QUICK FACTS:
Material: High glass content polyester resin, and aggregate, molded from real rock.
Outer Coating: UV Resistent, anti-graffitti, aggregate filled.
Designed for: Playgrounds needing a natural, and challenging climbing environment.
What makes Nicros Boulders so great?
Kids are born climbers, and playground manufacturers have worked for years to provide an outlet for this innate need to climb. A multitude of climbing equipment has been created combining steel, wood and plastic.
While these man-made structures have addressed the physical act of climbing, they don’t have the look and feel of real rock, which is part of the “adventure” of rock-climbing.
Creating a climbing structure that allows kids to test their abilities, as well as get in touch with nature, is what Nicros’ Boulders are all about.
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Three sizes of Boulders guarantee something for kids of all ages. The largest Boulder has a footprint of 12' x 6' and at 9' tall it yields almost 400 square feet of climbing surface.
The medium Boulder has a footprint of 12' 6" x 8' 4" and is 7' tall with a surface area of almost 300 square feet. Both the large and medium Boulder are approximately 2” thick. The small Boulder is 7' 6" x 5' x 4' tall and is perfect for the littlest climbers to scramble on.
The designers at Nicros use their more than fifty years experience in rock climbing to design a boulder that simulated the movements used while climbing real rock. We also had to keep in mind that children were going to be the ones doing these movements, so things had to be scaled to make the Boulder climbable by kids of all ages.
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We spent some time secret shopping all of the competitive products on the market. From that research we determined Nicros boulders to be the only boulders that roll all of the following into one fantastic product:
1. high glass content polyester resin
2. UV resistant outer coating
3. All climbable features, no modular holds to maintain or t-nut holes in boulders to attract insects
4. Anti-graffitti coating that needs 180 degree water to remove
5. Outstanding rock-like appearance
6. Lightweight
7. Easy to install
Surface and Features
Nicros boulders look great. Since they are made from a combination of hand sculpting and pieces that are molded from real rock, the resulting boulder has a stunning appearance. These boulders are sure to draw attention to any park or playground. The features on the boulders are ergonomically designed so that they fit the natural hand position in a comfortable way – not adding undue stress to tendons or joints. Since the features on Nicros’ boulder are all radiused (rounded out from a central point on the feature), the hand remains in a relaxed, anatomical position while climbing.
Unlike competitor products which abound with crimps, sharp edges, and small incuts, the likelihood of finger muscle tear, strain, or general pain in the fingers and hands is significantly reduced.
The features on our boulders are also designed with the end user in mind. The features are “tennis shoe friendly” so that climbers will not take an unexpected fall due to a poorly designed foot placement.
The incut features on Nicros Boulders are specifically designed to aid in the removal of water. Water will not pool in the pockets (which causes the boulder to still be wet even when the rain has stopped). Instead, it will run out of the features and help aid in the drying of the entire surface once the weather is cooperating once again.
