Best way to make campus boards
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possibly adding a overhanging section to my basement wall and want to know the best way to make campus boards to train with, thanks. |
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I recommend that you avoid campusing until you are climbing at the 5.12 or V5 level. |
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Monomaniac wrote:I recommend that you avoid campusing until you are climbing at the 5.12 or V5 level. metoliusclimbing.com/pdf/Ca…Ok, just an idea. the metolius thing looks good but, is it possible to have detachable rungs that use the bolts that holds use? |
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Why should you wait till you're climbing V5's or 5.12 to start campus training? |
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Campusing is risky (in terms of injury) and a sub-optimal use of training time for sub-5.12 climbers. You'll get more bang for your buck with movement & mental training. |
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This is probably one of the simplist designs, and works great in appartments or rentals since you only have to put 2 holes in the wall. I used 2 5/16 eye bolts in a outside support stud (or any stud for that matter) and attatch the board with daisy's so you can adjust the steepness. the board is quite sturdy, it will shake if you go nuts on it, but if you are really trying to work on your power and technique, it will never move on you. I'd say I mainly use this board as a movement board with some campusing. I've added more crimps since this picture, which makes great training for lock offs. There are foot chips on the sides too. Being more of a route climber, I'll set a timer for 5-10 mins and work on shaking out on crimps and slopers and just holding on for a loooong time, great training for routes, and not hard on tendons and joints. |
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Cut up a bunch of old hockey sticks to start. Screw em in to the wall. Patiently admire your work until you can climb V5 or 5.12 and once you can, have at it. |
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Curious about that hanging campus board. Is there any sort of anchor for the bottom, or is it just braced against the wall? |
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I did something similar to the other two boards above. It's just bolted into the rafters up top and the bottom is pressed against the floor/wall. Doesn't move at all when wailing on it. The rungs are homemade and are pretty much just sanded wood because I don't have a router. They aren't incut and slope gently downwards. That cross 2x4 at the bottom is just to hold the kickboard in place. Here's a closeup of the top attachment--nothing really difficult about it. |