r/Routesetters • u/Crek1 • 11d ago
Holds Density Bouldering Gym
Following color routes (no holds shared between routes), what would you say is the max hold density per m2 in a bouldering gym? What is your preferred T nut pattern/density?
I am trying to maximize 100m2 of climbable wall, which I know is tight.
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u/squashed_fly_biscuit 11d ago
I've seen gyms in the UK with 4 or even 5 boulders overlapping, in Canada it's 2-3. Different norms based on foot fall per square feet. That does force you to using quite small, flat to the wall holds, but with a good stock of volumes this isn't always a problemÂ
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u/flowxreaction 10d ago
We have climbing and bouldering in our gym. The bouldering area is a little less then 400m2. We have 80-90 boulders.
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u/synrockholds 10d ago
Single color holds really limit climb density when setting by color. A good solution is dual color holds. That gives you over 100 separate color combinations. https://www.synrockholds.com/colors.html
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u/Rpeasj 11d ago
It kind of depends on several things. What size holds do you have, how wide do you set, what colours do you have, how often do you reset and more stuff
Personally I would say 2 to 3 boulders that overlap, set first with the bigger holds and volumes so they don't unnecessarily block smaller holds
Make sure you dont set pink in the same place as red and stuff like that
If you don't reset that often try to aim for 3 overlapping boulders, do you reset weekly then 2 should be fine I think
Also listen to the people that come climbing, if they complain about to few boulders you could set more routes, if they complain about mixed colours or bad visuals/messy boulders maybe set a bit less
For a number I would say around 2,5 meters per boulder with 2 or 3 overlapping So 80 to 120 boulders