Climbing Wall V1
April 2020
Brief
To design and make a climbing training room to satisfy my training requirements.
My first real passion growing up was rock climbing. However, it ground to a halt as the world was held on pause during the worst of the coronavirus. Therefore, I decided to learn a new craft and build a climbing wall in the basement of my family home.
This was my introduction to the world of product design and making.
Design
The most basic pieces of climbing training equipment are a 45° wall for strength and power, a 25° wall for warmup and endurance, a campus board for power, and a fingerboard box for finger strength.
My design had to consider how these would all be effectively positioned in the room I had available.
I had no manufacturing experience at the time, so I ensured my design covered the basics in terms of measurements and logistics, leaving fewer chances for errors.
Doing so, I briefly learnt how to use Tinker CAD, as well as exercised my technical drawing skills.
Manufacturing
Although my plan was well followed, the nature of this old room was that of few straight corners and edges. This meant I had to problem-solve and improvise during each stage of the manufacturing to keep the project going smoothly.
By going through processes such as shaping each beam to size, considering each attachment point, making the wooden holds etc. I was able to learn the basics of woodworking, providing me with a strong tool to begin my new-found design journey.
The Final Design
Climbing Wall V2
April 2021
The Brief
To design and make a climbing wall with a limited time and space.
To create this design within the limited timeframe of one day, I put in lots of work in the preparation. By taking accurate measurements beforehand, I was able to spend 3 days cutting beams to size, writing materials lists, and making all the holds, which set me up well to put the wall together successfully in a day as my second design project.
Manufacturing and The Final Design