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Shredded rubber or pea gravel for outdoor climbing wall

Victor K · · Denver, CO · Joined Jul 2003 · Points: 170

For others reading this thread, you can check out playground fall surfaces. There mulches designed specifically for fall safety.
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Jon Nelson · · Redmond, WA · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 8,191
Victor K wrote:For others reading this thread, you can check out playground fall surfaces. There mulches designed specifically for fall safety. playground mulch
I suspect that designers of playgrounds would rule out any sort of gravel just because the kids might start throwing it at each other.

The best landing surface I've experienced is rounded gravel (~3/4-1" diameter). You can really sink into the stuff.
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