Our new bouldering gym… =)

Hi people! Well, we survived!!..barely. =) The past week was hell on Earth but we finally finished our massive monstrosity of a bouldering wall. We made the last push for it’s completion on Friday working from 7 in the morning until 10:30 at night. It was freezing cold, windy and downright miserable and I was ready to kill myself…buuuuuut I’m glad I stuck around to see it to the end. Haha! Our potluck and setting party on Saturday was a resounding success and we got some super good problems put up. We’re both completely exhausted but are planning a session on it tonight with some friends from out of town. There’s not much else to say other than I’m so glad it’s finally finished and we can now enjoy hours of fun whenever we want. This wall has been a long time coming…and hopefully we get years and years of enjoyment out of it. Yay!

Getting some love before putting the boys to bed and working in the garage
Getting some love before putting the boys to bed and working on plywood in the garage
Here is what the plywood looks like on the back...holes with T nuts
Here is what the plywood looks like…holes with T nuts
Pounding in T nuts...
Pounding in T nuts…

Woody

So fun...not.
So fun…not.
Friday morning...dragging the scaffolding to the wall
Friday morning…dragging the scaffolding to the wall
Lots of parts...
Lots of parts…
Getting the first piece up was the hardest part. The rest was still hard as hell though. Our arms felt like noodles.
Getting the first piece up was the hardest part. The rest was still hard as hell though. Our arms felt like noodles.
This kid has climbers blood...
This kid has climbers blood…

Woody

Woody

Woody

Woody

Proud of himself...
Proud of himself…
3 sheets up...
2 sheets up…

The ridiculous process of putting the roof sheets up!!
Our arms and shoulders were about to die by this point!!

Roof done. Thank God!
Roof done. Thank God!
Now for the walls...
Now for the walls…

Woody

Right side done...
Right side done…
Left side!
Left side…what the hell is Will doing?
Henry got home and was obsessed with the scaffolding as well...
Henry got home and was obsessed with the scaffolding as well…
High parts are done...Tommy runs to town to return the scaffolding...
High parts are done…Tommy runs to town to return the scaffolding…
It's about sunset in this picture...and we still have a crap ton to do...Uuuuugggghhh.
It’s about sunset in this picture…and we still have a crap ton to do…Uuuuugggghhh.
Looking so good though...
Looking so good though…
We started a fire to keep warm and the damn wind kept blowing it out. It was freezing and windy.
We started a fire to keep warm and the damn wind kept blowing it out. It was freezing and windy.
This was the last picture I took of this side...we got everything but the kickers up that night...
This was the last picture I took of this side…we got everything but the kickers up that night…
The ladder was on the ground because the turds tried to kill themselves with it. Henry stole one of Tommy's bungie chords and tried to lasso the stupid thing...and then it fell on him. Good grief.
The ladder was on the ground because the turds tried to kill themselves with it. Henry stole one of Tommy’s bungie chords and lassoed the stupid thing…and then it fell on him. Good grief.
Saturday morning! Roof section done!
Saturday morning! Roof section done!
Putting the last pieces up...Yayay!!
Putting the last pieces up…Yayay!!

 

Time to PARTY!!!!

 

Cody's not sure where to start...Haha!
Cody’s not sure where to start…Haha!
Michelle and Grandpa warming up in the sun...
Michelle and Grandpa warming up in the sun…

Woody

Henry thought he would try to help...but he just kept stealing our wrenches. Haha
Henry thought he would try to help…but he just kept stealing our wrenches. Haha
Liz figuring out a good problem...
Liz figuring out a good problem…
Travers also put up an awesome one...
Travers also put up an awesome one…

Woody

Matt-man!
Matt-man!
Tommy setting a hard one...
Tommy setting a hard one…

Woody

Woody

Lots o' peeps! So fun!
Lots o’ peeps! So fun!
Courtney, Elizabeth and my boss, Mike
Courtney, Elizabeth and my boss, Mike
Brianna getting ready to try a problem we set together...
Brianna getting ready to try a problem we set together…

Woody

Woody

Woody

We only had 400 holds, but we got some awesome problems out of them!
We only had 400 holds, but we got some awesome problems out of them!
Our neighbor, Don, spotting Tommy and Travers. Haha!
Our neighbor, Don, spotting Tommy and Travers. Haha!

Woody

Grandpa taking it all in!
Grandpa taking it all in!
LOVE this picture...Somehow just my gorgeous little family was in this shot. =)
LOVE this picture…Somehow just my gorgeous little family was in this shot. =)
Lights on!
Lights on!

Woody

Our beautiful woody all lit up. =)
Our beautiful woody all lit up. =)
Smore's time!!!
Smore’s time!!!

Woody

Michael trying to help Henry make one...
Michael trying to help Henry make one…

Woody

9pm and still going strong!
9pm and still going strong! It was a wonderful night and we all had a great time. =)

 

One thought on “Our new bouldering gym… =)”

  1. You guys—I’m ust amazed at the climbing gym you’ve built. Absolutely incredible family project. Should be featured in a national climbers magazine! Carol and I hope we can visit you in Tucson in the next two years, see your new house, this project and many of the others.

    Can’t wait to catch up u with Henry and to meet Will. Tonight is my first visit to your website in more than a year. Last time I checked you were building a wall and patio in your old house. This looks much more fun! Tommy, I really admire your engineering capabilities. The structure is truly elegant. I’m stoked seeing this and will visit your site frequently from now on.
    Love to you all — Dave and Carol

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