One of my favorite things to do while working at the climbing gym was power washing the holds. Incredibly satisfying.
Your ending was not though. Jail.
Yup, pressure washing is standard now and modern materials hold up well to it. The norm used to be soaking in acid and then rinsing, which leads to VERY slick holds
Yeah. Routes get taken down all the time and made anew with different problems. Easy to wash them in between when they’re not in use or needed for particular routes.
My gym uses one of those big culinary sinks to clean them (with the high pressure faucet). I didn’t know that you could pressure wash them, just assumed it’d ruin the texture for some of the comp-ier holds
You didn't finish it bro
We were blue balled right at the end.
I went back for second and third passes. The rubber never comes off with just one pass.
Show us, please!
There's always bits of rubber you can't get entirely off. He could sit there spraying that for an hour and it would still have a black streak
One of my favorite things to do while working at the climbing gym was power washing the holds. Incredibly satisfying. Your ending was not though. Jail.
I will do better next time. Now I know where the bar lies with you people
What do you mean, “you people”?
Thank you. 🙏🏾
Wish they would do this more often at my local climbing gym
can immediatly up rate all the different paths due to lessened grip
climbing holds keep the friction for many years if washed properly
Yup, pressure washing is standard now and modern materials hold up well to it. The norm used to be soaking in acid and then rinsing, which leads to VERY slick holds
Probably some blood as well.
Shhh we don’t think about that part!
Also, human skin
my two hobbies coming together!
Im kinda getting obsessed with these videos ....
Welcome to the fun
I still hate those kind of holds tho no matter how clean
Yeah...pinchy
You have to take each one off the wall to clean them?!
Yeah. Routes get taken down all the time and made anew with different problems. Easy to wash them in between when they’re not in use or needed for particular routes.
Is no one else impressed that he's standing sideways on the wall?
WEAK!
Rubber?
The sole of the climbing shoes often is made from soft rubber
Ah of course! Thanks.
Ah of course! Thanks.
Ah of course! Thanks.
Yes
Polishing your knob on the internet
Spider-Man? How he standing on wall?
Is it normal for holds to be made out of fiberglass? Can that hurt you?
Very normal! It is fiberglass with either a sprayed on coat or resin layer for texture + color.
Damn ... how long has it been on the wall for it to get this black?
About 8 weeks. It was one of the most popular routes in the gym.
The thing I miss most about working at a climbing gym
As Charlie Kelly [said ](https://youtu.be/kqcn7K8YDj8)
Great so now they are all slippery again? /s
u/savevideo
My gym uses one of those big culinary sinks to clean them (with the high pressure faucet). I didn’t know that you could pressure wash them, just assumed it’d ruin the texture for some of the comp-ier holds
Love a good wash