Jack Smit’s Homewall in Cape Town, ZA

    Jack Smit

    Jack Smit

    Jack Smit // Cape Town, ZA

    When did you build your wall?
    During the beginning of lockdown

    How long did it take you to build?
    5 days

    Not including holds and padding, how much did it cost you to build?
    R4000

    Did anything in particular inspire your wall design?
    My local gym, bloc 11

    What was the most difficult aspect of the design and build?
    The angles at the top of the wall

    What would you do differently?
    Add a roof to allow for a more cabs like aspect

    What is your favorite aspect?
    The fact that it is entirely made by me

    Any words of wisdom to aspiring homewallers?
    Just do it, or u will never get round to it and it will be a super fun project I swear

    Do you have any connection to climbing brands or gyms?
    I have my own climbing brand that I’m currently developing that I created last week called fever dream climbing, the insta page is @fever_dream_climbing. I make volumes and canvas bars and soon some form of crimp bars