I am sure this questions has been asked but I would like some updated information. I wonder what different gyms spend on holds per year? We usually buy holds once a year for our big comp but it leaves the setters and clients a bit bored in between.I'd like to spend some each quarter and then a bigger purchase for the comp.
How much do you guys get to spend? I know we all wish it was more.
thanks
Cranky
I could usually get away with $300-500 each quarter. If I made a larger order I would try and contain myself for the next one. I figure we would average around $2000 per year...including buying for comps. Comp season would see another big (~$600) order.
What do you guys do with old grips or when you run out of room?
I usually get about $600 about 4 times a year. This has been increased lately because of the construction of the new gym, and we want new holds. Fine by me!
Our "clumps" we give away to people who ask, but we still use some old school holds. Sure, some of them are crap-o, but some of them are classics! Some old indy powerdomes and fat pinches with no texture. Karn slopers, etc!
Each year we would end up with a large box of old, tired, chipped/cracked holds that we would stuff in a dark corner of our setting room. Some of these holds would be bolted to painted boards as plaques/awards for comps and team prizes. The rest would get sold super cheap, with the proceeds going to help our climbing team with travel expenses.
I would love to get in on some of those old holds. Any of you guys in NC?
Sorry, we are in CA. If you are willing to pay shipping, and wait for some time before I get some holds culled from the set, I could probably put together a set.
I would love to get some but it may be hard to justify it to the wife. I'm looking into starting a gym here on the east coast and until things start happening with that I won't have any where to put holds. I wish I wasn't so impatient. Building a gym takes time and I have only just started researching it. Thanks for the offer. Maybe I will look to you in the future.
My email is boz3030@gmail.com
Can't promise anything, but if you shoot me an email sometime in the future, I can probably get you some holds. Cost of shipping is all I would ask.
Cheers, and good luck with the gym, if it happens!
Thats awesome. Thank you for that. The climbing world is so generous. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks again.
we are lucky in that we get about 400 to 500 a month. that being said, we are a relatively newer gym (about 3 yrs old) and we started out with nowhere near enough holds to effectively cover our 15k sq ft of wall space. even now we are adding on about another 5k worth of wall space that will set us back in our quest for plastic
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