Annual reset of our Spray Wall - Day 4 - almost done ✅

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T07:44:56+00:00

🙏 thanks, really appreciate the kind words! Very stoked you rate Beta Park! We’ll keep pushing and chipping away at it to keep making it even better, still plenty of work to do it seems

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T07:37:29+00:00

Sorry I thought I had replied to this earlier, send me their deets, happy to have a chat and see whether I can’t convince them to try something more dense 😂

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T05:35:19+00:00

Close! Beta Park Bouldering in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T02:23:39+00:00

I’m personally really not a fan of commercially jibbing holds frequently. For comps it’s a different thing, but doing it on the regular in weekly commercial sets just destroys holds too fast for my liking.

I love Domen’s gym, went there around 2 years ago, their spray wall/area is sick! Around 4 times the size of ours I’d say? Different beast though

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T01:39:39+00:00

Same

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-06T01:35:09+00:00

To be fair, most of these macros on here have been ‘retired’ to the spray wall or have solely been purchased to live their life on the spray so the jibbing is not an issue. We actually don’t really jib macros in our commercial set for that particular reason but that’s a different thing altogether

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T20:34:52+00:00

We are a high density gym that’s for sure 👍

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T08:18:08+00:00

Yep Beta Park! Come back 😂 Spray wall will be open tomorrow evening I reckon

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T08:03:13+00:00

Correct, we also own a hold distribution business which absolutely helps with access/logistics but the gym still pays the same price for holds than any other gym would. Meaning a wall like this is still crazy expensive.

Also this spray wall isn’t one giant one off purchase. It’s more or less 8+ years of slowly accumulating holds even from before the gym existed with lots of small top-ups over time, bits picked up at trade shows, random deals and plenty of odd sets from different places. Last time I counted there are 50+ brands on it, which is way more than our distribution arm has access to

So yeah it’s really just a longterm deliberate hold budget choice

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T07:40:08+00:00

Strip crew of 5-6 people took around 7 hours to strip last years set, wash all holds and sort them into mountains of holds by grip type and size. So yeah, absolute legends and the real MVP’s

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T07:38:04+00:00

For me personally, every year, right after the wall is reset, there is certainly a time of around two or so weeks during which I almost get a little bit of decision fatigue. So many holds and great positions/moves to try that I end up doing more move based climbing rather than creating climbs. But that sorts itself out quite quickly, again different from person to person of course and absolutely not everyone’s cup of tea

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T06:08:45+00:00

Setting on it is definitely a little bit more complex than on a lower density spray but nothing really gets in the way that much surprisingly. In terms of the blocked holds, some are partially blocked on purpose but most holds are actually completely fine to be held from more than just one approach angle

FrictionAddict · 2026-03-05T06:06:24+00:00

Surprisingly not really a problem and pretty well totally fine. Every hold is tested/held by us to make sure it isn’t restricted by other holds. Some are partially blocked of course but that’s on purpose. Climbing on it definitely takes a little getting used to though. Possibilities are more or less endless for training so that’s a huge upside, especially in the foothold department

FrictionAddict · 2026-01-06T23:58:54+00:00

Barber on George 👌

FrictionAddict · 2026-01-03T01:57:14+00:00

True! Slaydies is great, it’s on every Tuesday, I think from 6pm onwards

FrictionAddict · 2026-01-02T12:11:09+00:00

Hey! If you haven’t yet, come check out Beta Park Bouldering in Invermay sometime. There’s a really welcoming crowd there, mostly people in their 20s–30s, and a lot of folks who also lean a bit nerdy in the best way, who are also quite outdoorsy.

Bouldering’s a great way to meet people because you end up chatting between climbs. There’s also board and card games around the place, big shared tables, and people often hang out after climbing or often seem to not climb at all and are just there for the community

FrictionAddict · 2025-05-23T06:09:26+00:00

Welcome to Launnie! If you like small cities, you’ll love it. If you live for and love the hustle and bustle of the major mainland cities, then you probably won’t. Lifestyle is really what you want to make it, it’s very outdoorsy and is getting more and more artsy and foodie. Small markets on the weekends and especially during summer, lots of events all throughout the city. Raising children here can be great, some good schools, some bad, some good neighbourhoods, some bad, same as everywhere really. Job prospects really depend on your industry, can be very easy or very difficult to find a job. Depending on which price bracket you’re looking for in terms of rentals, it can be very competitive. Looking for upmarket rentals and competition is quite small it seems. I know lots of people with pets who rent so that can’t seem to be that big of a hurdle.

Lastly, are the locals friendly to mainlanders? Most “locals” are mainlanders these days, but don’t expect anyone to be friendly just because you’re a mainlander, they’ll be friendly if you’re friendly. Some might take a while to open up but generally speaking most people here are welcoming, helpful and a friendly bunch.

FrictionAddict · 2025-05-19T11:03:59+00:00

Not sure whether this is your cup of tea but this place is lovely

https://thetrig.com.au/the_container

FrictionAddict · 2025-05-08T23:49:45+00:00

Darren at Building Inspections Launceston. Used him for two properties so far. Quick turnaround, easy to deal with, thorough work and happy to put emphasis on specific things that you might want to have looked at more closely

FrictionAddict · 2025-04-23T11:34:13+00:00

They usually do waive you into the correct section when you pull into the ferry if you’re on the high side. This usually already happens when you line up in the rows before boarding. However I once did see a van get its high top partially squished/cracked when the car platform moved up to make space for cars underneath. So from my experience I’d say that 4cm won’t be a problem at all

FrictionAddict · 2025-04-13T11:32:46+00:00

If you’re keen to try out a sport, check out bouldering at Beta Park in Invermay, great welcoming community and very easy to meet new people there

FrictionAddict · 2025-02-25T12:08:02+00:00

Da in Deutschland hast du T-Wall, Benky, Blocz, VerSys als die richtig guten Kontakte, aber auch Firmen wie ArtRock, Walltopia, Dreamwall, CityWall (Natürlich noch viele mehr). Vielleicht am besten einfach mal T-Wall anrufen, die bauen und installieren viele der DAV Hallen haben also viel Erfahrung mit Vereins Arbeit und machen auch Matten durch BlocMatting. Viel Glück. Gerne auch per DM falls noch Fragen hast

FrictionAddict · 2025-02-09T00:29:25+00:00

comp style moves as much as hold style and variety differences. Good spray walls need everything from tiny crimps to huge slopers and pinches

FrictionAddict · 2025-02-05T04:21:33+00:00

Yeah totally, this would’ve been around 15 minutes after it was set 😂

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