Climbing Wall for your Pool

May 22nd, 2010 | Tech |

AquaClimb is a modular rock climbing wall system for your swimming pool.

Each panel can be turned in 4 different orientations to change the level of difficulty. The height of the wall is restricted by the depth of the pool. [link]

AquaClimb Climbing Wall

AquaClimb Poolside Climbing Wall

AquaClimb

Poolside Climbing Wall

Swimming Pool Climbing Wall

AquaClimb Rock Climbing Wall

Chris

What a fun idea!

May 22nd, 2010

A Girl

So much fun!!!!!! I want it!

May 22nd, 2010

Art of Concept

This really looks like a lot of fun!! So great!

May 23rd, 2010

claire

I 1t one!
So fun!
I’ll get it for my pool, Of course if I can!

May 23rd, 2010

whatever grip one has with bare feet and wet limbs

May 23rd, 2010

tyler

yeah. good luck. the average person sure ain’t gettin one. they cost $6750 just for a 3×1 (squares).

May 23rd, 2010

timmay

looks awesome

May 23rd, 2010

Don't nuke our imagination bro

So…uhh…being wet and holding on tight don’t exactly go together.

Isn’t this just a lawsuit waiting to happen. Or, rather, it has “I slipped, busted my chin, and bit off my tongue” written all over it.

May 23rd, 2010

Ada

This is a great idea! I wish I had a climbing wall…and also a pool:P

May 23rd, 2010

Doug

$6700 for 3 x 1 square? Where did you get that information. That doesn’t sound right at all. Maybe for a big one but 3 x 1 square wouldn’t take probably 100 bucks to build.

May 23rd, 2010

Karin L.

I think I’d kill myself. LOL!

May 23rd, 2010

Scott

Ya thats cool… If you want Athlete’s foot.

May 23rd, 2010

MP3

@tyler
Now it’s $6840 for a 3 high x 1 wide wall.

@Doug
Here is pricing: http://www.kilimanjarotrust.com/zebra_international_templete_2_054.htm
I found it using this new thing called Google.

May 23rd, 2010

Climbing Dolphin

So a water climbing wall is already somewhat singular, can one those somewhere order. Particularly the yellow-orange I find great.

Thanks for the mad photos…

May 23rd, 2010

Emily

This doesnt even sound like a good idea. Your children are all wet and you want them to try to climb things? I mean im all for increasing the difficulty, but damn.

Theres just no way this is safe.

May 23rd, 2010

Suzi

It’s $6840 for a 10′ high by 3′ wide wall, which is still outrageously expensive but it doesn’t say 3′ x 1′ anywhere on that website

May 23rd, 2010

Fresh

cool…but at the same time…most definitely a recipe for disaster

May 23rd, 2010

Reilly

Hey! I’ve got an idea! Let’s take yet another activity that was fine the way it was and turn it into a pool activity!!

May 23rd, 2010

VirtualN

Nice Pool Activity

May 24th, 2010

Cool

I don’t really see how turning “another activity” into a pool activity is a bad idea. This looks awesome, and since it’s tilted forward, slipping and falling would lead to falling in the water, which is the point, and definitely not a disaster.

May 24th, 2010

cenközmercan

this looks awesome. all I gotta do is get filthy rich now…

and for those ppl whining how dangerous it might be come on now, you can very well break your neck if you slip in the shower as well….

May 24th, 2010

Russell

Thanks for all the great positive and not so positive comments regarding the AquaClimb. With over 200 sold in North America and thousands of children, teens and adults challenging themselves without incident we are confident that climbing walls belong on the side of swimming pools.

May 24th, 2010

Sarah

We are waiting for the funds to purchase an AquaClimb and have studied their safety reports. There is no way a climber can fall anywhere but water. Climbing over the edges is also impossible. I believe those are installed in 150 facilities and there were no injuries reported. I have also called a few clubs where they had an aquaclimb to get some references - and they were all positive.

May 24th, 2010

Fillibert

We have one at the local pool. It’s angled back so if you fall you are away from the wall. The problem is that it gets old real quick. In 5 minutes you go from just climbing it to challenging your friends to go no feet or stick to one color handgrips. You end up waiting longer than climbing

May 24th, 2010

Jessica

Seems cool but what if some real heavy person trys climbing it and it tips foward and pops out of place?….won’t look too good.

May 24th, 2010

noah

this is perfectly safe, if you look closely then you can see that if you fall off you go right back into the water, and as for gripping it: maybe it has some kind of absorbant material to grip on, but it is still to expensive to buy, it would be better to just print one out

May 24th, 2010

marie

really guys, you haven’t heard of a climbing wall-pool combo before?
It is safe

I’ve been at several pool houses where they have climbing walls installed. And it is awesome.

I like the fact that you can adjust the difficulty level

May 25th, 2010

Robert

@mp3

I used this thing called “an education” to discern that the $6840 panel is ten and a half feet tall by three feet and seven inches wide. But thanks for doing the legwork on that new-fangled google thing.

May 25th, 2010

Lesley

From their website: The gently textured, non-abrasive surfaces are specifically designed for use in aquatic environments.

May 25th, 2010

Joe C from STP

To all those people who say this isn’t safe what about waterslides, diving boards, pool drains or even pools for that matter. i mean seriously peopleif you think rubber notches, MAYBE 10 ft high, over a POOL are too dangerous then you are currently whats wrong with America and don’t deserve kids. I will keep you all in my prayers tonight and may God have mercy on your souls

May 25th, 2010

Pike

as a climber i can say… TOTALLY FREAKING COOL.

May 26th, 2010

Ozzie

@Suzi
if u read the right column it says H3W1 height 3 width 1
so 3X1

May 26th, 2010

Boise Idaho

NOw I can be extreme with the kids and not get hurt, or at least too badly.

May 26th, 2010

Dr. Holmann

Sorry Robert but Google > your education. Knowledge is nothing but correct information at speed. I’d rather have a researcher with a high school diploma and the right tools (plus logic and reason) than a phd with just his mind. Accuracy maters, as information is the new currency. Human error can no longer be tolerated in the info age.

May 26th, 2010

victoria

i like this and dont like this because your children are wet and can fall off of the wall and i like it because its fun and a good decoration to your pool.

May 26th, 2010

girl

@ Ozzie

You mean the left column. And it reads “AQCL-3H1W” and is in a column labeled “Model Number,” which means that it is their company’s code for identifying that product. The third column is the dimensions, and it is 10′ 6″ x 3′ 7″.

This is a really neat product. If I had a pool, I would want one!

May 26th, 2010

Oh no, your poor glass children are going to hurt themselves falling off the wall into WATER.

May 27th, 2010

Barrister

As an attorney, I can assure you the owner of any pool having a climbing wall would be exposing themselves to liability risks which extend beyond most insurance policy coverage. These make diving boards seem, well, insurable. Show me a non-resident who’s injured as a result of climbing one of these and I’ll show you a person who quickly finds themselves in a higher tax bracket…

May 27th, 2010

lost obsesser!!!!

just saying, but barrister, you use way too many large words!!!! i don’t think that many people understood half of that!!!! at least i didn’t. anyway, i think that this sounds like a really fun idea!

May 27th, 2010

Average Bob

Barrister, you are everything that is soulless and wrong in todays world.

On the note of the climbing wall…Its probably a lot safer than bouldering or regular rock climbing…no hard ground or specialized equipment!

May 27th, 2010

Barrister

Funny how the attitudes of people like you suddenly change when it’s your kid who slips and falls off this accident-waiting-to-happen and breaks a bone - or worse. Nothing like a skull fracture or good ol’ fashioned pain and suffering of a loved one to put your opinion of lawyers to the test. “Your Honor, no need for this hearing; the victim’s father doesn’t believe in the legal system and prefers to waive his child’s right to damages and to assume all medical and rehabilitation costs since the pool owner’s insurance company won’t pay since they deemed the accident to be the victim’s fault.” Case closed…

May 28th, 2010

Don

Back in the day I remember at most swimming holes, rivers and waterfront property we all had a tree with a rope on it that we would swing out over the water and drop in and that was fun and OK with everyone including out parents and no one got hurt. Now people think falling of a wall that is leaning over a pool is going to hurt their kids. I think these parents should send their little darlings to a wilderness camp so they could have some good supervised fun.

May 28th, 2010

jordan

Doesn’t go high enough! xD

May 28th, 2010

Chris

Great idea until someone heavy on the overhanging wall pulls it out of its anchor/mooring and it falls in the pool on top of the climber and they drown. Ive been a rock climber for thirty years and have noticed that if something can go wrong at some point it will. This thing better be anchored bombproof double up.

May 28th, 2010

lauren

Is it possible that by 3×1 they mean 3 metres by one metre?? Silly Americans and the even siller imperial system.

May 29th, 2010

We have one of these hanging over the foam pit at my gymnastics center. It’s a lot of fun and the open gym kids love it.

May 29th, 2010

this is a creative world!!!!

May 29th, 2010

Tyler P

As a lifeguard the biggest worry I would have is that after the kids get to the top their arms and legs will be tired so that when they drop back into the water they will be too tired to swim.

May 30th, 2010

juan

what happen to the days when you live and you learn. trying to protect your kids from getting hurt not trying to get sued blah blah blah. thats how they grow up and learn. you fall you stand back up and you keep going..

Jun 1st, 2010

chelsey

this is a sad sue happy country, the parents who are afraid their children will die using this are the same people who wont let their children get their faces painted at a theme park because they might get the bird flue and die. I hope you all have fun in your bubbles. Your children will grow up sad and hating you forever but at least they will grow up. of course they wont know how to do anything like mow there lawn (the blade might get there foot) cook dinner (they might burn themselves or there house down) drive a car (is it odd we put our children in a over-sized bullet without a 2nd thought but they cant go on a climbing wall that has you drop into a pool)? I would, however advise anyone who got one to have the neighbor kids sign a waver before they can use it because, like i said this is a sad sue happy nation

Jun 1st, 2010

Kevin

Okay I read through these comments because I thought someone else would come to my very logical occam’s razor of a conclusion that 3X1 means 3 tiles high and 1 wide? The dimensions probably come from about 3.5 feet per side per tile? Come on people

Jun 2nd, 2010

Joe

Why is everyone claiming that this is a disaster waiting to happen? I mean…if you set it up properly….in the deep end of the pool…anyone that falls off is just going to fall right into deep water? What is the big deal with that….assuming you can swim?

Jun 3rd, 2010

oce

nice one…!!!

Jun 6th, 2010

Harry

As a lifeguard i would just like to point out that the guard in the photo is not demonstrating proper tube strap technique!! I mean, the entire danger issue aside, what we should be focusing on is this terrible breach of life guarding protocol.I didn’t even notice the wall until I looked at the comments, i was too busy looking at the lifeguard and her obvious lack of training. I mean, we should just ignore the fact that this wall idea is actually pretty awesome and would add a lot to the patron’s experience. no, no, no, the real issue here is the breach in protocol.

Jun 11th, 2010

SezWho

Would love to have the money to buy one. Wouldn’t buy one but would love to have the money to…

Jun 11th, 2010

Bobfromiowa

You say that its a hazard but for real they are going to fall into water if they fall not like they have to get out of the pool to climb it.

Jun 12th, 2010

Raadz

@ Tyler P if you didnt notice the wall is at the edge of the swimming pool, so no swimming is required.

And wow whats with the ‘my child is not allowed to go 50 cm above their height and they are forbiden touch a drop of water, even though they might only just survive, they will definitley will be traumatised for life!!!’

As some other people have pointed out before wat about the waterslides etc.. they are even more of a danger to your kids than that, and yet i see parents forcing their kids to have a go ‘oh come on its fun!’

Jun 19th, 2010

Furry

If a child falls they could easily fall onto another childs head, not necessarily into free water . It looks like fun but would need very strict supervision. Also the price is outrageous c’mon it probably takes less that a hundred dollars to build

Jun 21st, 2010

Wild Beast

I would like to see this in a less steep version with bigger handgrips for those of us that are less fit with a bit more backfat!

Jun 22nd, 2010

Katie

Directly from the manufacturers website:

Prices start at $6,840.00 plus delivery and installation.

(http://www.aquaclimb.com/products.shtml)

Jun 23rd, 2010

Warren P.

The thing costs $6000+. The lawsuits start at a million five.

Warren

Jun 23rd, 2010

Gaston

1. Deepwater soloing is a type of climbing that is done often. The grip is possible, you just need to dry off your hands a bit.
2. Prolly gonna be in the pools of those who are stupidly rich anyhow, their kids will likely be the one’s using it. If the lawsuits occur, it will be against the company making the things.
3. The price of this thing is ridiculous, get some damn plywood and buy some holds and build your own… Be sure to waterproof the wood and keep up with it so it doesn’t give splinters.

Jun 23rd, 2010

Joel

It’s actually pretty fun and safe. We’ve had one at our pool for about 3 years now i think.

Jun 24th, 2010

Ceeski Beeski

Just looking at this makes me cringe! I’m just imagining being soaked in the pool for a while and having my soft fingernails being ripped off while trying to grip this! Oucch!

Jun 25th, 2010

Gawd

Guys, look. you are all being way to paranoid. if you have the money and a big enough pool,you should be fine. Let the kids have fun. if you fall, you fall. If you hit your head, either you shouldn’t be using this in a pool that small or you did something idiotic. Accidents happen. if your friend falls and hurts themself, its their own fault, or someone did something wrong. Often, things happen for a reason. Just deal with it.
/rant

Jun 26th, 2010

lauren

there are a lot of injuries possible that don’t involve simply falling into water. the first thought that came to my mind was slipping, hitting your chin and biting your tongue. Saw that happen twice in pools to two different children, just on ladders. One was my litter brother when he was only 6, he slipped and bit off the sides of his tongue. Shit happens.

Jun 27th, 2010

matt

here’s a question for the commenters complaining about the price, thanks for that link to the new google thing, you seem quite intelligent, except for the whole “3×1 square” thing…. I think they call that a rectangle nowadays…

Jun 28th, 2010

matt

also, if you can afford 33K for a freakin’ wall to climb in your pool, i’m sure you can afford the lawsuits people will be filing every time they slip off and bite off their tongues, though nobody likes a loudmouth moneybag anyways.

Jun 28th, 2010

Ian

That is the beauty of saying “Use at Own Risk” on a sign off to the side.

Jun 28th, 2010

noah

anyone who says that they would kill themselves needs to take a closer look at the pictures

Jun 28th, 2010

kurtis

We could always add sharks to the pool if there is not enough danger.

Jun 30th, 2010

Jerry

Do those little children come with it ?

Jul 2nd, 2010

John

WANT!!!!!

Jul 13th, 2010

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