More and more gym owners are recognizing that bouldering flooring is first and foremost a piece of safety equipment. Your flooring should protect your climbers, be durable and perform well throughout its life. That’s where we come in: as your flooring partner we are committed to keeping your flooring performing well and looking good for […]
TUFA’s Boulder Lounge is taking Philadelphia by storm. Co-Owner Reiver Ketcham weighs in on what it was like to work with Futurist on the design and layout of the facility. Read the interview here.
Facility: TUFA’s Boulder Lounge, Philadelphia, PA Futurist Services: Wall & Facility Design, Custom Flooring System Website: tufasboulderlounge.com Q: What were your motives for launching a commercial climbing gym business? A: There was no one reason, but rather a combination of reasons. I love to climb, and by a stroke of luck, timing, and hard work, […]
The team at Futurist Climbing unveils their latest gym design at Tufas Boulder Lounge in Philadelphia, PA. Futurist worked closely with Tufas owners, Reiver Ketcham and Drew Deming to bring a unique bouldering gym to the Philly indoor climbing scene. Designed with community in mind, this 13,000sf bouldering gym offers over 5,500sf of bouldering terrain […]
A new Futurist-designed gym is coming to Madison, WI this fall! Summit Strength & Fitness will offer climbing and training to Madison climbers looking to get serious about improving their climbing ability, strength and fitness. Summit is owned and operated by Keith Kubiesa, a personal trainer and climbing coach. Keith is an NSCA Certified Strength […]
Lexington, KY – L’Escalade Fitness is Kentucky’s largest indoor climbing gym with 21,000sf of climbing terrain. This mega-facility boasts a comprehensive fitness area with state-of-the-art equipment and a full group fitness schedule. Kids have their own play space and adults will enjoy multiple relation stations with wi-fi. Futurist provided over 14,000sf of flooring for the […]
Sarahjoy and Brian Allen have a finished gym design, established branding, 50+ charter memberships already sold and climbing walls on the ocean en route from Walltopia’s manufacturing facilities in Bulgaria. They are poised to open the 12,000sf Approach Climbing Gym in Omaha, NE this summer – the first full-service facility in the city. Despite the […]
Facility: Approach Climbing Gym Futurist Services: Wall & Facility Design, Flooring for Bouldering, Roped & Training Areas Open Since: Summer 2015 Q: What is your ownership team’s involvement with the sport of climbing? A: Sarahjoy started climbing at the University of Nebraska 12-years ago. In that time she was a route setter, competed with some […]
The owners of New Orleans Boulder Lounge recently launched their branding and released final climbing wall designs for the facility, which will open in New Orleans, LA in July 2015. Leading Edge Climbing Walls is currently on-site building the walls, which were designed by Futurist in collaboration with the NOBL team. Co-Owners Andrew Dreis and […]
Facility: New Orleans Boulder Lounge, New Orleans, LA Futurist Services: Wall & Facility Design, Custom Bouldering Flooring System Open since: July 2015 Q: Describe what is unique about your particular climbing gym’s business model and services. A: The most unique thing about our business model is that it’s as much community space as it is […]
Kyle Batta, Owner of Climb Lafayette, took a moment to tell us about his team’s vision for their new climbing gym in Lafayette, IN and shares his experiences working with Futurist throughout the design process. Read the interview here.
Facility: Climb Lafayette, Lafayette, IN Futurist Services: Wall & Facility Design, Custom Bouldering Flooring System, Custom Roped Flooring Open Since: June 2015 Website: www.climblafayette.com Business Description: Climb Lafayette is the first dedicated indoor rock climbing facility in the beautiful Lafayette Indiana area, with Purdue University located across the river in West Lafayette. We have 4,000 sq. ft. of climbing, […]
Climb Lafayette, opening May 2015, is the first commercial climbing gym in Lafayette, IN. Futurist enjoyed working with the Climb Lafayette team on the wall design and facility layout. According to Futurist President Timy Fairfield, the wall design was inspired by ancient Mayan architecture, Mayan code glyph shapes and space ships! The result of that […]
Futurist is busy working on the final flooring designs for two new full-service facilities opening this summer in major US markets. First Ascent in Chicago and L’Escalade Fitness in Lexington are set to open this summer and are sure to be trend-setting gyms to keep your eye on. First Ascent Climbing is a locally […]
Facility: Focus Climbing Center, Mesa, AZ Futurist Services: Business Consulting, Wall & Facility Design, Custom Flooring System Open Since: June 2013 Website: www.focusclimbingcenter.com Q: Why did you choose to engage Futurist Climbing Consultants as independent designers for your climbing gym? A: The guys at Futurist are not concerned with how much money the wall company can make […]
The process of designing a new climbing gym is involved, to say the least. It takes serious effort and consideration to build a brand and a facility that will develop and service the needs of your market while expressing your personal vision. The Wall owners Matt Sawyer & Randy Englekirk share their thoughts on the design process, brand development […]
Futurist Climbing enhances its product line with the release of its new Seamless System. This bouldering flooring construction has no stitching or velcro seams; instead all seams are heat bonded on-site during installation. Heat bonding produces significantly stronger seams than glued systems, and allows for heavier weight vinyl options than the Futurist Compartmentalized System which […]
Futurist and Veracity Insurance Solutions are proud to announce the official release of “The Art of Falling”, an instructional video that demonstrates effective falling techniques to reduce the chance of injury while bouldering. Futurist President Timy Fairfield partnered with Veracity to script and film the video, which will be available as a free resource to […]
The Futurist team is excited to announce that it will be design a new bouldering gym in Vista, CA this fall. The Wall Climbing Gym will be a 9,600-sq-ft facility with 16-ft high bouldering walls protected by 3,000-sq-ft of 16-inch Futurist flooring. Futurist will design the climbing walls as well as the overall facility layout, […]
Futurist President Timy Fairfield wrapped up his “Art of Falling” clinics at The Spot (Boulder, CO) and Focus Climbing Center (Mesa, AZ) late last month. He offered clinics to members and youth teams, as well as in-depth training orientation for facility management and staff at both gyms. Timy’s personal sponsors supported the events with great […]
