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If you are interested in building an internal
wall you should look for something like the inside of a sports
building. Try to find a gym or similar sports hall in your
neighbourhood that has walls higher than 6 metres. After finding a
suitable building, contact the appropriate authority to see if they
will support the idea of a climbing wall at that location.
If there’s a lack of buildings in your area
suitable for an interior wall, you could consider the possibility of
putting up an outdoor wall. Maybe the wall could be free-standing,
though it is more common to utilise the exterior walls of existing
buildings.
When the creation of a
full-size wall is impossible an alternative could be a "pakernia" (or
small bouldering wall).
A room of for this purpose needs only be around 2½ metres high and
of any size. This is the most common installation in cellars and
store-rooms.
Find out what usage you can expect from the
wall. Will it be active throughout the week or only at weekends?
The size and character of the installation will
dictate the level of supervision required by the climbing instructor
or wall operator. In the case of a bouldering wall, supervision it
is not as necessary as it is on a wall used for top-roping and
lead-climbing. Obviously you could use instructors from the PZA (Polish
Alpine Club) or the Physical Education Academy, but it’s probably
simpler to have us train your own people for you. Such training will
furnish everyone with a basic climbing qualification. Upon
completion of the training
your instructors will be certified Monolit Climbing wall operators.
Once you have the site and the instructors
organised, the next hurdle is the financing of the project. One
solution could be finding local companies who are interested in promoting
their brands amongst potential users of the facility – mainly
children and young people. It may be possible to approach an
advertising agency to arrange contacts; especially if you could
interest local radio and television stations in your project. In
addition you could also approach local authorities regarding the
possibilities of providing a location or even
including your facility in the local sports budget. Of course, you
can rely on our expertise and experience to assist you.
Climbing walls with
different functions can be built to different budgets. The most
important functions of a climbing wall are: integration,
rehabilitation, and education – creating basic character traits;
ranging from responsibility to persistence, endurance and friendly
rivalry. As an alternative solution;
particularly in the case of commercial installations, it may be
possible to purchase the wall through a leasing program.
If climbing clubs exist in your neighbourhood, it would be logical
to seek their advice on what type of wall to build. Climbing
enthusiasts can assist in formulating requirements relating to the
type as well as shape of your wall, the range of difficulty of the
climbing routes etc. Once you’ve completed the ground-work, you can
put yourself in our hands. By combining our years of experience with
your expectations and requirements, we can conceptualise your
project. During the
design process, the most important factor to decide is how the
surface should look. In order to match the clients expectations
exactly, the project is rendered by computer. This allows the
customer to actively participate in the design process. In the
example below: From concept to finished structure.
This wall is located in the Wola Sports and Recreation Hall - Warsaw
After examining the technical aspects of assembly and the final
approval of the graphic design, we go on to produce a technical plan
and install the wall. Depending on the type of wall, this process
can take between one and three months to complete. ...top |
