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Explore our hold series

Whether you’re building a new gym or refreshing a single wall, you’ll find shapes that are familiar, dependable, and designed to inspire movement. Each series carries its own character but shares the same commitment to comfort, texture, and usability.
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Dave Benedict
Candy Shop Climbing, Ohio USA
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dave@candyshopclimbing.com
Dave Benedict
Candy Shop Climbing, Ohio USA
Contact
dave@candyshopclimbing.com
Dave Benedict
Candy Shop Climbing, Ohio USA
Contact
dave@candyshopclimbing.com
Dave Benedict
Candy Shop Climbing, Ohio USA
Contact
dave@candyshopclimbing.com
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Find Rock Candy Worldwide

Outside North America? Our global distributor network helps bring Ohio-made shapes to gyms across Europe, Asia, and South America. Every partner is chosen because they care about climbing the same way we do.
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Supporting Setters, Growing the Craft

Climbing gets better when knowledge is shared. That’s why we host clinics, partner with gym owners, and stay involved in the everyday world of setting.

From new setters learning the basics to seasoned teams exploring design thinking, we’re here to equip people with the tools, shapes, and support they need to create experiences their communities will love.
/ Hold Series

Everything We Pour in One Place.

We’ve been shaping holds since 2006, and somewhere along the way we ended up with 35+ series and more than a thousand individual pieces. Some simple, some weird, some that only make sense after you spin them six times. They’re all here.

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/ Volume Series

Durable Climbing Volumes for Gyms

Rock Candy Wood Volumes are built for setters who need reliability and range. Each piece is hand-built from high-quality wood to bring texture, shape, and dimension to commercial walls. Strong, lightweight, and made for everyday use, these volumes are a dependable addition to any setting environment.
/ About

A Hobby That Took On a Life of Its Own

Rock Candy started the way a lot of good climbing stories do... in a garage, with a wall that kept getting rebuilt, friends dropping by after work, and two people who loved climbing enough to believe they could make something for the community around them.
Our Hold SeriesAbout Support Your Local Routesetter
Our mission is to create climbing holds that inspire movement and strengthen community.
Back in the early 2000s, Nathan and Liz met on the climbing wall at Kent State. They were just kids then. Nathan was an art student, Liz was a graphic designer with a good eye and instinct for people. Like most new climbers, they eventually built a home wall in their garage.

And like every climber with a home wall, they found out fast that holds were expensive. Nathan figured he could shape his own.
He was right but making holds is a little like climbing: if you’re going to try something, you gotta commit. To keep costs down, he had to order enough material to make way more holds than they needed. So they did what anyone would do: they sold the extras to gyms and friends.

And bit by bit, the hobby got out of control.
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Where SYLRS Started

Long before the stickers and shirts took off, Support Your Local Routesetter started as a simple idea:

If you love the climbs, support the people who build them.

Rock Candy launched the movement to highlight the craft of setting and the people who shape gym experiences every day. SYLRS is the heart of the brand.
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/ Today

Still in Ohio. Still Trying Hard.

Rock Candy has grown, but not past its roots. We’re still shaping every hold in our Ohio workshop. We still obsess over texture, rotation, and ergonomics. We still choose intentional growth over mass production.

And we’re still here for the same reason we started:
To give back to the community that has given us everything.
Try harder with Rock Candy Holds.
/ Manufacturing

Peak Performance Polymers

Rock Candy Holds are shaped, poured, finished, and cured by the team at Peak Performance Polymers, a custom polyurethane manufacturer committed to quality and precision. We’ve worked closely with Peak since their early days, sharing the same belief: the best climbing holds come from careful hands, consistent processes, and people who genuinely care about what they’re making.

Founded in 2017, Peak Performance Polymers has grown from a small startup to one of the most trusted producers of polyurethane climbing holds in the country. Today, they manufacture holds for some of the industry’s top brands — and remain dedicated partners in our process.
Our Manufacturing Partner in Craft, Consistency, and Care

Polyurethane Manufacturing

Our polyurethane holds are produced through a controlled casting process that protects detail, texture, and long-term performance.
Molding
Custom-formulated polyurethane optimized for strength and consistency.
Finishing
Tight color-matching and quality checks before shipment
Production
Precision molds for clean edges and crisp shaping
Packaging & Shipping
Manufactured in partnership with Peak Performance Polymers, a specialized polyurethane facility