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Behind the Walls

Our Company

When Vertical World opened America’s first climbing gym in 1987 the rock climbing walls were primitive designs constructed with painted plywood and rocks attached with epoxy. In a quest to create a more functional and versatile climbing wall system and take advantage of the newly introduced modular handholds Rich Johnston set to work developing a unique polymer concrete coating for plywood.  After a few years of development and refinement the results were undeniable.

Founder Richard Johnston in front of the new Seattle Vertical World.25 years and counting, still proudly made in the USA, Elevate Climbing Wall panels are state of the art and more versatile than ever.  Elevate Climbing Walls’s panels are equally adept on home walls as in world class climbing gyms. In addition to our panel system Elevate Climbing Walls provides a full range of consulting and design-build services.

Discover for yourself why the first is still the best.

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Recent Blog Posts

December 13, 2012 |

Trublue Auto Belays are now available through Elevate

Elevate Climbing Walls is now a distributor for Trublue Auto Belays.  The Vertical World has installed  them in...

December 12, 2012 |

So iLL: Guard Booth Video

Check out this new video from our friends at So iLL: So iLL: Guard Booth from So iLL on...

December 11, 2012 |

The Story behind the Seattle VW 4.0

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September 26, 2012 |

Check out our new video!

This is a brief video tour of the Seattle Vertical World, a recent Elevate Climbing Walls...

June 4, 2012 |

Making an Older Gym Profitable

One thing that I have learned during the past 25 years is that it is essential to modify, refurbish, expand, or...

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