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DR
Climbing Walls
DR Climbing Walls was formed in
1975 by Don Robinson.
Don Robinson was a lectureer at The
University of Leeds when in 1964 he 'invented the first artificial
climbing wall'. He desinged the iconic Leeds
University Climbing Wall in a corridor of the sports hall.
In 2010 DR Climbing Walls celebrated
its 35th Anniversary, completing over 400 major projects in 15
countries. They still have offices located within sight of
Almscliff, and Don Robinson remains their Chairman and Technical
Director.
The Classic DR High Relief
Coated Plywood - University of Bolton |
The Classic DR High Relief
Coated Plywood (Detail) - University of Bolton |
KEY
DEVELOPMENTS
- 1964,
Don Robinson builds his first climbing wall at the University of
Leeds, by adding rock holds to an existing wall in a corridor.
The wall would become iconic and give rise to the myth that Don
Robinson designed and built the first ever climbing wall.
- 1975 -
DR Climbing Walls is formed.
- Rock
holds are caste in concrete blocks creating self build systems.
- Large
caste concrete structures are formed.
- In
1989 they built and orgaised the first ever official indoor
climbing competition in the UK.
- 1992,
along with Bendcrete Climbing Walls
they built the Goretex World Cup Final Competition Climbing Wall
at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
- They
created their free form, hand coated, epoxy resin coated, birch
plywood panel walls. The coating was a far superior finish than
what was currently being produced by other manufacturers, both
in creative style and the professional finishing detail.
Early Climbing Walls
Modern Walls
Recent Projects
New
Walls
Hothersall
Lodge
Mid
Cheshire College
Oaklands
School
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