img null null I had a T-nut strip which forced me to cut a hole in my wall so I screwed some extra wood on the back then sculpted it into a permanent pocket. images/L_IMG_0670jpg_s.jpg images/S_IMG_0670jpg_s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0667jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0667jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0639_s.jpg images/S_IMG_0639_s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0638jpg_2s.jpg images/S_IMG_0638jpg_2s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0638jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0638jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0635_s.jpg images/S_IMG_0635_s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0634jpg_2s.jpg images/S_IMG_0634jpg_2s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0634jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0634jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0633jpg_4s.jpg images/S_IMG_0633jpg_4s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0633jpg_3s.jpg images/S_IMG_0633jpg_3s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0633jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0633jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0632_s.jpg images/S_IMG_0632_s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0630jpg_3s.jpg images/S_IMG_0630jpg_3s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0630jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0630jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0628jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0628jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0633jpg_2s.jpg images/S_IMG_0633jpg_2s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0627jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0627jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0645jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0645jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0646jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0646jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0652jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0652jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0660jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0660jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0661jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0661jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0622jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0622jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0621jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0621jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0615jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0615jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0610jpg_a_s.jpg images/S_IMG_0610jpg_a_s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0608jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0608jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0602jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0602jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0600jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0600jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0598jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0598jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0630jpg_2s.jpg images/S_IMG_0630jpg_2s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0646jpg_2s.jpg images/S_IMG_0646jpg_2s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0659jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0659jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0663jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0663jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0666jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0666jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0657jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0657jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0651jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0651jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0650jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0650jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0648jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0648jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null One of my most popular holds, this pinch looks kind of like a toaster. images/L_toaster.jpg images/S_toaster.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0644jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0644jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0605jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0605jpg_1s.jpg null null img null null null images/L_IMG_0604jpg_1s.jpg images/S_IMG_0604jpg_1s.jpg null null img Prince George 2001 Here you can see many of my holds on the wall that I built... as well as some rocks that my old friend and mentor Trent Hoover either lent to me or drilled for me. images/L_overhang.jpg images/S_overhang.jpg null null img Prince George 2001 With this side, I had a carpenter help me to cut some of the angles. images/L_bulge.jpg images/S_bulge.jpg null null img null null These are called jibs (which are very small climbing holds that fixed to the walls using wood screws instead of bolts. These were great to have because they could quickly make any feature into a hold. Also, they were really cheap and quick to make because they were so small and they could be poured out of scap resin leftover after making the larger holds. images/L_plasticJibs.jpg images/S_plasticJibs.jpg null null img null null Eventually, I started making holds out of plastic (back in 1999). Here are some of the crimps, foot chips and small hand holds that I made and sold. I even heard a rumor that these holds may have even inspired the founders of <a href='http://www.sequenceclimbing.com/sequenceStore/index.php?rc=3' target='blank' >Sequence Climbing Holds</a> to get started. images/L_plasticHolds.jpg images/S_plasticHolds.jpg null null img null Jun 25, 2008 images/L_wooden_holds.jpg images/S_wooden_holds.jpg null null img null May 26, 2010
I created this image using Google's free 3D modeling program called Google Sketchup which is perfect for this kind of work. Several people have teased me about the female figure's pose which was the only sitting/crouching human figure that I could find in google's free model warehouse/database and I didn't want to spend a bunch of time to create my own.]]> images/L_braeside wall - concept 2f.jpg images/S_braeside wall - concept 2f.jpg null null img null Aug 9, 2010 images/L_IMG_5985.m.1.jpg images/S_IMG_5985.m.1.jpg null null img null Apr 17, 2011 images/L_101104_BoulderWall_wHolds.1.jpg images/S_101104_BoulderWall_wHolds.1.jpg null null