Climbing Wall Manual - Entre Prises Climbing Walls

I. TECHNICAL OVERVIEWA. Imprint Wall SystemEntre Prises USA has worked for years to develop our Imprint climbing wallsystem. This modular curved surface is the most realistic and versatile wall the climbingindustry has to offer. We are proud of this climbing system and believe you will enjoymany years of use with your Imprint climbing wall.In 1984 Entre Prises was the first company to develop and market changeableclimbing holds. This innovation has improved the quality of climbing walls and indoorclimbing enormously. Since then we have developed an entire wall system that ischangeable and original. These modular constructions are the most advanced climbingstructures in the world. Entre Prises calls this modular, curved panel system IMPRINT.This technical advance has made climbing easily accessible to everyone, and provides asafe and fun atmosphere for learning. The modular nature of our system allowsprogressive learning from easy scrambling to top level competition.The Imprint system allows creation of a three-dimensional curved climbing surfacewith complex and realistic climbing features. Installation of this system requires no specialtools due to a simple but effective attachment method. This method also makes theclimbing wall able to be easily dismantled and reconfigured into different surfacetopographies. This versatility is the key to long value in a climbing wall system.Each Imprint panel has numerous features molded onto the panel surface. Thesefeatures have been designed and sculpted to provide visual interest and an enjoyable andchallenging climbing surface. More importantly they add sophistication and subtly to theImprint climbing experience. In addition, each panel has many modular handholdattachment locations for adding additional hand and footholds. Imprint panels aremanufactured from a resinous concrete material, which is highly reinforced with fiberglassmat and chopped fibers. This material makes the surface exceptionally tough and gives atexture extremely close to real rock.The Imprint system represents such a great step forward that it has received twointernational patents. One patent concerns the design of the system and the otherconcerns manufacturing technique.2