The VooDoo Climbing Blog: Thanksgiving

12/5/09

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving brought the usual crowd of psyched boulderers to our little Bishop community. The weather was perfect, as usual, with the shade offering amazing sending temps for the ripped hard men and women that graced our boulder fields.

So where was I? Training on my campus board… of course!

After receiving photos from Sam who was documenting the Buttermilk scene, I had a tiny twinge of disappointment that I was not there to hang out with the visiting superstars.

The best part of Thanksgiving is the feast that takes place. As soon as the Turkeys arrive at the grocery store, I start dreaming about eating crunchy turkey skin and pie! Weeks before this year’s Thanksgiving feast, my friends and I were fortunate enough to host a vigilant stomach flu that kept host-jumping between my friends. The repercussions from the flu were apparent by how little damage we did to the Thanksgiving dinner that took place at my house. Fortunately, the following night brought more hungry climbers to our dining table, to help reduce the leftover pile!

With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, Christmas cards have started arriving at my house which can only mean one thing… it’s time to start ordering my Christmas presents!

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A few VooDoo Innovations

Environmentally Responsible
The original environmentally responsible urethane climbing hold: VooDoo holds are made with a bombproof semi elastic mix. Our specially formulated polyurethane mix is non TDI, non mercury and our pigments are lead free, creating a safer climbing hold for the buyer and the manufacturer. After 15 years of working with urethanes and understanding all of the benefits we’re happy to see other hold companies are finally switching to urethanes.

Pure Base Technology
VooDoo created a unique manufacturing process that allows us to laminate a pure, semi-flexible base (comparable to the consistency of a modern skateboard wheel) to the standard core material of our holds. The advantages:
*Semi-flexible base adjusts to the surface contours of climbing walls
*Softer base creates more friction between the hold and the wall, dramatically reducing spinning holds.
*Improves the safety and durability of our holds by allowing the edge of the hold to flex rather than chip off and create ugly and sometimes dangerous sharp edges.
*Pure Base does not alter the shape or the texture of the climbing hold, and has been tested to withstand the common cleaning solutions used by climbing gyms across the country.

Dual Texture holds
VooDoo was the first to create dual texture holds and we are still the best at it. The slick texture forces the climber to use the textured gripping surface on the hold which requires more accuracy. Dual texture holds are many course setters’ favorites because they make it difficult to cheat a move.

Hollow Back holds
VooDoo revolutionized the hold industry by inventing the hollow back hold. The hollow backs make our holds lightweight and easier to handle while setting routes. By using less material we keep the cost of the hold and shipping down.

Sliding bolts
Another VooDoo innovation, with a sliding bolt there are more options to use existing t nut locations, allowing you to slide the bolt where you need it. Two attachment points make it so the bigger holds can’t spin.

12/5/09

Thanksgiving

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