January, 2020

Climbing Business

Continued Industry Expansion Means New Job Opportunities

Continued Industry Expansion Means New Job Opportunities

No longer a niche activity, the development of climbing walls over the last twenty years has shown that this form of recreation can be a job generator. Along with names that have come to be known industry wide, the number of people employed in climbing centers has expanded to the point where this looks like […]

Beginning Climbing

Climb With Your Eyes! Tape Really Helps.

Climb With Your Eyes! Tape Really Helps.

New climbers are often given the advice “climb with your eyes”. This can have many nuances, but, in essence what this means is that visually planning a route all the way to the top of the wall is essential if you want to get to the peak. Good route setters know that using bright and […]

Climbing Business

Setting Routes With Tape? Don’t Forget The Floor

Setting Routes With Tape? Don’t Forget The Floor

Lots of climbing centers use cloth route setting tape for their walls. It’s durable, bright, easily applied and it leaves no tape residue when removed. What those centers don’t do (at least a lot of them) is use tape to mark their floors. I am talking about a vinyl tape product called “aisle marking tape” […]
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