The Hahn Climbing Wall

Framing and Construction

• Rafter brace
• Stringer framing
• Walkway behind the wall
• Stringer framing at rafters
• Corner framing
• Stringer framing at rafters
• Partial paneling
• Corner framing
• Corner framing
• Stringer framing at rafters

• Located in our 2.5 car garage
• 8' high, 20' long
• 2x6 vertical supports ("stringers") for the overhanging/declining sections with 2x4 cross members for stiffness
• 115-160 T-nuts/holes per panel
• Built in July through September, 2005
• So far, I've spent 40 hours building this wall.
• Eventually, I'd like to construct a roof section.
• Climbing holds from:
  • Petrogrips
  • Groperz
  • GR holds
  • Franklin
  • Metolius
  • Entre Prises
  • Passe Montagne

Photos from the climbing wall at our former house.

• Section 1
• Section 3 framing
• Section 3 framing close-up
• Section 3 completed
• Section 3 more holds
• Section 4 framing
• Section 4 finished
• Section 4 showing angle
• Section 5 finished
• Heather climbing
• Todd climbing
• The wall in February, 2004
• Todd climbing (Feb 2004)
• Heather climbing (Feb 2004)
• Heather climbing (Feb 2004)
• Heather climbing (Feb 2004)
• Heather climbing (Feb 2004)

• Formerly located in our two-car garage
• 1st - 4th sections built late-summer, early-fall of 2000; 5th section Septermber 2001
• About 30-35 hrs total to build
• 8' high, 19' long
• 8' wide vertical section, 4' wide 18 degree overhanging section, 4' wide 22-24.6 degree overhanging section, 30" wide 30 degree overhanging section
• 2x4 framing behind the vertical section
• 2x6 vertical supports ("stringers") for the overhanging sections with 2x4 cross members for stiffness
• 8' 2x12 backing plate behind 8' 2x6 kicker plate to rest the stringers on (overhanging sections only)
• 5 4'x8' panels of 3/4" CDX plywood
• 300 3" coarse thread drywall screws
• 300 2.5" coarse thread drywall screws
• 115-160 T-nuts/holes per panel
• About 445 holds currently on the wall
• One homemade crash pad filled with old carpet padding (8'x5')
• Estimated cost: $1847. Breakdown:
  • 460 climbing holds, $1020
  • 6 sheets of 3/4" CDX plywood, $106
  • 2x6 and 2x4 lumber, $150
  • 650 drywall screws, $22
  • 700 T-nuts $112
  • Circular saw, $50
  • Shop vac, $45
  • Level, $8
  • 7/16" drill bit, $5
  • Cordless Big Boy Crash Pad, $300