Weve profiled 10 of the most incredible climbing gyms around the world, from Tokyo to Switzerland to Chattanooga.
Climber or not, prepare to be amazed.
Allez Up spans 13,000 square feet of floor space, with a lot more vertical real estate above.
That spirit is the product of NL Architects, a group of mad scientist creatives in Amsterdam .
Theyre known for designing a bike shop in China with a working, angled velodrome on the roof.
I love these guys.
But back to climbing.
Vertikale Kletterhalle Brixen, Italy
The design nerd in me is excited about this one.
Its a contemporary climbing gym in Northern Italy that prepares climbers for Alpine adventures throughout the year.
That makes the design and the function of this building entirely focused on the sport of climbing.
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Instead of your typical climbing holds, it uses symbols of interior design recast in plastic.
It looks like art, but its built for sport.
This makes it a fitting design for exercise in Tokyos fashion district.
Excalibur Climbing Tower Groningen, The Netherlands
This climbing facility is not for the faint of heart.
Just imagine this thing swaying in the wind when youre a hundred feet up.
Diga di Luzzone Switzerland
Compared to this next climbing wall, the Excalibur tower is barely an appetizer.
TheDiga di Luzzonedam in Switzerland has been fit with climbing holds that extend 540 feet in length.
It is absolutely massive, traversed each day by climbers that are barely ants compared to its scale.
Its part shared office space, part gym, part climbing facility.
Our friend Chris Brown recently completed this 20,000 square foot climbing gym with over 100 climbing paths throughout.
We visited Rocktown Gym last summer while shooting a short documentary on the rise of the city.
If you love climbing, youll definitely want to hit this link and check out Rocktown Gym for yourself.
