Indoor climbing does involve risk. But when practiced correctly, indoor climbing is a very safe sport. In fact, the popularity of the sport seems to be its biggest problem too. The most common cause of injury is overuse, mostly in the fingers and hands.
Safety is our number 1 priority at Planet Granite. Our staff monitors the climbing area at all times, but your safety is entirely in your own hands when climbing, so we emphasize personal responsibility and proper training. We have a number of procedures in place to ensure that all our customers will be safe:
For insurance purposes we need you to sign a liability waiver.
All climbers have to pass a belay test with us. The best way to do that is to take our belay lesson, offered twice a day during the week and numerous times on weekends.
All climbers must adhere to the detailed gym safety rules posted at each gym.
Lead climbing and lead belaying require a separate lead test.
We pride ourselves in running a very safe operation. Our gym has been designed to be as safe as possible. Here are some of our built-in safety 'features' -
- All our top ropes have an auto-locking Grigris attached as a belay device - we think that Grigris are far safer than regular ATCs.
- Our climbing area floor is covered with a thick 8 inch, 3 layer padded foam.
- Our bouldering areas also have the same 8 inch foam floor plus movable crash pads. Please use them, and remember to spot for all climbers in the bouldering area.