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WALLBUILDING

Improving climbing accessibility one wall at a time.

Scallywags walls are designed and created by the expert hands of Tim Slabolepszy and the team at Scallywags. Their expertise and precision ensure that your own personalised wall is of the highest quality. Be it for home training, a school or university – Scallywags can deliver on the perfect product to help you achieve your training goals.

I WANT A WALL

Whether you are a youth starting out a promising journey in the climbing world. Or an old hand looking to keep strong and sending – Scallywags understands your needs as a climber.

WALLBUILD QUERY FORM

Climbing is an excellent sport to start from a young age as it promotes the development of several physical and mental skill sets. It is a relatively low-impact sport which aids in improving coordination,  body awareness and motor skills. The practice of figuring out climbing routes improves problem solving skills. Climbing is a sport with a heavy community focus. Its social nature allows the development of social skills, mutual cooperation and support. By starting climbing from a young age, children and adolescents develop physical and mental skills which improve their resilience and capability.

UNIVERSITY WALLS

University climbing walls create the perfect space for both student community building and the training of high performance athletes. The social nature of climbing allows students to build lasting friendships and community while engaging in a healthy, full-body workout. Typically in the university environment you see the greatest of mixing with experience levels. Childhood climbers sharing their experience and technical skills with new climbers – fostering growth and health. 

The 2020 Olympics were the first to include climbing and South Africa was able to send two athletes to represent the nation. By cultivating climbing as a serious sport – particularly in tertiary settings, South African climbers can grow their skills to be competitive on an international level. The presence of technical climbing training facilities at tertiary institutions is critical for this sport to grow to where it needs to be.

HOME WALLS

Regardless of your level of skill you shouldn’t have to face roadblocks on your climbing journey. Many South Africans live far from the few climbing gyms on offer and are unable to engage with the sport in a meaningful and productive way.

Home walls offer the perfect solution to this. Whether you’re a pro-athlete with a demanding training regime. Or a psyched climber looking to put in the mileage. A home wall allows you to create the perfect environment to grow and improve your technical skills and fitness as a climber.

THE SCALLY ETHOS

Scallywags Climbing is a brand built BY climbers FOR climbers. Scallywags isn’t a mega-corporate populated by suits – it’s dirtbag central here. As a climber you’ll see us at the crags sending alongside you with equal stoke. We understand your needs because they’re shared. At Scallywags we want to engage with this wonderful sport for as long as possible. Longevity, enjoyment and pushing our limits is what we’re all about. 

A core part of our ethos at Scallywags comes down to accessibility. Simply put, the more walls there are, the more climbing can be done. Climbing is a sport with a barrier to entry. There simply aren’t enough walls out there. We want to fix that. We want to grow the climbing community by bridging the accessibility gap. How do we do that? By building walls. 

By catering to individuals and institutions this nation can be populated with accessible training facilities to take South African climbing to an international level.

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