Bouldering
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about bouldering
Project • By IFUB* • Sports Centres
Riesige Rosi
The Kraxlkollektiv describes itself on its own website as follows:
"We are a young initiative from Munich, [...] that wants to share its passion for bouldering with other people. Our specific goal is to set up several free and publicly accessible bouldering walls in Munich and thus upgrade unused urban spaces. Although bouldering gyms have opened in many places in the most beautiful city in the world in recent years, there is still a lack of low-threshold facilities that are available to all citizens free of charge and accessible without barriers. [...]"
The largest project to date to realise this goal is now located in a former underpass below Rosenheimer Straße. With the help of the IFUB*, but above all with a huge number of... More
Project • By IDK • Sports Centres
Rise Climbing
Rise Climbing, opened in late 2022, set out to become the social hub of climbing in Newham.
Created by and for climbers, the project celebrates the social and collective spirit of the sport looking to shape a space that brings people together. In the past few years indoor climbing has experienced an explosion in popularity and is one of the UK’s fastest growing sports. In 2019, regular participation in climbing grew by 22% in the UK, which is four times faster than the wider fitness industry. There are now 1.4 million people climbing in the UK every year.
Ollie Hammick
Ollie Hammick
IDK worked closely with the young business, set up by two passionate climbers, to assess the feasibility of several sites bef... More
Project • By brg3s • Community Centres
Youth Villages - Bower Activity Center
The Bower Activities Center (BAC) introduces a light-filled hub of activity and care programs to the pastoral campus of Youth Villages in the city of Bartlett, an outlying suburb of Memphis, TN. Youth Villages, “a nationally recognized leader in the field of childrens' mental and behavioral health,” provides residential, academic, and developmental services for children and teens with “emotional, mental, and behavioral problems.” Initially designed to house only the Food With Class program – an educational class where teens learn to develop teamwork and professional skills in a commercial kitchen setting – and a few other support services, the scope of the design quickly grew as Youth Vi... More