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New Climbing Gym In Coburg 21-Jun-2015 At 6:23:51 PM Karl Bromelow

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On 21/06/2015 Cliff wrote:
>I'm curious what others think makes a decent gym. Anyone want to offer
>their thoughts on what makes a world standard gym; and/or what they hope
>to see from the Coburg gym?
>
>EDIT
A good climbing wall designed for climbers and not for occasional thrill seekers, as a wet weather alternative to the playground and childrens parties should be focussing on lead climbing and not top roping. And that means accepting that kids don't need to be 16 to be extremely competent leaders and they shouldn't have to join an elite team or be selected just to practice leading indoors. Top roping set ups should therefore be limited and the majority of routes should be equipped for leading. That would be the single most helpful feature for me.