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| What are artificial climbing walls? |
| Climbing walls are artificial recreations of the many characteristics of natural rock / crag e.g. features like texture of the rock, overhangs, slabs, aretes, cracks, slabs, chimneys etc. |
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A climbing wall can be either indoors ... |
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...or outdoors, ... |
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...can be incorporated into existing structures... |
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...i.e. a wall of a building e.g. multi-purpose gyms, auditoriums,... |
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... a tower, a water tank etc. |
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An independent climbing tower can be built supported by a shell concrete structure or a steel structure. |
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Climbing walls provide a year round alternative to climbing outside. |
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It provides a training facility for climbing and allows beginners to be |
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introducedto climbing in the safest possible environment. |
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Besides training purposes, it is being successfully utilised for completions at local, |
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A well positioned and well managed wall provides interesting and challen- |
| national and international levels. Now sport climbing has an Asian and a World Cup curcuit. |
ging climbing. |
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It should be foreseen that regular climbers will soon become familiar with the holds, |
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Such climbing walls are popular meeting places for climbers and |
| problems and the route is general. Hence, the wall should be constructed with changeable holds and also changing the angle of the wall. This will definitely ensure that long term interests in the wall is maintained. |
daring spectators alike. |
