Mountain Project: Forum: Is this space too small for a woodie?

By ChuiSan
Nov 15, 2012

cyberbackpacker wrote:

I am building a woody myself, and researched t-nut prices too, and really you cannot beat element climbing right now... %25 off their list price and t-nuts in quantity ship free. 2000 t-nuts for ~$143 (just a little over 7 cents each).

Thanks for the headsup. That's $10 cheaper than cheapholds! I will be ordering from them.

@Will - I do have a gym membership but some days I just don't have the time to get out there, its not that far but could take close to an hour each way some times with traffic. I am thinking of using the home woodie during my busy months when I can't get out but will still make going out to the gym my first choice. I would like to climb 4x a week off season and at least 2 of those using my membership at the gym.

Keeping motivated is my main concern too, I don't want to not use it after its put up so I am going to try very hard to. I just paid for a used HIT system so can't back out now :)

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By Dana Bartlett
From CT
Nov 15, 2012

You might consider a random pattern of T-nut placement: I did that on my first two home walls. If you are doing a grid then the moves are all multiples of that distance. That can certainly work, of course, but it could be limiting on such a small space. If you place the T-nuts here/there/everywhere it may be possible to be more creative with the problems you set.

Good luck!

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By ChuiSan
Nov 25, 2012

ChuiSan wrote:

If we do it, I would probably put a 10x8 at 45deg (with a 6" kicker) on one of the 10.5 wall which will come out about 6' on the ceiling and then a 8x6.5 30deg on the opposite wall, I will have about a foot on the ceiling between the 2 walls which I will put a couple of roof jugs on so I can go up one wall and down the other.

I have now ordered my t-nuts but I am in a dilemma again. My climbing partner keeps finding flaws with the above plan. Like Lanky suggested, he thinks when the feet cut on the 45, they will hit the other wall but I am not convinced they will and I am willing to even make it 20-25 deg to ensure that. He thinks I should have just 1 wall at 60 deg so I can have 10x12 of climbing area instead of 10x8 which will also mean that I cannot have the less steep wall. But I think 60 deg maybe too steep, I want to improve my finger strength so not climbing all on jugs (mini/finger jugs on 45 will be ok), I would also like to work on slopers & pinches which I am weak on but I can't put them on the 60deg.

So what do you think? is having a bigger climbing area more important?

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