For us, climbing started close to home — on the sandstone of Berdorf and in a small bouldering gym in the basement of a high school in Limpertsberg. The basement was small, dark and damp. But the community was anything but. It was a place where friendships formed between climbs, and some of those friendships have lasted a lifetime.
Over the years, we travelled, climbed outdoors and visited gyms around the world. We saw what worked, what could be better, and slowly shaped an idea of the kind of place we would love to have back home. A place with great climbing at its core, but also somewhere to spend time, meet people and feel part of a community.
And as that community grew, so did our idea. We wanted kids and families to have a space designed for them from the start — not as an afterthought or a small add-on, but as a real part of BoulderForest.
At some point, the idea became contagious. What started as a dream spread through old climbing friends, new friends and people we met along the way. The passion was too strong, the challenge too exciting, and eventually there was only one thing left to do: build it.