GANBA HOLDS
How can climbing holds be designed and produced more sustainably? Current climbing holds are made out of composite materials and aren't recyclable.
In collaboration with the climbing community, I have answered this question through various proposed solutions.
I consulted with the different parties that are involved with climbing holds. From the manufacturer (blocz), the setters to the climbers that touch the holds in the end.
I experimented and developed different manufacturing processes and typologies to make climbing holds on one hand more sustainable but on the other more intriguing, usable and flexible.
I developed climbing holds out of: wood, rPETG, rPLA, PHA, rABS, aluminium foam, rubber, more sustainable PU and ceramic.
The resulting holds were tested in my local climbing gym, Greifhaus in Braunschweig, Germany. There I let the route setters play and experiment with the different holds. The result were two routes, one of them was tested for a few weeks in the commercial setting.
A thousand thanks to: Greifhaus, Fliegerhalle, Blocz, BASF, Alupor and Recycling Fabrik for the extensive support with my bachelor project!