The World’s Tallest Climbing Wall Is Opening This Fall in Copenhagen

Photo: CopenHill Urban Mountain/Facebook

The wall’s appearance integrates seamlessly with the aesthetic of the rest of the plant yet mimics a real mountain face, with overhangs and multiple routes.

Photo: CopenHill Urban Mountain/Facebook

Walltopia, a company that builds climbing structures, partnered with BIG on the project. Vasil Sharlanov, head of sales at Walltopia, said, “This is not a typical wall. For example, [normally] when you climb, you rely on the rope and belayer to protect you in case you fall. However, there isn’t a rope that’s long enough to climb such a high wall.” Here, climbers must stop on a ledge at the top of each section and pull up the rope.

The wall was finished last year, but the climbing routes weren’t installed until this summer. The wall is expected to open this fall, but will be reserved for experienced and certified climbers.