Alex Newton is a freelance industrial designer currently designing for local clients. In his free time he designs bicycles, the simple communication of information, and is fascinated with performance systems in near perfect symbiosis with efficiency.

Monday, January 25, 2010

so here is the rough idea

Down with route chaos!  Which line is it? Which tape pattern, hold color is it?

With the LED lit route all your routes are clearly visible.  The LED cluster lives on the back of the hold.  It has a central hole that straddles the main bolt.

This instantly provides users with a better experience, they are able track their progress at the gym. (possibly some RFID route tracking)  In addition, during competitions, the routes are easily visible by spectators and competitors alike.  Overall, this system aims to motivate climbers, many game possibilities, ease of route selection, and boost overall fun factor.

I'm still working out the final presentation images, so check out the rough draft.  My final image will have a wall covered in holds, while one route is lit up, showing the way.  Somewhere on that image, I'd like to have an exploded view, simpler that the one above, showing bolt, hold, led cluster, and wall.

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