When we first began, out backyard gym was nothing more than an old woodworking shed and some excess plywood from an eagle scout project. As we began to build, we decided to invest more time, effort and money to make a more functioning bouldering gym. It will also serve as a proving grounds for our homemade climbing holds. As we worked, we looked online for inspiration and guidance. Through many disjointed articles, videos, and some trail and error, we have built a pretty fun and functioning bouldering wall as well as some surprisingly good homemade holds. Now that we have something to show for our work, we are creating this blog as a place for DIY rock climbers like ourselves to learn from our experience. We plan to walk you through our gym construction, creating your own holds and other related information with enough detail to recreate what we have created. Hopefully this will become a destination for others hoping to learn and share the homegrown approach.
-Jonathan, Phil, and Cameron
