climbing wall
noun
: a wall specially designed for climbing and often built to simulate a rocky surface
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The college sweethearts' love story began at a small rock climbing wall inside the recreation center at East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
With bunk rooms, a kids climbing wall, and a cold plunge and sauna, the property is perfect for hardcore types or families.
—Kelley Manley, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
There will be a pool, two tennis courts, a squash court, pickleball, and golf simulators along with wellness amenities more traditional to the city, such as yoga and Pilates studios, a cold plunge, a hot tub, saunas, a climbing wall, and a basketball half-court.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2025
On his first day back at Winslow College’s climbing wall after the long winter break, Nolan checks the belay sign-up sheet and sees that someone named Heidi Lane has written her name in the seven-o’clock slot every weeknight for the entire month of January.
—Nathan Blum, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
With bunk rooms, a kids climbing wall, and a cold plunge and sauna, the property is perfect for hardcore types or families.
—Kelley Manley, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
There will be a pool, two tennis courts, a squash court, pickleball, and golf simulators along with wellness amenities more traditional to the city, such as yoga and Pilates studios, a cold plunge, a hot tub, saunas, a climbing wall, and a basketball half-court.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2025
On his first day back at Winslow College’s climbing wall after the long winter break, Nolan checks the belay sign-up sheet and sees that someone named Heidi Lane has written her name in the seven-o’clock slot every weeknight for the entire month of January.
—Nathan Blum, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Climbing wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climbing%20wall. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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