October 14, 2020 – Albuquerque, NM Effective July 23, 2020 – Futurist Climbing Consultants, Inc. has sold its subsidiary climbing safety flooring division, Futurist Climbing Flooring & Mats, Inc. As a result, Futurist Climbing has discontinued supplying climbing flooring safety products and related services to the climbing gym industry. For mutually acknowledged reasons pertaining […]
Futurist Climbing is proud to announce a partnership with The Camfil Group to provide state of the art indoor air quality technology and solutions to the North American climbing gym industry. The Camfil CamCleaner is the most effective indoor air filtration system on the market at keeping climbing facilities cleaner – significantly reducing chalk dust, […]
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 […]
The right equipment is the key to getting every job done perfectly, every time. At Futurist we use the high performance technology of the Leica BLK360 3D scanner to accurately measure our client facilities. We combine this resource with laser projection employed during the manufacturing process to ensure the absolutely accurate fit of all of […]
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 […]
4/20/2017 – Undisclosed Location It is rumored that Futurist Climbing Consultants, Inc. ™ has secured the indefinite exclusive global distribution rights for Chalk Cartel ™ products. According to anonymous sources, the clandestine negotiations took place at an undisclosed location between operatives and agents representing both business entities who wish to remain unidentified. This new chalk […]
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 […]
For many years climbing gyms have used the same combination of open-cell urethane, polybond or rebond foam under a carpet-bonded top layer in roped climbing areas. In a short period of time, these floors become wavy and lumpy, creating tripping hazards and looking generally unsightly. This is due to the fact that the top and […]
You asked for carpet and we listened! Here at Futurist we have always been big fans of vinyl covers for our climbing flooring systems – vinyl can’t be penetrated by dust, chalk and liquids, which keeps the foam beneath it truly clean and prolongs its life (and keeps your gym from smelling like everything that […]
Futurist announces the release of a self-install flooring option that has been developed to make our custom systems accessible to more gym owners. Customers save 10-15% with the Selfie system, which is built with the same high quality materials and workmanship as all Futurist systems, including laser patterning for precision fit, heat-bonded seams and off-site […]
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, […]
Want to meet with the Futurist crew in person? Visit us at this year’s Climbing Wall Association conference in Boulder, CO, May 28-30. The CWA is the best place to meet industry providers and learn about business strategies associated with opening a climbing gym. We would love the opportunity to meet with you and learn […]
