Outdoor Climbing Wall Build

Just got done with my first wall. Made some mistakes but overall it should be good.  12’x12’ on 40 degrees. 

Looks great!

For others that have built this type of freestanding wall with the vertical supports at the side of the board - do you ever fly off of a big move and smack into the supports? Because I feel like I would do that all the time. Do you have to temper dynamic moves a bit or is it all systems go?

Short Fall Sean wrote: Looks great!

For others that have built this type of freestanding wall with the vertical supports at the side of the board - do you ever fly off of a big move and smack into the supports? Because I feel like I would do that all the time. Do you have to temper dynamic moves a bit or is it all systems go?

Lol. I just finished it today and started setting so I couldn’t say. I made it 12 ft wide so there was plenty of wall though.  Any dynos can be done in the middle 6ft I guess. 

This looks amazing! I am looking at doing something similar, but only 6 feet wide. I posted an inquiry here

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/118776096/boulding-wall-inquiry

Wondering, what angle did you build, and what would you recommend?

Jeffrey Halpern wrote: This looks amazing! I am looking at doing something similar, but only 6 feet wide. I posted an inquiry here

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/118776096/boulding-wall-inquiry

Wondering, what angle did you build, and what would you recommend?

Hey man.  I wouldn’t go less than 8’ wide. 8x8 seems to get some complaints for being too small. I’ve heard that 8’ wide x 10’ high is ideal for a smaller wall. 

I did mine at 40 degrees overhang.  Which is 5 degrees less overhang than 45 degrees. That was confusing for me as well. I made my stringer cuts at 40 degrees but if you put a degree level on the wall it says 50 degrees. 
I would not go more than 40 degrees. It is very challenging on smaller holds. My 7 yr old needs jugs to climb it.  Probably starts at v3 with all large jugs (which are expensive). If you are an average climber and just want to have fun and do circuits then do something closer to 30 or 35 degrees. Hope that helped and didn’t confuse you more! Good luck!

How far down did you dig the posts into the ground?

Hi Evan. I know it's been a while since this post, lol, but I too have a question on the 6x6 posts? what is the height you used for the front posts and how far down did you dig on them? I love this design and am starting to plan the build. appreciate it!