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Gyms and Trends 2021 Published

Hot from the press at CBJ, they have completed their Gyms and Trends 2021.

Their findings show continuing growth in the climbing gym marketspace.

Highlights include:

  • 89% of gyms are in metropolitan areas

  • Gyms have grown consistently over the last 30 years

  • In the last 20 years, gyms have seen an average 5% growth

Details in the links.

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Homewalls & Trends 2021 Released

The Strati Climbing Homewall Survey results are in and CBJ has released their first ever Homewalls & Trends report.

Big take-aways are:

  • A staggering 2/3 of home walls have been built in the last year

  • These add to peoples’ training options with most climbers still going to commercial gyms for the social benefits and quality route setting

They have great data on spend, reasons, future plans and usage!

Read more below.

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Bouldering Proves Popular with Aussies

CBJ’s recent research has found a booming bouldering business here in the great Down Under!

With 46 gyms, we have more gyms per capita than the USA, slightly lagging Canada.

The posted article has a great video covering the growth of bouldering gyms in Australia, and some in-depth interviews with the owners of Sydney gyms.

Read more below.

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