Victorians are installing custom-built rock climbing walls into houses, as the sport explodes in popularity
Climbing Anchors Fitzroy manager Tim Addicoat said interest in rock climbing and bouldering had exploded in recent years.
During Covid-19 lockdowns, the store experienced a “massive hike” in demand for home training equipment, like hold sets which screw or bolt into walls.… and the custom-built rock climbing wall inside. “If you look back to 2010 or thereabouts, there were only three or four climbing gyms and one bouldering place in Melbourne,” Mr Addicoat said.Climbing Anchors’ website includes a how-to guide on creating a wall-affixed home climbing board, known in the industry as a “woody”.
Australian gold medallist Steve Hooker celebrates winning gold in the men’s pole vault at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images.Dedicated climbers sometimes spend between $5,000-$10,000 installing a custom built wall in their houses through companies which specialise in the sport.with a $900,000-$990,000 asking range features a custom-built rock climbing wall.The complex has a rock-climbing gym for residents to use.
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