Jim S. // Portland, OR
When did you build your wall?
May 2020
How long did it take you to build?
3 weeks
Not including holds and padding, how much did it cost you to build?
2600
Did anything in particular inspire your wall design?
Son climbing coach. The fact that the current situation could keep gyms closed for a while as well as potentially shuting them down again in the future.
What was the most difficult aspect of the design and build?
Hinging the wall to the huge trellis and engineering and securing a safe winch system so we could easily access my garage!!
What would you do differently?
Make the metal roof a little larger.
What is your favorite aspect?
The way the wall becomes a roof and allows access to my garage.
Any words of wisdom to aspiring homewallers?
Have good friends and family help in your build!!
