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Compare gyms in Melbourne to Europe 31-Jan-2008 At 7:05:27 PM dreamingof8a

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On 31/01/2008 red wrote:

>To strip a route, clean the holds and then reset is a full day activity.
>Not only the do the gyms have to employ setters for the day they also have
>to rope/secure that area off (due to OH & S) which in turn closes part
>of the gym of for patrons (and depending on which area is being set can
>mean over half the gym.

Sorry, but this is bull****. It takes about 15 minutes to strip a route. Put the holds in the dishwasher (a proper industrial one), makes for another 20 minutes. Setting a route - between 1 and 2 hours , depending on grade (the easier the faster) and type of wall (vertical can be less than an hour even).

All you have to block are the two adjacent rows of quickdraws to make it safe enough - that doesn't do too much harm I'd say!