Editing Climbing wall (section)

==History==
The earliest artificial climbing walls were typically small concrete faces with protrusions made of medium-sized rocks for hand holds. Schurman Rock in Seattle, WA is believed by some to be the first artificial climbing structure in the United States, constructed in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parkways.seattle.gov/2015/08/27/rock-climbings-history-and-rising-popularity-inspires-seattle-festival/#sthash.WKTjS0gy.dpbs|title=Rock climbing's history and rising popularity inspires Seattle festival|date=2015-08-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211145645/https://parkways.seattle.gov/2015/08/27/rock-climbings-history-and-rising-popularity-inspires-seattle-festival/ |archive-date=2021-02-11}}</ref>

The first artificial climbing wall in the world seems to be the wall commissioned by the King of Belgium Leopold III in 1937 near his palace. This was documented by Mark Sebille in his book Bel'Wall.<ref name="Bel'Wall – Montana Books">{{Cite web|url=https://www.montana-books.be/belwall/|title=Bel'Wall – Montana Books|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref>

The modern artificial climbing wall began in the UK. The first wall was created in 1964 by Don Robinson, a lecturer in Physical Education at the University of Leeds, by inserting pieces of rock into a corridor wall.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The indoor climbing manual|last=John.|first=White|date=2013|publisher=Bloomsbury Sport|isbn=9781408186626|location=London|pages=9–10|oclc=855536351}}</ref> The first commercial wall in the UK, The Foundry Climbing Centre, was built in [[Sheffield]] in 1991, traditionally England's centre for climbing due to its proximity to the [[Peak District]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Foundry Climbing Centre |url=https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/businesses-external/the-foundry-climbing-centre/? |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Welcome To Sheffield |language=en}}</ref> The first indoor climbing gym in the United States was established by Vertical World in [[Seattle]] in 1987.<ref name="state of climbing gyms">{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Megan |title=The State of Climbing Gyms in 2018 |url=https://www.climbing.com/places/the-state-of-climbing-gyms-in-2018/ |access-date=June 10, 2021 |work=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] |date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> Terre Neuve in the heart of Brussels (Belgium) was opened in 1987 as well. It is not clear which gym was opened first.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://terresneuves.be/salle/|title=LA SALLE TERRES NEUVES – Terres-Neuves|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-04 |title=La salle d'escalade, un nouveau concept |url=https://cabbrabant.com/cab-article/la-salle-descalade-un-nouveau-concept/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Cabbrabant.com |language=fr-BE}}</ref>