Category Archives: _Links_

VR Climbing Game in Your Gym

September 29, 2018 | _Links_, holds, innovation, walls

A new virtual reality game lets the user climb around in a range of weird virtual and photo-realistic environments to help them safely conquer their fear of heights.

Climbing Gym Design Evolves

September 29, 2018 | _Links_

Athletic Business dives into the constantly evolving state of climbing gym design.

Earth Trek’s Founder Retires

September 28, 2018 | _Links_, news

Earth Treks founder, Chris Warner announced his retirement from the indoor climbing company.

Earth Treks And Planet Granite Announce Parent Company

September 28, 2018 | _Links_, expansions, innovation, legal, Operations

Earth Treks Climbing and Fitness and Planet Granite Climbing, Yoga and Fitness today announced the change of their corporate name to El Cap Holdings, LLC.

Gravity Vault Moves Into Jersey Shore

September 16, 2018 | _Links_, expansions, new gyms

Gravity Vault will open in the site of a former nightclub on the New Jersey shore sometime in 2019.

NPR – Mainstream Climbing

September 15, 2018 | _Links_, innovation, Marketing, new gyms, research

NPR reports from Yosemite on the mainstreaming of climbing due to climbing gyms.

UK Gym Director Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense

September 15, 2018 | _Links_, closed gyms, legal

Former UK climbing gym director pleads guilty to three counts of child sex offense.

PA Gym Looking For Chief Setter

August 20, 2018 | _Links_

PG/ET Seeks Senior Director of Route Setting

August 11, 2018 | _Links_

The Battle for Post-Industrial Real Estate

August 4, 2018 | _Links_

Great article from Curbed regarding the search for vertical real estate in a very competitive market.