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limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 25, 2015 - 10:27am PT
I decided to make a little bouldering wall to train at our new house but it looks like it's not gonna be so little.


It's 12' tall and will have three walls and a ceiling so I would like to pad the whole floor and not have to try move my one little crash pad around.

Have any of you tried or seen anything functional and cheapish?

Old mattresses? (not great padding and my wife might not like the aesthetic)

Dig a hole and fill it with foam? (expansive and difficult with sprinkler lines)

Sneak around campsites and steal a bunch of crash pads at night?

Thanks it advance!
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Nov 25, 2015 - 10:33am PT
Pea gravel, deep. Its what they have at the UW climbing rock, and you can really take a tall fall and it absorbs it. of course you need to land on your feet..
FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Nov 25, 2015 - 11:10am PT
I like pea gravel.
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Nov 25, 2015 - 11:15am PT
I hate pea gravel. It gets really dusty after a while and gets in your shoes.
thedogfather

Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
Nov 25, 2015 - 11:22am PT
Check with any gymnastic clubs in town. I got great deals on 3 monster mats that were up to 2 feet thick.
plasticmullet

climber
Nov 25, 2015 - 12:27pm PT
I got a mat similar to this one: http://www.americanathletic.com/cheerleading-product.aspx?id=231&SC-8+Skill+Cushions

Expensive but it has lasted 18 years and is still going strong.
skitch

Gym climber
Bend Or
Nov 25, 2015 - 12:28pm PT
I like the swimming pool idea.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Nov 25, 2015 - 12:31pm PT
I have two old gymnastic pads. Maybe 10 feet by 15 feet I don't use much. You are welcome to have one of them. I'm in Loomis between Auburn and Sac.
Roots

Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
Nov 25, 2015 - 01:24pm PT
Before bouldering pads, I used a gymnastic pad for my indoor wall. It worked fine, but I was falling from 12'.

I was at Sender One this past week and all their padding had been removed. Maybe you can get a deal on some of it..

PS as far as pea gravel getting dusty, if so, spray it with a hose once in a while...it'll be clean after.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Nov 25, 2015 - 04:54pm PT
Leaves
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Nov 25, 2015 - 04:55pm PT
Hay.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Nov 25, 2015 - 05:45pm PT
Boobs.
pyrosis

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Nov 25, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
My wall is also 12' and I have queen sized mattresses underneath, we use old crash pads to cover the seams between the mattresses. It works pretty good.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Nov 25, 2015 - 09:23pm PT
Rusty nails poking up through 3/8 plywood sheets.
mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Nov 25, 2015 - 10:53pm PT
I'd say a couple of mattresses would be best. When you're not climbing, cover them up with a stylish tarp of your wife's choosing, and put them upright against the wall, to keep them dry.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Nov 26, 2015 - 06:34am PT
Under my wall (more like a cave), I've got 6" of pea gravel (not dusty, doesn't get in shoes) and two side by side mattresses from IKEA (probably their cheapest. Very effective landing site from flailing dyno misses.

Be sure to post pics of the finished product. Looks pretty cool!
On-Site Flasher 69

Sport climber
Riverside
Nov 26, 2015 - 09:32am PT
Hey, home walls are the way to go, but i"m curious, what does your foundation consist of?
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 26, 2015 - 09:44am PT
Fivethirty.....move your wall a little bit for some deepwater soloing.
limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2015 - 09:52am PT
Good ideas everyone, thanks! Especially boobs. Lots of stuff I didn't think about that would work. It sounds like gymnastic pads would be ideal if I can get them cheap or head up to Sac to take the Fet up on his super nice offer.

The foundations are concrete footers with the straps built in.
Klimmer

Mountain climber
Nov 26, 2015 - 12:25pm PT
All public pools should be deep and have climbing walls and ski jump freestyle ramps. Just my opinion ...

http://blog.eddiebauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ditto_psicobloc-1.jpg
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