Thought I’d put this separate to the main Covid thread.
Nottingham is going into Tier 3, but gyms and indoor exercise are not shutting – yet.
The Nottingham Clip’n’Climb have announced they will be remaining open and their Facebook page has gone a bit nuts with people saying it’s an entertainment venue and it’s shocking that they are trying to figure be a way to make money and bending the rules.
I know Clip’n’Climb may not look like a traditional climbing wall, but it never occurred to me that it might be considered an entertainment facility by people like a soft play centre, rather than a place to get some exercise. (A mate with a more traditional wall refers to them as the “gateway drug” 🤣)
My personal view is that if gyms can stay open with the required safeguards – and let’s keep that as a separate debate – I don’t see why climbing walls shouldn’t be the same? They can enforce social distancing, mask wearing, household groups, sanitising etc just as effectively.