Brand Summary:  You’ve probably landed on us before… Literally, at your climbing gym. We’ve been instrumental in the design and development of the world's first precision tested gym flooring.  Setting standards and raising the bar to ensure that the only thing you’re thinking about when you’re climbing is the problem in hand.  We’re constantly pushing the boundaries to develop the best gear for (we think) the best sport.  We spend months, sometimes years, perfecting the nearly perfect, before products are unleashed into the wild.  Sounds crazy, but you’ll be thankful for these obsessive tendencies once you put your new equipment through its paces.   

Our Thoughts: We’ve worked with Flashed since the early days, in the mid-2000s before Flashed led the evolution of gym padding systems over the past decade, and through innovations in outdoor crash pads, like the Ninja, Shogun, Ronin, and customized accessories for bouldering.  The products and the people behind the brand, are emblematic of our values.  Walson Tai, Mark Fraser, the rest of the team in Canada, and installers that we work with from around North America, are focused on quality and the best end user experience possible.  Many other companies provide padding, but it is not their focus, it’s not in their blood. From innovative crash pads over 20 years, rigorous research and testing on foam and cover systems, and the highest integrity and focus on the customer experience – Flashed doesn’t just provide a product solution, but aims always to be a great partner for climbing gyms. 

As the US representative for Flashed, Thread works with new and existing climbing facilities throughout the country, getting the best climbing gym padding on the market into the best spots. Even if never having been to gyms like Touchstone, Movement, Stone Gardens, Sportrock, High Point or Stone Summit, you’ve probably heard the names of these leading climbing wall businesses, all of which have Flashed systems. Flashed has worked hard with these gyms and countless others, establishing the best standards for padding in the climbing wall industry, and all while cultivating great climbing relationships.

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