WE HAVE A WINNER

SHOW US YOUR WOODY — REDUX

In UC35, we announced the return of the Show Us Your Woody contest. Response was swift, with a dozen entries hitting our inboxes within days. Among the entries were outdoor woodies, recycled woodies, and just plain badass woodies . . . In the end, though, one wall stood out above the rest — that of Ryan Spence, of Tacoma, Washington.

Spence’s home wall offers 400 square feet of climbing surface, including 50-, 30-, and 15-degree walls. There are over 1,500 holds in rotation, The woody room, a small garage, contains hangboards, an adjustable crack machine, system tiles, H.I.T. strips, gymnastic rings, medicine balls, and free weights, and is padded with Cordless Big Boy pads. This wall was first erected in Tacoma, was moved to Gig Harbor, Washington, and then was shifted to Colorado. Now it’s back in Tacoma. “Across the street from my favorite bar,” explains Spence — sounds like a new drinking game in the making.

As our lucky winner, Ryan Spence will receive a set of The Force Crimps from the Detroit Rock Climbing Company. There are 10 of these dual-textured bad boys in a set, five hard and five easy. Will your home wall be next? Email pictures and the story behind your woody to word@urbanclimbermag.com.