Kilter Board - Overview

THE AWARD WINNING KILTER BOARD

The Kilter Board is a modern take on the traditional training board. We offer the Kilter Board in two layouts: The Original Layout and the HW Fullride Layout. As climbing moves out of the margins and into the mainstream, so too should the training technology. The Kilter Board features unique and custom holds designed by Ian Powell that light up around their edge using an App and LED light system developed by Kilter and Aurora climbing. Each hold has been scrutinized for comfort and grip style, allowing one to train on open hand holds, in-cuts, pinches, crimps and slopers.

FUN, INTUITIVE TRAINING

The Kilter Board raises the bar for climbing training. The entire perimeter of the base of each hold lights up, making it clear what to grab and making them easy to see from any angle. It might seem like a simple innovation, but it's a total game-changer for training boards.

ENDLESS NEW CHALLENGES

Tired of setting for yourself? Want new challenges outside of your normal style? Our app is there for you, tapping you into a global network of professional athletes, setters, gyms, and other Kilter Board users. Using the Kilter Board App (free for iPhone, iPad, and Android) the user is able to set new routes or browse through thousands of existing boulder problems with ease. The app allows users to track their ascents and bookmark their projects.

HIGH-DENSITY CLIMBING

Every climber wants to get the most mileage out of their training space, whether it's a garage or a gym mezzanine.

The Kilter Board provides you with thousands of potential problems in a relatively small space. Tired of setting for yourself? Want new challenges outside of your normal style? Our app is there for you with a global network of professional athletes, setters, gyms, and other Kilter Board users.

Kilter's whole team--owners, employees, reps, and athletes--is made up of professional route setters. We have two Kilter Boards at our studio, where we get regular visits from professional climbers, competitors, and setters who have helped us test holds and set climbs. Our whole team is committed to continuing to populate the Kilter Board with new and interesting problems.

Testimonial from a gym owner: "When you consider the number of problems you quickly realize it is the cheapest climbing space per square foot in the gym."

FRIENDLY SHAPES

Ian made over 800 brand new handholds for us to test while deciding the Original Layout 12x12 and 8x12 sizes. We now have a 7x10 crop and 16x12 expansion size of that layout as well. Every aspect of each of those shape has been carefully considered. Meticulous attention has been paid to details like finger position, wrist position, edge radius, and taper. These subtle elements can be taken for granted, but when they aren't right it's obvious. In testing for the Kilter Board Ian rejected many shapes didn't quite cut it. The resulting collection of grips are comfortable, interesting, and fun to climb on, with challenging options for every level of climber.

For the Hard Layout (Gym-size, coming soon) and Homewall Layouts (7x10, 10x10, 8x12 and 10x12) Ian shaped another 700+ Kilter Board holds and Peter Juhl shaped some as well meaning the light-up board hold library now has over 1800 shapes to choose from. Now we're working on the 12x12 Hard Layout and 12x12 Easy Layout for Gyms as the next additions to the Kilter Training Board System.

Comment from a pro climber: "I never board train because I always hurt my fingers on them, but I just climbed on this [Kilter Board] for 5 hours!"

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Unique, Intuitive Light System: Unlike other training boards that feature a single LED bellow the grip, the Kilter Board’s holds edges light up so they are easy to see from any angle. Start holds are green, feet only holds are yellow, hand and foot hold are blue, and finish holds are purple/pink. The result is an aesthetic and intuitive feel that appeals to all users, from beginners to professionals.

Multiple Standardized Layouts: Kilter Board Original has been joined by the Kilter Board HW Fullride Layout. Multiple sizes of each layout available for different size spaces that still share problems. For more info see Kilter Board - Compare Options

Now Available Worldwide: If you are in the US or Canada you can order by clicking here: Kilter Board Original or Kilter Board HW Fullride Layout or email us at holds@kiltergrips.com and we will get you in the production queue. If you are in any other country contact your distributor for pricing.

Large Project Discounts: We offer discounts if you bundle a frame, holds and light kit, and mats. Our white glove service includes a full installation, meaning your Kilter Board will be turn-key when our technicians leave.

DEVELOPING THE KILTER BOARD

Our friend Peter Michaux at Aurora Climbing in Canada contacted us to work on a new training wall to go with an app he wanted to develop. Peter has been climbing for decades and training almost as long, he and Kilter have been friends for a long time, and with over 10 years as a professional software engineer he was the perfect partner.

With Peter's LEDs and test app and grips poured at our US manufacturer Aragon Elastomers we set to work. It was a bit more complicated than we expected, but the end result is exactly what we were looking for. The Kilter Board Holds are the same high-quality Aragon elastomeric urethane that has proven itself year after year at gyms and home walls around the world. They can be washed like regular holds (brush them or power wash).

Adjustability in the frame is fundamental to the original design, so early on we partnered with Lemur Design, a firm founded by aeronautical engineers turned climbing wall designers and manufacturers. Their freestanding frame is truly something to behold. Using electronic actuators, it changes angle with the push of a button, has several features for user safety, and is whisper quiet.