In case you missed the CWA Summit a few weeks ago, we compiled this exhibitor review. Hope you notice something new!
Sections below:
CLIMBING HOLDS
Blocz, Blue Pill, Unit, Goodgrip
- Blocz has 38 new volumes: Hexatites, Coffers, Pinches, Spears, Bigboards, Megaboards
- Launched Punksetter Routesetting Game with proceeds to Climbers Against Cancer
- Goodgrip makes setting tools, brushes like IndoorPro, and offers custom branding
- Unit Holds offers 15 unique fiberglass shapes made by Blocz
Capital
- Will be releasing new shapes soon
Composite-X
- Worlds largest producer of polyester and polyurethane artificial climbing holds
- Dannomond excels in high abraision resistance, strength, impact resistance
- Production house for dozens of brands world-wide
Egrips, Trango, Tenaya
- Launched Ty Foose’s new dual-tex Stealth line
- Displayed their soon-to-be-released high end Mastia
- Three new management team members that bring 60 years of industry experience
Element
- Moving production to Aragon
- New shapes and shapers coming
- Remolding the classics
Escape, Friction, Kingdom, Working Class
- Launched a new dual texture line called Fusion
- Displayed samples of new Silverback plastic which will release in Fall 2019
- Kingdom and Working Class will continue to be produced at Aragon and CompX
Grizzly
- Introduced their new line of 173 holds made by two small town routesetters
- Produced at Aragon
Kilter, Haptic, Urban Plastix
- Showed off their collaboration Lemur Designs Kilter Board
- Brought brand new Tremors from Urban Plastix which relaunched this year
- Displayed Ian Powell’s new Tufa system
Kumiki
- EverActive Wall fits Moon, Tension, Kilter
- Volumes made for stacking
- Positive texture diff-tex
Legacy Ascension, Method, Menagerie, ENIX
- Legacy Ascension showed off the new Rails and Ears mini jugs
- Method brought their new Slick Willies and first copies of new Belly Busters
- Menagerie sent their new Torso Plates to The Shape Gallery
Premium Holds & Volumes
- Makers of 360, Simpl., Cheeta and Squadra holds and volumes
- European brands from a team of highly experienced IFSC routesetters
Pusher
- New shapes coming from Dan Yagmin and Jared Roth
- Updating many shapes while shifting production
Rock Candy
- Displayed the unreleased Brachiopods, an evolution of their Gastropods
- Growing their Support Your Local Route Setter with free holds and setting clinics
- Psyched to continue offering these professional development opportunities
So iLL
- Showed off the new LEVEL line from Jason Kehl
- Introduced their Setter Shoe to handle the rigors of routesetting/forerunning sessions
- Dave and Dan Chancellor are behind 1Climb, working to get 100K kids climbing
Tension
- Training equipment for climbers made in the USA from US hardwoods
- Mirrored and adjustable 8’x12′ training board suitable for climbers V3-V15
- New hangboard system coming soon
Thrive
- Brought their Tubbies, Blubber, Moon Pie, Patina and popular Blocks
- Featured their new Bubous Cobbles at The Shape Gallery
Xcult
- Displayed a variety of fiberglass and wood volumes
- Owner and veteran shaper of 20 years, Ilyan Mihaylov, has been sculpting since 8th grade
CLIMBING WALLS
Brewer Fitness
- Brought their classic Treadwall
- Moving vertically encourages people to find their inner youth
Citywall, Climb1
- Slovenian climbing wall builder
- Volumes from their Infinity line are designed to nest together
- Authorized manufacturer for IFSC
Delire
- Delire Escalade has been building and installing climbing walls for over 15 years
- Mainly serve Northeast region of U.S. and Canada with over 80 employees and 3 locations
Eldo
- Showed off their new gym The Spot Denver
- Shared UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup footage from February 2019 on Eldo walls
- Announced new branding, ownership, and move to purpose-built office/manufacturing facility
Entre-Prises
- Official partner and supplier to USA Climbing
- Official exclusive climbing wall partner of IFSC
Grasshopper
- Low maintenance training board that assembles easily and installs anywhere
- Compatible with Moon, Tension, Kilter
Impact
- Unique walls with dual tex elements, dual-tex volumes, and soon dual-tex campus rungs
- VevetGrip was developed over 2 years, offers blend of grip and friction, not too abrasive
- Durable aluminum tags with optional custom text or logos printed directly
Jam Walls
- Unveiled their “Crax”, a series of modular crack panels
- Can be mounted to climbing walls and popularly-sized training boards
- Founded by Yosemite legends Dale Bard and Dave Yerian
Nicros
- Showed off their new Ultimate Board hangboard with a slot for holding your phone
- New dimpled Caldera line coming soon
- Bringing back some of your favorite classic 90’s shapes
Onsite
- Canadian designers and manufacturers of climbing walls, flooring, volumes, and mobile walls
- Walls and volumes feature custom natural wood stain and durable texture
- Rapidly expanding in Canada and soon the US
- Presented their newest product Urban Rock that will soon be seen in cities of Quebec and the rest of Canada
Rockwerx
- Infinity Wall System integrates the angles of their volumes with the wall design
- Extend your canvas and wrap corners to create infinite possibilities
- Don’t just change your routes when you reset, change your wall
Treadstone
- 29 year old family business that installs high tech, steel-framed climbing walls of any scope
- Niche is smaller projects: fitness centers, corporate wellness, schools, churches
- Builds, upgrades, expands, repairs, inspects and trains your staff
Vertical Solutions
- Walls known for their distinctive checkerboard wood and sweeping curves
- In-house Proxy Production manufactures climbing holds for 9 brands
Walltopia
- World’s largest manufacturer of climbing walls
- Harmonized System offers efficient routesetting using LEDs, matching wall panels; coming soon to five U.S. projects
- Harmonized gyms can get exact routes from World Cups
FLOORING FOR CLIMBING FACILITIES
Asana
- Producers of gym flooring, crashpads, climbing holds and more
- Provided the pads for both Lemur Kilter Board and Grasshopper Tension Board
- Successful manufacturers and installers of customized modular systems since 2004
Cascade Specialty
- Consultative approach with focus on educating customers
- Tested by an engineer who specializes in landing surfaces, such as NFL and MLS fields
- Flooring choice of El Cap Holdings, Hanger 18 and Sender One
Climbmat
- The flooring supplier choice of Walltopia
Dollamur
- Producers of custom flooring solutions for any climbing facility
- Flooring choice for many fast-growing gyms: Central Rock, Gravity Vault, The Cliffs
Flashed, Binary
- Creaters of commercial flooring, crashpads, apparel and more
- Introduced their new 19 gallon Professional Setter Bucket
Futurist, Chalk Cartel
- Futurist offers an extended service plan, scheduled visits, carpet top layer replacement
- 100% financing available
- Chalk Cartel boasts high margins, low minimum orders
UCS
- Flooring systems based on over 50 years experience specializing in 20′ falls
- Fabric and materials designed for outdoor use, 30 year old products still in use
- Supplied 4 Olympic Games and is Official Supplier for USA Track and Field
EQUIPMENT FOR CLIMBING FACILITIES
Belaysafe
- World’s first friction adjustable fall reduction system
- Safely belay climbers many times heavier than yourself
- Save money on gym ropes with BelaySafe
Camfil
- Global suppliers of industrial air filtration systems
- Technology was first developed to stop bioterrorism in U.S. embassies
Kleanholds
- Load holds onto the basket, close the lid, hit start and 10 minutes later they’re done
- 30″-45″ single and double baskets, recycles water for eco-efficiency
- Lease-to-own programs
Perfect Descent
- Exclusive autobelay supplier of IFSC
- New add-ons including belay bar mount kit, body/scuff guard, redundant retraction screens
TRUBLUE
- Magnetic braking eliminates friction for reliability and consistency
- TRUBLUE boasts devices in 60+ countries and roughly 2 billion descents annually
SOFTWARE & SERVICES FOR CLIMBING FACILITIES
Approach
- Cloud-based CRM, POS, inventory, calendar, booking software
- Infinitely scalable, multigym is seamless
Climbalytics
- Wristband designed specifically for climbers that records your gym climbing
- Tracks attempts, sends, flashes, difficulty, highpoint, time on wall, more
- Goal is to provide new way to look at the gym, more than chasing grades
Gym Realm
- Cloud-based check-in system that is used by Walltopia
- Membership management, CRM, POS, transactional emails, event booking
- Software behind Walltopia’s Harmonized System
Klimbz
- Route management and user engagement platform for more efficiency and effectiveness
- Customizable for different gyms including grade system, wall labels, look and feel
- Run leagues, comps, setters and coaching using the platform
Monument Sports Group
- The exclusive provider of insurance services for CWA
- Currently insuring over 200 CWA members
MyClimb
- Attract, engage, retain members with this free app
- Over 1.5 million climbs logged in over 8500 different climbing gyms and areas around the world
- Manage routesetting, competitions, challenges and workouts
- League management and goal tracking coming later in 2019
Papertrail
- Online inspection logs for risk management
- App for employees to log activities using checklists and more
- Create your own tracking structure, flexible size accounts, no contracts
Rock Gym Pro
- The check-in software used in 93% of U.S. gyms
- Shared their continued growth of cloud services and feature development
- Every member of support team once managed a climbing gym
Vertical-Life
- Nearly 150 facilities use to enhance their planning, executing and understanding of setting
- Unveiled their Ninja Timing, the first interactive cordless speed timer
- Scorecard is able to project live results, eliminates hassle of paper scorecards, point tallying
SUPPLIES & RETAIL FOR CLIMBING FACILITIES
Adidas Outdoor / Five Ten
- Releasing an updated version of their downturned Hiangle shoes
- Releasing the Kirigami, a new entry-level shoe
Black Diamond
- Showed off new gear and sweet stickers
- Provides facility equipment and items for retail shops
- Focuses on building valuable vendor relationships
Boreal
- Manufactureres of wide range of climbing shoes
Butora, 8b+
- Butora launched line of approach shoes with Icarus and Wing models
- 8b+ introduced new crushed, powder and liquid chalk products
- 8b+ displayed their fun new chalkbag line
Camp USA
- The Energy CR is their top-selling entry-level harness with $50 MSRP and 5 sizes
- Routesetter kit coming soon, Italian R&D, meets work-at-height standards
Edelrid
- Continues to be leaders in sustainability and innovation
- Wide range of ropes, harnesses and safety equipment for gyms
Evolv
- Manufactureres of wide range of climbing shoes
Friction Labs
- Introduced their newest evolution in chalk: Alcohol Free Secret Stuff
- Goes on like cream, provides base layer to stay chalked longer
- Use alone for less dust, or use in conjuction with loose chalks
Gym Climber, Rock & Ice
- Introduced Gym Climber Magazine this year
Honey Stinger
- Organic, honey based assortment of energy snacks
- 20% off opening orders
- Product for comps and other events
La Sportiva
- Showed off the new Testarossa
- Shared their programs for rental fleets and climbing teams
- Introduced their POP displays for retailers
Liberty Mountain
- Can be a gym’s “warehouse” with 2 day shipping on all products
- More products and brands than any other U.S. distributor of climbing/outdoor gear
- Soup to nuts (literally)
Mad Rock
- Introduced the new Phoenix, available after Outdoor Retailer
- Proud to sponsor Matt Fultz and Ethan Pringle
Ocun
- Offers a wide variety of products including shoes, ropes, harnesses hardware
- From Czech Republic, bringing 25 years of experience in European market
Petzl
- Offers a wide range of climbing equipment including ropes, harnesses, carabiners
RacePak
- Simplifies ordering process for protein packed retail snacks
- Options include vegan, gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free, protein, low sugar
- Brands include ProBar, RX, Kate’s, Garuka, Barnanaa
- 1 box minimum, easy credit, quick 24-48 hour turnaround, low shipping rates
Scarpa
- Showed off Furia Air, their lightest technical comp shoe, available soon
- Proud sponsors of Alex Puccio, V14 climber and 11-time National Bouldering Champion
Sterling
- Manufacturers of a wide range of ropes, cord, webbing, and anchor/safety products
- Longtime supporter of many organizations and causes in the climbing community
Unparallel
- Displayed 20 models in their first CWA Summit booth
- Over 20 years of shoe manufacturing experience
Wild Country, Salewa
- Heritage climbing brand that invented the cam
- Mission harness designed for gyms, coming soon
- Introducing more gym-specific products in 2020
NON-PROFITS OF THE CLIMBING WORLD
1Climb
- Effort to get 100,000 kids to climb driven by Kevin Jorgeson and Chancellor Brothers
- Began with shared desire to take kids climbing and to take climbing to kids
- Partners with Boys and Girls Clubs across America
Access Fund
- Access Fund advocates for climbers and works to restore our overused areas
- Nearly 60% of our climbing is on public lands
- Gyms are encouraged to organize Adopt-A-Crags at their local area
Brown Girls Climb
- Offers mentorship and educational opportunities for self-identified women of color
- Works with gyms to encourage inclusion and leadership opportunties
Climbers of Color
- Promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the mountaineering community
- Provides supportive mentorship, technical training and access to key resources
Paradox Sports
- Offers adaptive climbing clinics, courses, manuals, and connections
- You can host Adaptive Climbing Initiative Courses at your gym
