ClimbStation: What Climbers Dream About…Sort Of
July 17th, 2009 3:01 PM | by Jeff Bordeaux | 1 Comment
Being somewhat into bouldering, the ClimbStation would be the ultimate training tool. For the absurdly wealthy that is. At a crazy ass price of $42,000, the ClimbStation is more like a vertical treadmill. The platform is about 150 Cm’s long and you can place around 90 holds wherever you like. For an added challenge the platform will tilt at various angles and the treadmill part maxes out at a speed of 17 meters per minute. That’s pretty fast. There’s no way the guy in the picture could climb that fast at that angle. While there’s no way anyone could justify this price, it is undeniably cool.
Tags: bouldering tech, climbstation, exercise, rock climbing, Sports
[...] and training boards are cheap and practical but no one uses them after the first week. Now you can spend $42,000 and get a tiny garage gym that offers very long, repetitive routes. This gigantic treadmill called the ClimbStation uses [...]