Our Materials

Our grips are not poured from buckets in someone’s garage. Instead they are produced by some of the foremost climbing hold factories in the world.

Kilter and Urban Plastix US and Kilter and Urban Plastix Europe are unique sets of holds made to go together stylistically, so you can set by combining Kilter US and Kilter Europe holds or Urban Plastix US with Urban Plastix Europe and have lines that look and feel right together.

ARAGON (US PRODUCTION) - Kilter and Urban Plastix US are produced by Aragon Elastomers in Louisville, Colorado. They have been producing grips for many popular climbing grip brands for years, utilizing the most modern manufacturing techniques in the industry. Ian originally began working with Aragon to develop material for e-Grips in the 90s and now, over 20 years later, we pour Kilter at Aragon because we believe it is hands down the best material for climbing holds. No other material combines feel, flexibility, and longevity the way that Aragon's mix does. Every Kilter and Urban Plastix US grip comes with a 5 year manufacturer warranty from Aragon. 

COMPOSITE-X (EU PRODUCTION) - Kilter and Urban Plastix Europe are poured in Bulgaria at Composite-X. They are made of the proprietory Dannomond material which is a super strong and light polyurethane developed by chemist (and Comp-X owner) Daniel French. Dannomond is able to capture design details in a way no other material in the world can do, and it has performed extremely well in testing and in gyms since 2018. We are confident that Kilter and Urban Plastix Europe holds in Dannomond will deliver our customers the quality and longevity they expect.

FIBERGLASS - Kilter and Urban Plastix Fiberglass were made in Bulgaria at Walltopia but they are transitioning the line/s to VTF.

VFT - Vacuum Thermoformed Plastic - light and strong, without the downsides of fiberglass (no off-gassing, no itch), VTF is the wave of the future for macros. Kilter and Urban Plastix VTF are produced by Binary in Canada and by Walltopia in Bulgaria. Stay tuned for a collab line coming coming soon with Bluepill!