Our approach

From choosing raw materials to packaging our climbing hangboards, we focus on quality production, 100% local and mindful of respect for our environment

Woodrock was born from its founder’s passion for climbing and woodworking.
Long before founding Woodrock, Jo was already practising carpentry for his own pleasure and spending the rest of his free time exploring the vertical world.

The creation of climbing training equipment is above all driven by this dual love of woodworking and the world of climbing.

Commitment to quality

Out of consideration for future users and respect for the environment, Woodrock is committed to producing high-end climbing hangboards that stand the test of time and meet climbers’ needs as closely as possible. To fulfil this quality commitment, Woodrock has chosen to carry out all manufacturing stages within its workshop at the foot of the Vercors.

From prototype to finished product and even to parcel packaging, it’s Jo who carries out these tasks.

Proximity

Jo personally selects the wood from a supplier located less than 50 kilometres from the workshop. This wood always comes from French forests and almost exclusively from a sawmill situated less than 200 kilometres away.

For other supplies, circular economy players and local suppliers are preferred. Whenever possible, second-hand supplies from La Ressourcerie Verte and Ecomat38 are used.

Exclusively direct sales allow us to offer prices comparable to companies that produce abroad, whilst manufacturing exclusively in the Woodrock workshop. You can therefore get Woodrock climbing hangboards only from our online shop, or more directly still, at events where we are present and directly at the workshop.

Eco-responsible approach

Climbing was born from the interaction between humans and a sometimes fragile natural environment. At Woodrock, it therefore seems essential to respect this nature as much as possible. It is with this logic that Woodrock’s production is organised. The watchword: respect for the environment through production that minimises its environmental impact.

By purchasing climbing training equipment from Woodrock, you are choosing to support a local, human-sized business that participates, in its own way, in preserving our ecosystem.

Here, in a few images, is our eco-responsible approach through the manufacturing of hangboards:

And to complement these images, here are their captions!

Raw materials and sustainable forests

The climbing hangboards are made exclusively from local wood sourced from sustainably managed forests.

Wood offcuts and storage

Wood offcuts that could be reused are stored for future creations.

Heat energy and wood-burning stove

In winter, the workshop is heated with offcuts unusable for carpentry.

Horse bedding

Wood shavings find genuine use in the equestrian world as horse bedding.

Organic waste and composting

Wood shavings are also destined to be mixed with composting waste to aid aeration.

The loo and composting toilets

Sawdust is used as an absorbent for composting toilets.

Packaging and boxing

The climbing hangboards are packaged without excess in recycled cardboard.

Zero CO2 travel

Whenever possible, Jo favours travelling by bicycle.

Woodrock climbing hangboards and fingerboards