New Columbus Bouldering Gym Wi08?

[Colorscholar]

Hello everyone,

I am in the development and research stage for building a modern bouldering gym in Columbus, Ohio. I am going to be relocating and seriously expanding my current bouldering gym within the 270 loop and close to campus sometime this winter. I have been looking at various building and warehouse spaces to lease which can hold a 4,000-5,000ft facility with ceiling heights that range from 15-18 foot tall and the potential for decent ventilation. Pyramide USA may be contracted to help build some of the walls (I work for them) and of course Crater holds whom I shape for would be a major player in holds for the walls. As of now there are about 3,000 holds and 2,500 sq ft of wall wood for this venture with more coming.

I would like to hear from any interested parties or Columbus climbers who would be willing to contribute. I forsee it at the moment as a co-op type system where members would have 24 hour access (with keys). But I am open to other ideas.

My current job has me working full time so being able to turn this into a bussiness venture (i.e. a commercial gym) might be possible if the right person could be put in place to manage such a bussiness. I myself have to be careful with time since I have obligations to the university but investing and ownership are certainly within my grasp.

Please feel free to send e-mail via my OSU account.
reynaldo.1@osu.edu

Best wishes to everyone,
Tony Reynaldo

[pigsteak]

do you climb outside anymore tony? you used to be a fixture at the Red, and after a "real" job and marriage, I wasn't sure whee that put you in the slacker climber spectrum. good luck with the new gym.

[rhunt]

...umm honestly, I'd rather hear about someone building another full scale climbing gym in the greater Cbus area. We already have a pretty good bouldering gym.

But really good luck with that, I hope you can work it out!

[kek-san]

How 'bout a full scale gym somewhere that doesn't have one? Like, umm... Lexington?

[lordjim_2001]

How 'bout a full scale gym somewhere that doesn't have one? Like, umm... Lexington?

There you go again making sense. We can't have any of that now can we.

[Saxman]

Lexington could have a great gym if people weren't dicks.

[pigsteak]

like THAT will ever happen...nice folks in Lex.....

[rhunt]

ok then lets work a trad. You lex people can have two gyms, full scale and a bouldering gym, Cbus gets the Red an hour away.

Deal?

[pigsteak]

you still wouldn't climb rhunt.....nice try to justify eating fritos.

[Colorscholar]

Hello everyone,

Well my idea is to offer a place to train and to host comps. I am taking a cue from The Front in SLC, The Spot in Boulder and Escalade in Georgia. All three are primarily bouldering only.

I am not closed minded to building a full blown modern climbing gym in Columbus. The thought has burned through my mind a few times. Finding a suitable location with good height (40-50 feet) is a bit of a challenge in this area. I know that Pyramide is chomping to build a modern modular gym here in the midwest and their system is really unique in the fact you can change the walls as you wish. Ideally it would be awesome to have a hybrid between the two having a solid portion of steel framed walls (adjustable) and wood walls to even out the offerings. If a new gym in Columbus is going to do well it has to be modern, very large with great ventilation and certainly has to focus and cater to both the strong climbers as well as the group/b-day parties etc. Anyone who has ever ran a climbing gym knows that you don't pay the bills on the local strong bouldering crowd.

Well that is my two cents, anyone have a nickel to add?

Best,
Tony