AIX
climbing holds workbook
2014
colors of AIX holds We offer AIX holds in 10 standard and 4 fluorescent colors. Each of these colors is available for both materials the holds are made from – polyester and polyurethane. We can offer additional custom colors upon request.
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green,
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white,
gray,
yellow,
black,
purple,
red,
salmon.
UV stability of colors 10 standard colors are UV stable and can be used outside. Fluorescent colors have specific properties that fade when exposed to UV radiation. By this reason we strictly do not recommend using holds made from these colors outdoors. Polyurethane holds – the intrinsic properties of the polyurethane material lead to a gradual change of the color towards a brown shade. This change occurs more quickly under direct sunlight!
AIX holds difficulty
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easy easy - medium medium medium - hard hard
The size rating of AIX holds depends on their gross volume measured in cubic centimeters (1 liter equals 1000 cm³); Each AIX hold has a unique identification number. This number is in the circle and is placed on the surface of the hold. The AIX ID enables a quick and positive identification of every single AIX hold.
AIX holds made from polyester can also be produced by adding multi-color dyes for more variations – 2-3 color layers, 2-3 color swirls, spots, or custom design. Standard colors:
sizes of AIX holds & AIX ID
AIX sizes and volumes mini XS S M L XL XXL XTR element
< 20 cm³ 20 - 75 cm³ 75 - 140 cm³ 140 - 310 cm³ 310 - 600 cm³ 600 - 1000 cm³ 1000 - 1300 cm³ 1300 - 2500 cm³ > 2500 cm³
icons foothold
slab
sloper
vertical
edge
overhang 30°
crimp
overhang 45°
jug
overhang 60°
pinch
roof
about AIX In 1996 climber Andrej Chrastina started experimenting with creating new climbing holds from a mixture of epoxy resin and sand. Then after many attempts he developed how best to make the shapes, molds, and final holds. Thus was born a new brand of climbing holds under the trademark “a.9”. Since 2003 the trademark has been changed to “AIX”, and new holds have been produced on the basis of polyester resins. To continue their progress and the development of new materials and technologies in the production of climbing holds, the AIX Company chose to cooperate with the best experts in their field worldwide. This decision enabled AIX’s use of the newest materials and methods for the production of their climbing holds. The transition to the new production process was completed at the end of 2013. Since then all AIX holds have met the highest standards and requirements put on these types of products. Some of the most important requirements are the strength of the materials used and the colorfastness against water, temperature, and UV radiation. With the new production of AIX holds, each hold is marked with a unique production tracking ID number. Now, most AIX holds are made from a polyester composite, excluding those “huge AIX holds” which already since 2010 are made from polyurethane with Hollow Back technology (Elements AIX Popcorn and AIX Turtle). Solid holds from polyurethane are common in North America and have also become more popular in Europe in recent years. For this reason we also offer some AIX holds made from polyurethane, and expect this offer to be increased in our very near future.
technical informations AIX “Secure System” All AIX holds from the size S up incorporate our AIX Secure system. This includes a metal spring under the washer inside the hold around the bolt-hole. This spring ensures that the majority of the hold will remain on the bolt on the wall, if the hold were to break due to incorrectly use or mounting.
AIX “Dual Washer” All AIX “bolt-on holds” incorporate a Dual Washer. This metallic insert allows the use of both type of bolts – cap head and countersunk bolts. The net effect of this Dual Washer is exceptional stress distribution within the body of the hold, thus increasing the force required to break the hold through the mounting bolt, and ultimately resulting in a hold that is stronger and more secure.
AIX “Hollow-back Technology” We use our Hollow-back Technology for all of AIX’s big holds – all holds whose volume is more than 1.5 liters. This technology saves material and also reduces the overall weight of the hold, without the limiting safety or hold durability. For AIX hold with a volume of more than 3 liters, the holds are constructed of a polyurethane resin.
AIX spume new range of AIX holds In 2013 we decided to prepare a new range of AIX holds in a completely new and unusual design. Our new design is inspired by sea foam or ‘spume’. It is something between an inanimate object and living nature. The AIX Spume design offers a diverse style of grip, size, and shapes from positive jugs to extremely technical holds for bouldering. Each hold has been carved by hand, and we have spent a lot of time to develop the maximum precision of the design and the ergonomics of their grip. This design can be very tricky relative to all others on the bigger slope holds, where you always need to find the best position for grip. There are 8 new sets include 38 holds from small jugs to our longest hold – the AIX Spume “Paddle”. AIX spume is our largest range made in one design.
footholds 1 10 pcs range: spume weight: 904 g volume: 444 cm³ material: polyester size: 10 × XS ID: 951 - 960 difficulty:
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footholds 2 10 pcs range: spume weight: 856 g volume: 419 cm³ material: polyester size: 10 × XS ID: 961 - 970 difficulty:
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pinches 1 12 pcs range: spume weight: 7439 g volume: 3687 cm³ material: polyester size: 7 × M, 5 × L ID: 938 - 949 difficulty:
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small jugs 1 12 pcs range: spume weight: 4144 g volume: 2043 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × S, 11 × M ID: 907 - 918 difficulty:
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[new] small jugs 2 12 pcs range: spume weight: 4000 g volume: 2039 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × S, 11 × M ID: 1028 - 1039 difficulty:
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medium jugs 8 pcs range: spume weight: 4892 g volume: 2398 cm³ material: polyester size: 4 × M, 4 × L ID: 919 - 926 difficulty:
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big jugs 6 pcs range: spume weight: 6553 g volume: 3272 cm³ material: polyester size: 5 × L, 1 × XL ID: 927 - 932 difficulty:
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[new] spume paddle 1 pc range: spume weight: 3258 g volume: 4920 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 1040 difficulty:
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[new] slopers 1 6 pcs range: spume weight: 7410 g volume: 3762 cm³ material: polyester size: 3 × L, 3 × XL ID: 980 - 985 difficulty:
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[new] slopers 2 6 pcs range: spume weight: 6600 g volume: 3289 cm³ material: polyester size: 4 × L, 2 × XL ID: 991 - 996 difficulty:
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[new] big slopers 2 pcs range: spume weight: 3800 g volume: 2920 cm³ material: polyester size: 2 × XTR ID: 989 - 990 difficulty:
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[new] pockets 1 6 pcs range: spume weight: 5164 g volume: 2580 cm³ material: polyester size: 6 × L ID: 974 - 979 difficulty:
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big pockets 5 pcs range: spume weight: 7252 g volume: 3640 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × L, 3 × XL, 1 × XXL ID: 933 - 937 difficulty:
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[new] spume one 1 pc range: spume weight: 3826 g volume: 2980 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × XTR ID: 950 difficulty:
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[new] spume pod 1 pc range: spume weight: 2561 g volume: 5270 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 986 difficulty:
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fatboys are here! Let me introduce Bob, Bill, and Bud – the new brothers of the AIX family. These three big fat guys have been shaped by Robert Leistner – our good friend from Germany – an excellent route-setter and worldwide hard climber, with either rope or mat. AIX Fat Boys are the first results of Robert’s shaping and are really works of art! We believe that these are some boulder monsters that everyone will want to setup and climb on!
[new] fatboy bud 1 pc range: artistic weight: 5000 g volume: 9300 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 999 difficulty:
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[new] fatboy bob 1 pc range: artistic weight: 5570 g volume: 13290 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 997 difficulty:
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[new] fatboy bill 1 pc range: artistic weight: 3200 g volume: 4400 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 998 difficulty:
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new AIX holds added during 2013/2014 In previous years we created lots of sets with many very different designs. We have divided these sets into groups based on their grip or shape. In the last year we wanted to increase our existing lines according to their design, filling in shapes that were missing in our offer.
[new] wave 1 pc range: classic weight: 3332 g volume: 2400 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × XTR ID: 987 difficulty:
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[new] obliny 7 20 pcs range: classic weight: 2250 g volume: 1332 cm³ material: polyurethane size: 20 × XS ID: 1001 - 1020 difficulty:
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obliny 6 10 pcs range: classic weight: 2268 g volume: 1136 cm³ material: polyester size: 1 × XS, 6 × S, 3 × M ID: 897 - 906 difficulty:
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[new] tetris 1 pc range: slate weight: 2452 g volume: 3480 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 1000 difficulty:
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nature 6 10 pcs range: slate weight: 5734 g volume: 2841 cm³ material: polyester size: 6 × M, 4 × L ID: 461 - 470 difficulty:
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nature 8 10 pcs range: slate weight: 3624 g volume: 1827 cm³ material: polyester size: 3 × S, 7 × M ID: 867 - 876 difficulty:
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HiFive 4 5 pcs range: slate weight: 6287 g volume: 3171 cm³ material: polyester size: 2 × L, 2 × XL, 1 × XXL ID: 766 - 770 difficulty:
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Péro z gauče 7A, Smetiště, Petrohrad
[new] crater 1 1 pc range: limestone weight: 1514 g volume: 2220 cm³ material: polyurethane size: 1 × XTR ID: 988 difficulty:
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crater 2 1 pc range: limestone weight: 1562 g volume: 2720 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 795 difficulty:
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crater 3 1 pc range: limestone weight: 1781 g volume: 3180 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 796 difficulty:
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[new] cosmix 6 7 pcs range: bubbles weight: 3750 g volume: 1836 cm³ material: polyester size: 6 × M, 1 × L ID: 1021 - 1027 difficulty:
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cosmix 4 10 pcs range: bubbles weight: 26147 g volume: 1238 cm³ material: polyester size: 7 × S, 3 × M ID: 511 - 520 difficulty:
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worm 2
worm 3
1 pc range: bubbles weight: 3950 g volume: 2860 cm³ material: polyester size: element ID: 793 difficulty:
1 pc range: bubbles weight: 4700 g volume: 3160 cm³ material: polyester size: element ID: 794 difficulty:
donut
popcorn
1 pc range: bubbles weight: 6000 g volume: 20860 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 799 difficulty:
1 pc range: bubbles weight: 6253 g volume: 9040 cm³ material: polyurethane size: element ID: 798 difficulty:
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Pohyby vycpané sojky IXa, Sportovní koutek, Adršpach
AIX structures plywood volumes Is anybody now surprised to find a lot of plywood volumes in different sizes on the boulder wall or in the climbing hall? But it wasn’t so just 10 years ago. The AIX company was the first who introduce its “AIX Structures” made from plywood on the Outdoor Fairy back in 2008. We have always preferred the use of our AIX Volumes for “direct holding”; it means you can also use the edges or surface of them for the move, especially by boulder problems. Of course they also include many t-nuts to add additional bolt-on holds onto the surface. Our latest new “Structures” – the “AIX Brix1 and 2” and “AIX Ledge” are again very simple and in the spirit of this philosophy. AIX Ledge is intended for mounting on slabs or slightly overhanging walls for technical problems, whereas “AIX Brix” will be better suited in steep overhangs or in the roof for powerful moves, of course without added holds! AIX Brix 1 and 2 are thematically similar but quite different in their shapes. We offer each shape of AIX Brix in three sizes. Apart from the new shapes of AIX Volumes, we have improved their mounting holes to resist damage from repeated mounting by incorporating steel washer in them. We have also made important progress developing quality improvements of the sanded surface and paint finishing, which will be put in production during 2014.
[new] AIX ledge
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[new] brix 1L
[new] brix 1M
[new] brix 1S
[new] brix 2L
[new] brix 2M
[new] brix 2S
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about AIX technical informations spume range fatboys range classic range slate range limestone range bubbles range plywood volumes
This 2014 AIX workbook contains all new and updated AIX products, including product developments made up to July 2014. You can download the 2013 AIX Catalogue to see previous and continuing AIX holds and volumes at www.aix.cz/catalogue2013.pdf or the QR code on this page. Visit our website for up-to-date news and more informations about AIX products, our team and climbing activities: www.aix.cz
AIX s.r.o. Andrej Chrastina Lukaveckรก 1732 193 00 Prague Czech Republic info@aix.cz www.aix.cz
Catalogue Design by Juraj Chrastina