Testimonials

I decided to get my own Moonboard last year, and I was really intrigued by the idea of having an adjustable wall, so I decided to get the Grasshopper Master wall along with the classic 2016 Moon holds and LED lights, and we installed it on a post and lintel frame in my yard.  Right off the bat, I was really glad I’d gone with the adjustable wall, because the 40 degree Moonboard is frankly pretty aggressive. When you have such an awesome new toy right in your yard, it’s basically impossible not to overtrain…. Over the last year I have found myself dealing, for the first time ever, with some forearm and shoulder tweaks that kept me from climbing for several weeks here and there, and every time I could gradually start back on the Moonboard, I was really glad I could reduce the angle in order to make it less injurious. And I learned that it’s very useful to be able to climb at different angles at different times—I wish the Moonboard accommodated that option, but all the problems are set for 40 degrees and that’s the only way to rate or log them.

While I generally call the Moonboard holds “mean,” I would call the Grasshopper holds “friendly” (but not “easy”). Because the GH holds are overall less positive, they are requiring a different sort of tension from my lats and forearms that basically doesn’t allow me to hold on to the point of being injurious. Pain comes from good muscle soreness, rather than tendon tweaks.

On my first few sessions, I’ve been really appreciating the easy flow problems to warm up, and I’m also liking the symmetry feature, where you can climb a problem and then flip it to climb it mirrored. This is really interesting and fun, and great from a training perspective too. The app also allows multiple people to climb together and instantly switch problems from different phones, instead of one person having to DJ for everyone else. That seems like a small thing, but a real improvement as it allows everyone to log problems and follow along together or switch over more easily. The long problems, where different sections light up as you climb, are also something new for me, and yet another reason this system is clearly full of possibilities.…