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The boulder, the better: More demand for home climbing walls

Paige Lim

Paige Lim

Published Wed, May 4, 2022 · 03:37 PM
    • Wall building company Urban Ninja has seen a 50 per cent increase in interest in home climbing walls in the last 2 years, with over 35 enquiries since 2021, said owner Ivan Toh.
    • Wall building company Urban Ninja has seen a 50 per cent increase in interest in home climbing walls in the last 2 years, with over 35 enquiries since 2021, said owner Ivan Toh.
    • Fitness equipment business Movement First has built about 10 home climbing walls for children since August 2020, said co-founder Jeremy Ko.
    • Fitness equipment business Movement First has built about 10 home climbing walls for children since August 2020, said co-founder Jeremy Ko.
    • Wall building company Urban Ninja has seen a 50 per cent increase in interest in home climbing walls in the last 2 years, with over 35 enquiries since 2021, said owner Ivan Toh. PHOTO: IVAN TOH
    • Wall building company Urban Ninja has seen a 50 per cent increase in interest in home climbing walls in the last 2 years, with over 35 enquiries since 2021, said owner Ivan Toh. PHOTO: IVAN TOH
    • Fitness equipment business Movement First has built about 10 home climbing walls for children since August 2020, said co-founder Jeremy Ko. PHOTO: JEREMY KO
    • Fitness equipment business Movement First has built about 10 home climbing walls for children since August 2020, said co-founder Jeremy Ko. PHOTO: JEREMY KO

    AS INDOOR rock climbing scales in popularity across Singapore, home climbing walls have emerged as the latest new frontier for enthusiasts of the sport.

    Wall building company Urban Ninja has seen interest in home climbing walls rise by 50 per cent in the last 2 years, with over 35 enquiries since 2021, said owner Ivan Toh, who also co-owns rock climbing gym Ground Up Climbing.

    Not all enquiries result in a commission, but Toh has still built 21 home walls in landed properties, condominiums and executive maisonettes since 2021, ranging from a 2.5m by 3m bouldering wall to a standalone bouldering structure 20m wide and 3.5m high. He has built a total of 118 home walls since 2004.

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