I founded Walltopia twenty years ago with my friend Metin Musov and the company hasn't stopped growing since. We have over 1500 walls on six continents, and chances are if you've used indoor gyms, you've used one of our products.
You can check out a brief history of our products here.
Outside of the walls themselves, we have ventures in many related products. We founded the biggest brand for climbing holds, HRT, then we founded Composite X with a British partner Charles Daniel French, which manufactures for more than forty brands. Three years ago we started our Adventure Products line, which includes fun walls, Ropetopia, a brand for adventure courses, we manufacture ninja courses, and the most thrilling product in our adventure line is Rollglider. Most of the climbing-related ones you can see at the bottom of Walltopia's homepage.
We also sponsor a bunch of the best climbers in the world, most notably Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, and Sean McColl.
For the AMA, the post is going up two hours and a half before I start answering questions (I'll be here at 18:00 CEST).
Ask me anything!
Edit: I'm here!
Edit 2: I am done for now, but if there are more questions later today or sometime tomorrow I will get to them sooner rather than later. Thank you for having me!
We're happy to announce that Ivaylo Penchev, co-founder and CEO of Walltopia, will be holding an AMA here in /r/climbing and answer your questions on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:00pm CEST/12:00pm EDT/9:00am PDT. He will create the AMA thread two hours before he begins answering questions.
Ivaylo also heads HRT Climbing Holds, one of the biggest European climbing hold sellers, and Composite X, one of the biggest manufacturers of climbing holds in the world. He is also co-founder of Safety Operations, manufacturers of climbing mats, auto belays, and climbing timers as well as co-founder of Adventure Facilities, managers of the adventure hub franchise Funtopia and gym franchise Boulderland around the world.
We're looking forward to having /u/IvayloWalltopia!
Many thanks to /u/SharkyIzrod for bringing us this AMA.
Phil
Sudden Lee
Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
So far nobody has given me a straight answer
..... Will get a reward.
Well, toucan play at that game.
Windows
Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.
They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
Because they work on many levels
She said apple-lutely
'Eye-do'
This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
To get to the... Bottom...
(as told by my 5yo son, I'm so proud)
Japan.
"No, the regular kind!" I laughed.
it's Hans free now..
second hand stores!
Old Neeeeiiiiighvy
10+10 is twenty and 11+11 is twenty too
A buck-an-ear!
I Thank ye kind Matey for the booty! I be truly overwhelmed! Thank you!
Holy cow! Thank you everyone for the upvotes and awards! I wasn’t expecting this!
and not:
He should have a good vowel movement. His next diaper change could spell disaster though.
Making it all the way home and realizing that they forgot one of the containers:
Riceless
That was the punchline
It’s for Hispanic attacks
Feyonce
Without missing a beat he asks "Daddy, do you know how much room you need to grow Fungi like that?"
I did not know.
So he tells me "as Mushroom as possible!"
So proud.
