5 XL Steep Wall Slopers Set #2

Great holds if you have the room.  A bit crowded on a 6" triangle grid, but still lots of fun.  Ended up mounting mainly vertical on a 45 degree for some super friendly compression.

I watched a video that a climber set up his home wall by using two pieces giant holds. The idea is a figure "/ \" as a start. Setting them quite low to make the first move hard to engage. Start at the right side "\", heel hook the left side "/", then move upwards. The setting is symmetrical, so you get to work on both sides. It is my everyday warm up and cool down. The pair of the holds in the video costs more than $120. Shopped on my own wall, found two holds in this set and they work the same! I am so happy.

I purchased XL slopers sets 1 & 2 for my 45 deg home wall.  When I first set them, I thought "Looks way easier than V6."  Then I tried climbing....not so easy....certainly harder than V4.  Holding on to any individual hold was not difficult.  Moving from hold to hold, different story.  

I would guess V5 if spaced maybe 12-18" apart.  Maybe V6 if spaced 24-30" apart (on a 45).  This assumes heel hooks on the slopers or similar bad feet.    Certainly ways to make more challenging.  

You WILL want to use set screws.  Otherwise,  they will wiggle.  

Whether setting problems at home, or just traversing, I use these a lot.   I certainly use them a lot more than my Atomik medium sized slopers.  They're just fun holds.  

There are many holds and many hold companies I want to try.  Of the 200ish handholds on my wall,  XL sloper sets #1 & #2 are the only holds I would purchase repeatedly.  25 of these on my wall would not be too many.

The XL Steep Wall Slopers are spectacular.  I use them on my 45 and 70 degree walls and can set from V2-V7 with them.  You can use them for toe or heel hooks to make things interesting.  On a flat wall, you can turn them and use the non-incut side for tougher routes.  I like having the option with holds to make small adjustments and being able to totally change the feel of the route, which these slopers accomplish.

Home walls can get redundant and by adding some of the larger, more interesting holds like these XL slopers, it will definitely keep you engaged and motivated.  The texture is outstanding.  Atomik makes the best holds