, really like your style!
@@markusmuller65656 well right on thanks, climb safe out there 🤙🏻
Thumbsup. Stay healthy
Hi! Was wondering how long the rope is. Thanks!
Good question. I’d measure from where ever you install the anchors to 8 foot from the wall on the floor 📐 so you are pretty much are measuring the hypotenuse. Then times that by four. Then give yourself an extra 8 to 10 foot for a pull line.
What's your weight? Are there any changes you would make to this configuration in order to make it appropriate for adults? I'm worried about my drywall studs supporting my weight with this setup
George truth be told I use it more then my kids. I’m 125. If you think about it most of weight is still on the floor. Until you get past 45 degrees. But if you are going into 5 or more studs you should be fine
@@BetaClimbers Thanks for the advice! I'm about 150 lbs- hope 5 or more studs will do it
Feels really sturdy when finished I don’t think you will be worried once your done. 🤙🏻
I cut my 4x8 down to 7ft because my ceilings are 8ft. How low from ceiling should I put the anchor? Also what girth is the rope?
My climbing rope is 10mm, I’d put it as high as you can while still hiding it. Level with the top is good.
hi how did you attach the carabiners to the wall at the back
If you DM on my Instagram I can send you a photo of what I have right now 🤙🏻
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Did you hammer the T Nuts into the board? How do you do that without splintering it? When you put the 2 1/2 inch screws through the climbing wall and into the supports how do you prevent the support 2 x 4 x 8s from splintering? I didn't quite understand the sandpaper bit. So you taped sandpaper over the step drill bit and used all of it to make big holes on the board for the rope? How did you get the holes so small when that step drill bit looks so big? Did you back off after a certain size? Is the backup rope meant to feed through the bolt hangers like the top rope? Do you have any recommendations on rope that would be good to use?
George the spikes for the back of the T nuts I just held them in place and gave them a tap on with a hammer just a couple times just so they started to bite down then I used the bolt to pull them in the rest of the way.. The screws I used had a bit of a self tapping point I think those help prevent splintering, you can drill pilot holes first if you are an perfectionist. For the sand paper bit I drilled a whole the size of the rope first then used the step drill to ad a bevel then used the sand paper to smooth the bevel out. I have added a upgrade to the hangers the rope now runs through some beefy (not to toooo beefy) quick links. I’d say any old climbing rope would work great. But I have had people send me photos where they used other types of rope. I’d say anything around 8 to 9 mm would be optimal preferably climb rope of course but if you find something strong I’m sure you can experiment and make it work.
@@BetaClimbers Hey bud! The girthy bolt for the climbing anchors look pretty short. I guess they're mostly for sticking into the anchor and not so much the wall? Would those 2" Escape Climbing bolts (the ones in your Amazon page) work for that climbing anchor? And can there be a followup video where you explain what you did with the quick links?
@@George-nx8zu if you DM me on my instagram ill send you a video of my current set up @betaclimber
What type of wood did you use, you gave thumbs up and down for wood, but you didn't specify which type you used...birch, maple?
Does this work for adults too?
Grady J I mean...I like to think I’m an adult lol 😂 works fine for me.
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I’d like to make it for myself, is it safe?
Lucy Lane I have been using for awhile now no probs and ppl have sent me photos of them making it. Works out great as long as everything is secured properly.
Even for adults? Like For really light adults lol like me
Lucy Lane lol yeah I don’t see why not should be good for all shapes and sizes
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Gustavo Ramirez 👍🏻
Does this work just for kids?
Lucy Lane shhhhhh you cant say that on UA-cam anymore lol yeah It does you can use easier hand holds for them They are called jugs in climbing terms. You can just do some searching for big sized holds or for kidz specific holds will work.
Is the plywood you got maple, birch, or oak? Thanks!
Oof gooood question….idk lol if I had to guess birch