It’s been over a year now since Sport Climbing made its Olympic debut, unveiling the highly controversial combined scoring format that gave equal weight to lead climbing, bouldering, and the relatively unknown speed climbing, and saw thousands of Ondra fans around the world crying foul (more on this later).

The popularity of indoor climbing in particular has skyrocketed in recent years, driving huge demand for climbing wall access across a variety of facilities and, in some cases, kickstarting entirely new industries. For many climbers, the tendency is to think of this growth in terms of building new climbing gyms, but that’s only one piece of the puzzle. Many different types of facilities offering many different styles of climbing are all contributing to the overall growth of the sport.

This whitepaper on retraction that outlines other potential external and internal influences on retraction, how to inspect for them, and most importantly, how to orient participants to properly use TRUBLUE Auto Belay devices safely.

Consider pedaling a bicycle while suspended in the air. Skywalker has the knowledge and experience to provide this kind of family trip for thrill lovers of all ages. A custom-made non-motorized cycle and cables are used in the relatively new pastime known as the zip bike or zipbicycle.


One of the most common complaints we hear about auto belays is how much downtime is required for annual service appointments. Rather than waiting until your service date arrives, with No Delay Belay we will automatically ship you a freshly serviced TRUBLUE Auto Belay approximately 10 days before your current device is due for service.