Ok last blog of the day, honest....

Now, the builders have finished the work, the space needed is ready for use. So without further ado some pictures for your perusal:

The inital plan was to build a freestanding Moonboard but I am mulling over the options as I write this, Maybe a kickboard to the bottom of the wall then a few board at 40 degrees reaching all the way to the house wall, (with permission from the landlord of course), I dunno. I will do my best to keep you posted.

Till, next time.

I haven't quite got the hang of this blogging business

I know, I know, the missus just told me, "You should really spread the blog over several days and as events happen". Yes love I know.

Ok then so, I moved the shed, the side of the garden collapses, now what do I do?

Well, to start with let's look at the new position of the shed:

 Hmm, very interesting......

No need to really look at this, it's just a space filler.

I measure up and score the earth around the collapsed dirt and start digging to clean and clear the area.

After about 2 hours of digging with a couple of coffee breaks included it looks like this:

And that is how it was left until late September 2011.

Well, the space is cleared and a supporting wall built YAY!!

It's been a while, and really I should have kept the blog going with small updates, but I haven't so there.

The moonboard project has been on hold due mainly to budgeting problems (no money), and waiting for builders to finish building a supporting wall. Which gratefully they have. Unfortunately though, the space for the boards is short by about 9cm, aaarghh!! Never mind, a bit of a re-think is needed before any construction starts.

Now then, I think it's only fair that I explain the series of events that led to a supporting wall being built.

When I moved the shed, something very unfortunate happened... as seen below:

 Urm, yeah, that's nice innit, move the shed and what happens?

The whole side of the garden collapses. Oops.



The missus says "Yes"

Welcome to my first blog ever!

 

This blog is used to document my attempt to design and build a freestanding bouldering wall in my back garden (with the express permission of my long suffering fiance).

 

Below is the original design brief:

 

• Must conform to the "Moonboard" specification. Moonboard Design
• Must be freestanding.
• Must be waterproof.
• Is able to be folded and kept  when not in use. (Optional dependant on design)
• Can be adjustable from vertical to 40 degrees. (Optional dependant on design)

 

Background Info

 

Original idea came from having to constantly travel 45 minutes each way to the indoor wall, resulting in a major drain on the old budget due to increased petrol prices.

 

There will be a number of stages to jump through before any actual building commences:

 

• Planning and design
• Final design
• Pricing materials
• Sourcing tools
• Foundation Work
• Construction
• Testing

Planning and Design

Following a recent post for help and advice on UKClimbing.com a number of users of the site have come up with their ideas and experiences of constructing an outdoor bouldering wall. The thread can be viewed here.

A BIG THANK YOU goes to parberoo, markwynneuk, and  Mike Mead.

After much debating between the fiance and I, we have settled on location:

As you can see, there will be some groundwork involved. Removing and relocating of the shed, clearing the soil at the side, and leveling out the required area. It will take some time......