There are many types for artificial climbing wall, such as top rope climbing, bouldering, traverse climbing, speed climbing, N climbing and so on, these types are very popular for gym or park.
Top Rope Wall is also called high ropes climbing that requires a harness and a safety rope that anchors at the top. This type of wall is more suitable for adolescent to adult climbers since a belayer is responsible for the safety of the climber through managing a safety rope, this is the original artificial protection method, now there is a more secure and cost-effective protection method, which is to use trublue safety equipment to protect the security of the climber, normally a climbing path is equipped with one trublue.
The construction of bouldering wall is typically 2 to 4.5m tall, and it has many types angles to create difficulty for the climbers, it is challenging and safer because of the help of crash pads, it can be built in gym indoor or outdoor, garage, home, park etc because of the widely audience, If you are beginner to this sport, an orientation session with an experienced climber may be beneficial for you.
The two climbing wall types described above are by far the most popular, we'll cover two other popular climbing walls in the next chapter.