FAQ's
It is an effective cardio workout, tones neglected muscles, improves dexterity, balance, concentration and endurance. Builds confidence by making you push your limits of what you thought was possible.
Very safe if practiced properly. There are usually a set of rules to follow and you can focus on your routes and push your limits when safety becomes a habit.
No, this is a myth and is wrongly demonstrated in movies. You need to use your feet to climb, your feet can bear your body weight, your hands are only there to keep you on the wall.
There are three types of climbing walls we build:
Bouldering: This is climbing in its elemental form – no ropes, no gear. The climber moves from hold to hold on walls up to 16ft high, protected by a crash pad. Without the need for roped equipment, the climber is free to experiment with basic or complex moves in relative safety. Bouldering has become a sport in itself, one that tests both mind and body. Modular holds are provided along with the wall which can be rearranged to simulate routes of varying grades. Specific walls are designed based on the requirement and other factors like space, budget, etc.
Sport Climbing: This type of climbing is done on comparatively taller walls that require specific gear to climb them. It’s the perfect training ground before you head out to the rock.
Age-specific walls: There’s no age restriction in climbing and like any other sport, an early start is beneficial. We design walls to suit anywhere from the neighbourhood playground to your backyard so your child can get a preview to the joy of climbing while improving his/her Gross and Fine Motor Skills. Check out the MiniMighty, our ready-to-install climbing wall for kids.
For your home: Your private 24/ 7 family workout. Every climb is unique and with your own personal wall you can choose from over a thousand different combinations to ensure that monotony never creeps in.
For the office: It’s proven that productivity is increased when the mind and body are engaged in an unrelated activity from one's work. So no more staring endlessly at a screen, waiting for the proverbial bulb to light up. Instead, take a break and start climbing!
For Communities: Living complexes are always looking for activities to bring together the people living in them. And what better way than a sport that can bring about the spirit of community living. Climbing is a great way to bond with your neighbours.
You can certainly do that, but that will limit your usage. You wont be able to change the holds or re-orient them or re-arrange them. Once fixed, they become permanent. Besides, the coolness of a climbing wall comes from its design, that is why we are are in business! Give us a call to get your very own unique climbing wall.
No, our walls come with flat surfaces. Having climbed on different walls across the world, we can tell you that there isn’t a need for a contoured surface. A flat surface climbing but a well designed one will give you the same experience.
Space – indoor or outdoor. Give us an existing wall, or pillars, or trees and we can build you a wall that supports itself against them. If not, no worries, we have solutions to build stand alone walls with or without foundations. Give us a call to find out more.
We will discuss your requirement with you and then depending on what you’ve ordered, you will get a climbing wall made from plywood / fibre-coated plywood / pure fibre / aluminium alloy / concrete.
The support structure is almost always metal framework.
The wall will include Modular holds that come in various shapes, types and colours which are finger and tendon friendly.
For a custom made wall, you’ll get guaranteed unique design that is tailor-made for you.
We will transport your wall from our workshop in Bangalore where we fabricate it and install it at your site.
Yes, a crash pad is a must for a bouldering wall, nothing else is essential. Although climbing will be better with specific climbing shoes, you can start either with canvas shoes or bare feet. For larger walls, you’ll need harnesses, ropes, carabiners and other gear too. For the higher budgeted climbing walls, we can supply auto-belay devices too. Give us a call to know more.
On a bouldering wall you must learn how to fall. You should always climb with a crash pad and a spotter. Your crash pad should be tough enough to absorb and dissipate the impact but also not too tough risking an injury on fall.
On a sport climbing wall your harness, rope and other elements of the system will let you stay on the spot if your belayer (the person managing the other end of the rope) is alert and trained to catch falls. If you are using an auto-belay system, it will automatically lower you down slowly and safely to the ground.
Each panel of your climbing wall comes with several T-Nuts that are placed on the back of the climbing surface in a triangular pitch. These T-Nuts secure the holds on your panels using the M10 Allen Bolts provided. You cannot fasten a hold to your panel otherwise.
Yes, you can purchase holds from us or use any other hold that can take a standard M10 bolt.
Being innovative is to re-invent, and that’s exactly what we do at FeetOffGround. In endeavouring to keep kid’s walls safe, we worked towards developing a system to prevent holds from turning. Holds are conventionally secured to the wall using bolts, and these bolts have a tendency to loosen with time. A loosened bolt will result in a hold turning on load. So, we designed a locking pin into our wooden holds that prevent them from spinning even if the bolt were to loosen. Our kid friendly holds work only with our climbing wall panels that have matching holes surrounding the T-Nut hole.
Use the allen key provided to unscrew the allen bolt by turning anti-clockwise. Reorient or re-position to a new hole and tighten the allen bolt using the allen key by turning clockwise until it is fairly tight. REMEMBER IF NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, THE HOLD CAN TURN UNDER LOAD. This doesn’t mean that you need to over tighten it.
Your local hardware store should carry it, remember to ask for an M10 Allen Key.
There isn’t a magic number. We specialise in working with small spaces. Our smallest play area was about 80 SqFt and our largest playground was 6000+ SqFt.
We make our play elements using a combination of metal, wood and rope. However, we area constantly trying to work with new materials that have a low impact on the environment. We do not use plastics. 80% of our play equipment can be recycled.
In all our designs, we adhere to European standards. Having been to playgrounds around the world and observing children play, we design play equipment keeping in mind the child. "Safety over form. Function over aesthetics”. That is our design principle.
Apartments, clubs, schools, pre-schools, individuals, offices - we have many clients from varying backgrounds that have requested us for designs. Everyone needs to play. Our play equipment are fun and different and we strive to keep the user (be it a child or an adult) engaged.
Play is integral to a child’s development. More and more educators have begun understanding that being outdoors and playing, especially in early child development is one of the best ways to learn. Our play systems are designed and built keeping the child in mind.
We custom build playgrounds. While some of our play elements are standard, we customise play equipment for your requirement. We pay special attention to detail in all our projects. Our designs keep in mind the space required for the children to run around, the fall heights and playground surfacing.
You don’t need to choose it. Just send us your floor plan, tell us what the target age group is and let us get to it. We design site specific play equipment.
All playground equipment are subject to a lot of abuse. We strive to use material that is abrasion resistant yet soft on the hands. In any case, wood and rope need to be audited and replaced every so often.
Yes, for a small fee. Ask us more about it.
Height, fall, sharp points, entrapment hazards, trip hazards. But let the kids fall. Falling is essential to a child’s development. Don’t take our word for it. Click here to read more.
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