The Birth of Indoor Rock Climbing

HigherIQ · Sep 18, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:27 — The Corridor at Leeds 01:45 — A Frenchman, a Piece of Plastic, and a T-Nut 03:05 — America's First Gym Was Fourteen Thousand Dollars and a Bunch of Rocks 04:19 — Wrap Up Sources: - A Short History of the Climbing Gym — Climbing Magazine: https://www.climbing.com/travel/history-of-climbing-gym - Where It All Began: Memories From America's First Climbing Gym — Climbing Business Journal: https://climbingbusinessjournal.com/where-it-all-began-memories-from-americas-first-climbing-gym - B.H. (Before Handholds): Memories From America's First Climbing Gym — Climbing…