Recyclable climbing holds: performance comparison of a BioResin with conventional PU resin

Sustainable materials for climbing holds will only gain acceptance if they are similarly performant to conventional resins. However, existing standards do not adequately capture climbing-relevant factors, such as texture.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Henrik Surberg,, IMP Institut für Mikrotechnik und Photonik

Saturday 11/23/2024
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Hall B5, Stage
German

In our Innosuisse-funded project, we are developing test methods that take precisely these aspects into account. In this lecture, we will present the results and insights into the climbing-specific performance of BioResin compared to PU resin for the first time.

Sustainability, Climbing & bouldering, Presentation

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