What is the difference between a Rock Climbing Wall and Bouldering Wall?
What is a Rock Climbing Wall?
A Rock climbing wall is typically an indoor climbing wall that is of significant hight. You would also normally use ropes to provide safety. There are a few Rock Climbing Walls around the UK, so you often need to travel up to 2 hours to find a Rock Climbing Wall. This is why Highline Adventure has been so popular since 2002, as we provide a Mobile Rock Climbing Wall.
Our Wall is 9 metres high and can be climbed by six people simultaneously– maximizing throughput using five auto-belays and a rope. You can use the top rope, bottom rope, lead climb, abseil, and boulder.
What is a bouldering wall?
A Bouldering Wall is usually a wider wall design. This can also be indoor, and some parks and outdoor centres have smaller ones. You can climb to around xxx. Like with Mobile Climbing Walls, Highline Adventure is also incredibly popular thanks to our range of Mobile Bouldering Walls, which you can hire for your event. Bouldering is popular as it allows multiple climbers and does not require ropes. This means that you can have several children in the activity.
15m x 8m for all sides in use, 15mx3.5m for 3 sides in use, 9mx3.5m for only front in use. The climbable size is 9m x 1.65m. Surrounded by thick, shock-absorbent crash matting.
What are the main differences between a Rock Climbing Wall and a Bouldering Wall?
- The height of the apparatus
- The difficulty of the equipment
- Rock Climbing is typically staffed
- Bouldering is great for all ages. We also have a Junior wall for 5 years.
- Rock Climbing is better for Children 8 years plus.
- Rock Climbing Wall requires greater height clearance.
- Bouldering Walls need a much greater area in terms of Meters Squared.
What are the similarities between a Rock Climbing Wall and a Bouldering Wall?
- The material used in construction
- The rental options
- Both can be staffed or unstaffed on agreement.
- Both provide climbing challenges for participants
- Both require space
- Both can be used to test the popularity
- Both can be used for Schools, Councils, Scout groups and parties.
What you can do next.
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