Climbing Wall Hold Reset and T-Nut Record
Track the wall panel by panel, so a spinning t-nut stays on the list until it is fixed. The routes table shows what each panel holds and how long it has been up.
OP-23 2 pages
Outdoor pursuits · OP-22
Climbing Wall Daily Opening Check
A free printable climbing wall opening check: a week of days in columns for matting, holds, anchors, ropes, auto belays and hire kit, with faults by panel.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Open the wall only once the floor, holds, anchors and hire kit have been looked at. A week sits on one sheet, so a hold that keeps spinning or a mat that keeps parting shows up as a pattern.
Who it is for
Climbing wall managers, duty staff and instructors at centres, gyms, schools and universities.
How to use it
- Fill in the wall, the week and the duty manager on Monday morning.
- Walk the floor, the wall and the hire kit before the doors open, and tick each line in that day's column.
- Write F for anything that is not right, then put the panel or route, the fault and what was done in the table at the foot.
- Initial the day and write the time the wall opened.
- File the sheet at the end of the week with the auto belay log.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: A week of opening rounds on one sheet, a column per day. Tick each line when it is right; write F if not, and put the panel or route, the fault and what was done about it in the table at the foot.
Write-on lines: Wall or centre · Week beginning · Duty manager
Also printed: Check · Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun · Floor and wall · Matting joined and covered; no tears or gaps · Fall zones clear; chalk, spills and blood cleaned up · Holds and volumes: none loose, spinning or cracked · Route tags and grade labels on and readable · Top anchors and lower-offs: gates close, no grooves · Ropes in use: no fuzz, flat spots or glazed sheath · Auto belays: the maker's daily check done and logged · Hire kit · Harnesses: webbing, buckles and belay loop sound · Belay devices and karabiners lock and run clean · Shoes paired and sprayed; crash pads whole · Desk and safety · First aid kit stocked; emergency numbers posted · Wall rules up; closed routes taped off and signed · Fire exits and walkways clear · Opened by (initials) and time
Faults found this week — anything marked F above, and anything found later
Table, 3 rows: Day · Panel or route · Fault found · Action taken · Closed? · Reopened
Questions
Does this replace the auto belay log?
No. Auto belays have their own daily check in the maker's manual, and many walls keep a separate log for them. This sheet only confirms that check was done before the wall opened.
Why are there no standards or wear limits on the sheet?
How worn a karabiner or rope can be before it is withdrawn comes from the maker's instructions and your own operating procedures, and the rules for running a wall differ by country. The sheet records the check and the fault, not the limit.
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