Category: features-benefits-blog-posts
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4 Ways TRUBLUE Simplifies Auto Belay Ownership for FECs
Running a successful FEC is anything but easy. These are four steps that we’ve taken to simplify the experience of owning and operating a TRUBLUE Auto Belay.
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A Kid’s Guide to Gym Climbing (for Grown Ups)
Strategies to help instill a lifelong love of climbing, while still allowing kids to receive the full benefits and desired development out of their playtime.
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Why Chris Sharma Loves TRUBLUE Auto Belays
There’s a good chance that is not the first word that pops into your head when you think about auto belays. One argument that we hear from gym owners against using auto belays is that they are counter-productive to building a tight-knit climbing community. But that’s not the way that pro climber and gym owner…
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Product Comparison: What’s New About the TRUBLUE iQ Series
How the updated features of our next generation auto belays benefit users, as well as operators.
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The Role of Auto Belays in Self-Care
Even for an expert climber and adventurer like Sara Aranda, stepping into a climbing gym can be an intimidating experience. In her recent article, she reflects on the role that auto belays play in creating a more diverse, inclusive, and accessible climbing community.
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Catch-and-Hold: What is it and how does it work?
Catch-and-Hold belay is the latest feature from TRUBLUE’s iQ Series Auto Belays. Available only in the TRUBLUE iQ+, Catch-and-Hold belay is activated and deactivated using two touch-sensitive on/off buttons. Read this post to learn how climbers use Catch-and-Hold belay.
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Auto Belays Encourage More Students to Try Your Campus Rec Climbing Wall
Campus rec centers and their student members have the ability to get more out of their climbing wall with auto belays. Auto belays are a proactive climbing tool that grants beginners the opportunity to get on the wall without prior knowledge safely.
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6 Ways TRUBLUE Auto Belays Benefit Campus Rec Centers
Campus rec centers across the nation are benefitting from the addition of auto belays by TRUBLUE. Auto belays enhance the offerings at climbing walls for athletes of all ages. For campus rec centers looking to improve their climbing experience, community and revenue, consider these six reasons why TRUBLUE Auto Belays could be the next best investment…
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Campus Rec Center Climbing Wall 101: How to Maximize Programming Opportunities and Enhance Educational Value
As climbing becomes an increasingly popular workout of choice, campus rec centers have the chance to elevate the sport and promote development through educational tools like auto belays.
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7 Ways Magnetic Braking is Better than Friction
Are you still using friction-based auto belays in your gym? Then here are some thoughts that might keep you up at night: thermal deterioration, foreign substances like water and dust, slack falls and dynos, and brake fade. Magnetic brakes solve these issues and more. Here are seven ways magnetic braking is superior to friction braking…