AIXclimbing holds workbook

2014

colors of AIX holdsWe 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.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: white, • gray, • black,

• blue, • orange, • yellow, • purple, • red,

• green, • salmon.

UV stability of colors10 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• easy

•• easy - medium

••• medium

•••• medium - hard

••••• hard

sizes of AIX holds & AIX IDThe 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 sizes and volumesmini < 20 cm³XS 20 - 75 cm³S 75 - 140 cm³M 140 - 310 cm³L 310 - 600 cm³XL 600 - 1000 cm³XXL 1000 - 1300 cm³XTR 1300 - 2500 cm³element > 2500 cm³

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foothold slab

sloper vertical

edge overhang 30°

crimp overhang 45°

jug overhang 60°

pinch roof

pocket

about AIXIn 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 informationsAIX “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 110 pcsrange: spumeweight: 904 gvolume: 444 cm³material: polyestersize: 10 × XSID: 951 - 960difficulty: ••

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footholds 210 pcsrange: spumeweight: 856 gvolume: 419 cm³material: polyestersize: 10 × XSID: 961 - 970difficulty: ••

pinches 112 pcsrange: spumeweight: 7439 gvolume: 3687 cm³material: polyestersize: 7 × M, 5 × LID: 938 - 949difficulty: •••

small jugs 112 pcsrange: spumeweight: 4144 gvolume: 2043 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × S, 11 × MID: 907 - 918difficulty: •

[new] small jugs 212 pcsrange: spumeweight: 4000 gvolume: 2039 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × S, 11 × MID: 1028 - 1039difficulty: •

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medium jugs8 pcsrange: spumeweight: 4892 gvolume: 2398 cm³material: polyestersize: 4 × M, 4 × LID: 919 - 926difficulty: •

big jugs6 pcsrange: spumeweight: 6553 gvolume: 3272 cm³material: polyestersize: 5 × L, 1 × XLID: 927 - 932difficulty: •

[new] spume paddle1 pcrange: spumeweight: 3258 gvolume: 4920 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 1040difficulty: •••••

[new] slopers 16 pcsrange: spumeweight: 7410 gvolume: 3762 cm³material: polyestersize: 3 × L, 3 × XLID: 980 - 985difficulty: •••

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[new] slopers 26 pcsrange: spumeweight: 6600 gvolume: 3289 cm³material: polyestersize: 4 × L, 2 × XLID: 991 - 996difficulty: •••••

[new] big slopers2 pcsrange: spumeweight: 3800 gvolume: 2920 cm³material: polyestersize: 2 × XTRID: 989 - 990difficulty: •••

[new] pockets 16 pcsrange: spumeweight: 5164 gvolume: 2580 cm³material: polyestersize: 6 × LID: 974 - 979difficulty: •••

big pockets5 pcsrange: spumeweight: 7252 gvolume: 3640 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × L, 3 × XL, 1 × XXLID: 933 - 937difficulty: •••

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[new] spume one1 pcrange: spumeweight: 3826 gvolume: 2980 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × XTRID: 950difficulty: •••••

[new] spume pod1 pcrange: spumeweight: 2561 gvolume: 5270 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 986difficulty: •••••

[new] fatboy bud1 pcrange: artisticweight: 5000 gvolume: 9300 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 999difficulty: ••••

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!

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[new] fatboy bob1 pcrange: artisticweight: 5570 gvolume: 13290 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 997difficulty: ••••

[new] fatboy bill1 pcrange: artisticweight: 3200 gvolume: 4400 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 998difficulty: ••••

[new] wave1 pcrange: classicweight: 3332 gvolume: 2400 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × XTRID: 987difficulty: ••••

new AIX holds added during 2013/2014In 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.

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[new] obliny 720 pcsrange: classicweight: 2250 gvolume: 1332 cm³material: polyurethanesize: 20 × XSID: 1001 - 1020difficulty: •••••

obliny 610 pcsrange: classicweight: 2268 gvolume: 1136 cm³material: polyestersize: 1 × XS, 6 × S, 3 × MID: 897 - 906difficulty: •••••

[new] tetris1 pcrange: slateweight: 2452 gvolume: 3480 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 1000difficulty: •••••

nature 610 pcsrange: slateweight: 5734 gvolume: 2841 cm³material: polyestersize: 6 × M, 4 × LID: 461 - 470difficulty: •••••

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nature 810 pcsrange: slateweight: 3624 gvolume: 1827 cm³material: polyestersize: 3 × S, 7 × MID: 867 - 876difficulty: ••••

HiFive 45 pcsrange: slateweight: 6287 gvolume: 3171 cm³material: polyestersize: 2 × L, 2 × XL, 1 × XXLID: 766 - 770difficulty: •••

Péro z gauče 7A, Smetiště, Petrohrad

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[new] crater 11 pcrange: limestoneweight: 1514 gvolume: 2220 cm³material: polyurethanesize: 1 × XTRID: 988difficulty: •••

crater 21 pcrange: limestoneweight: 1562 gvolume: 2720 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 795difficulty: •••••

crater 31 pcrange: limestoneweight: 1781 gvolume: 3180 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 796difficulty: •••

[new] cosmix 67 pcsrange: bubblesweight: 3750 gvolume: 1836 cm³material: polyestersize: 6 × M, 1 × LID: 1021 - 1027difficulty: •••

cosmix 410 pcsrange: bubblesweight: 26147 gvolume: 1238 cm³material: polyestersize: 7 × S, 3 × MID: 511 - 520difficulty: ••••

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worm 21 pcrange: bubblesweight: 3950 gvolume: 2860 cm³material: polyestersize: elementID: 793difficulty: ••

worm 31 pcrange: bubblesweight: 4700 gvolume: 3160 cm³material: polyestersize: elementID: 794difficulty: ••

donut1 pcrange: bubblesweight: 6000 gvolume: 20860 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 799difficulty: ••••

popcorn1 pcrange: bubblesweight: 6253 gvolume: 9040 cm³material: polyurethanesize: elementID: 798difficulty: ••

Pohyby vycpané sojky IXa, Sportovní koutek, Adršpach

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AIX structures plywood volumesIs 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

[new] brix 1L

[new] brix 1M

[new] brix 1S

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[new] brix 2L

[new] brix 2M

[new] brix 2S

Porcelán 7C+, Loučovice

index3 about AIX3 technical informations4 spume range12 fatboys range14 classic range16 slate range19 limestone range20 bubbles range23 plywood volumes

AIX s.r.o.

Andrej ChrastinaLukavecká 1732193 00 PragueCzech Republic

info@aix.czwww.aix.cz

Catalogue Design by Juraj Chrastina

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