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These things are ubiquitous in Berlin: https://stage.berliner-seilfabrik.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/BSF-Viersen_0KB2524-1-1440x1080.jpg https://stage.berlin

These things are ubiquitous in Berlin: https://stage.berliner-seilfabrik.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/BSF-Viersen_0KB2524-1-1440x1080.jpg https://stage.berliner-seilfabrik.com/wp-content/uploads/201... They're not actually that high to an adult, but I have childhood memories of these seeming somewhat tall and scary. On an average one, a young child can fall 4-6 times their own height (but not straight, you'll get buffered by the structure as you go down).

LeanderK 4y ago
I think common in whole germany, but maybe not ubiquitous. I certainly remember them well and in my imagination they were giant!
moonchrome 4y ago
> They're not actually that high to an adult Not the ones we have here in Croatia : https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/57918118_91NXEEss2dW6sct-CwdV88KoTG2DPdt6ft4gdMwWHks.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/57918118_91NXEE...
- rollcat 4y ago
  Is this Bundek? I love the place
- Aulig 4y ago
  Looks very similar to one we have in Karlsruhe, Germany :) https://mein.toubiz.de/api/v1/media/6d3f180e-13b0-4346-b142-2861ea12745a/preview?format=image/jpeg&width=1900 https://mein.toubiz.de/api/v1/media/6d3f180e-13b0-4346-b142-...
- nixass 4y ago
  Then there's this in Zagreb (Maksimir), which wasn't intended for climbing ever, but we as kids certainly did it https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Park_Maksimir_pozornica_Zagreb.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Park_Mak...
PoignardAzur 4y ago
Pretty common in Paris too. I wish they made versions that were socially acceptable for adults to climb. These things were awesome.
- grayclhn 4y ago
  Climbing gym :)
- ryanjshaw 4y ago
  The town I grew up in the 90s had much bigger versions of these. I'm not sure exactly how tall they were, but based on this photo [1] and my memories they were probably around 10-15m tall. [1] https://www.dynamoplaygrounds.com/understanding-climbing-net-fall-heights/ https://www.dynamoplaygrounds.com/understanding-climbing-net...
- Rebelgecko 4y ago
  IIRC there's one in San Antonio that isn't explicitly just for children
- matsemann 4y ago
  I'm only semi-joking, but perhaps join an obstacle course race, or a gymnastics class for adults. I've done both, and it's been so much fun. The obstacle course is all kinds of weird things you have to climb over and under (I'd avoid the mud variants, unless you like that aspect, though). And even though I never did gymnastics as a kid and am stiff as a stick, it was great fun to play around in a big hall with other equally bad adults trying to do gymnastics, climb ropes, forward rolls, jump into foam pits etc. Like being a kid again.
  - PoignardAzur 4y ago
    I'm in a parkour club, actually. Centr'Halles Park is pretty much the closest you get to an adult jungle gym!
  - throwaway742 4y ago
    Sounds awesome. A big thing for me would be finding a non-serious group. I just want to have fun.
rokizero 4y ago
Childhood memories! Our playground had the same version shown in the linked image. You were considered cool when you dared to jump off the highest possible standing position. The wood chips softened the fall :-)
kspacewalk2 4y ago
We've got these in many newer playgrounds in Canada. They're awesome and always full of kids.
- Kon-Peki 4y ago
  I left Chicago a few years ago, but that’s one of the things I miss. About 10 or 15 years ago they they started rebuilding playgrounds with this stuff. All the metal parts had stampings indicating that they were buying it from those same German manufacturers. I wish we had stuff like that when I was a kid.
microtonal 4y ago
Also in The Netherlands, our kid's after-school care playground has one. There is a quite tall one at another playground: https://speleninstad.nl/mooiste-speeltuinen/speelplek-hoornseplas/ https://speleninstad.nl/mooiste-speeltuinen/speelplek-hoorns... I grew up in a smaller village. We often climbed trees. I am pretty sure that this is safer.
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- koen_hendriks 4y ago
  Don't forget the one in Noorderplantsoen ;)
fs111 4y ago
I know at least two in Berlin that are pretty high even for adults. One is at John-Foster-Dulless-Allee in the Tiergarten the other next to Fritz-Schloß-Park in Moabit.
TheHappyOddish 4y ago
Not ubiquitous, but certainly common in Australia.
aetherson 4y ago
They're very common in America, too. EDIT: Cayuga Playground in San Francisco: https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chayuga_playgorund_3.jpg https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chay... Junipero Serra Playground in San Francisco: https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Junipero-Serra-Park-Climbing-rock-structure.jpg https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Juni...
stephen_g 4y ago
We have a lot of these in Australia too. Some actually are quite high, two or three times bigger than the one in your picture, but they kind of have a rope net base area 1.5m up to fall onto so you don’t hit the ground.

LeanderK 4y ago

I think common in whole germany, but maybe not ubiquitous. I certainly remember them well and in my imagination they were giant!

moonchrome 4y ago

> They're not actually that high to an adult Not the ones we have here in Croatia : https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/57918118_91NXEEss2dW6sct-CwdV88KoTG2DPdt6ft4gdMwWHks.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/57918118_91NXEE...

rollcat 4y ago
Is this Bundek? I love the place
Aulig 4y ago
Looks very similar to one we have in Karlsruhe, Germany :) https://mein.toubiz.de/api/v1/media/6d3f180e-13b0-4346-b142-2861ea12745a/preview?format=image/jpeg&width=1900 https://mein.toubiz.de/api/v1/media/6d3f180e-13b0-4346-b142-...
nixass 4y ago
Then there's this in Zagreb (Maksimir), which wasn't intended for climbing ever, but we as kids certainly did it https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Park_Maksimir_pozornica_Zagreb.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Park_Mak...

PoignardAzur 4y ago

Pretty common in Paris too. I wish they made versions that were socially acceptable for adults to climb. These things were awesome.

grayclhn 4y ago
Climbing gym :)
ryanjshaw 4y ago
The town I grew up in the 90s had much bigger versions of these. I'm not sure exactly how tall they were, but based on this photo [1] and my memories they were probably around 10-15m tall. [1] https://www.dynamoplaygrounds.com/understanding-climbing-net-fall-heights/ https://www.dynamoplaygrounds.com/understanding-climbing-net...
Rebelgecko 4y ago
IIRC there's one in San Antonio that isn't explicitly just for children
matsemann 4y ago
I'm only semi-joking, but perhaps join an obstacle course race, or a gymnastics class for adults. I've done both, and it's been so much fun. The obstacle course is all kinds of weird things you have to climb over and under (I'd avoid the mud variants, unless you like that aspect, though). And even though I never did gymnastics as a kid and am stiff as a stick, it was great fun to play around in a big hall with other equally bad adults trying to do gymnastics, climb ropes, forward rolls, jump into foam pits etc. Like being a kid again.
- PoignardAzur 4y ago
  I'm in a parkour club, actually. Centr'Halles Park is pretty much the closest you get to an adult jungle gym!
- throwaway742 4y ago
  Sounds awesome. A big thing for me would be finding a non-serious group. I just want to have fun.

rokizero 4y ago

Childhood memories! Our playground had the same version shown in the linked image. You were considered cool when you dared to jump off the highest possible standing position. The wood chips softened the fall :-)

kspacewalk2 4y ago

We've got these in many newer playgrounds in Canada. They're awesome and always full of kids.

Kon-Peki 4y ago
I left Chicago a few years ago, but that’s one of the things I miss. About 10 or 15 years ago they they started rebuilding playgrounds with this stuff. All the metal parts had stampings indicating that they were buying it from those same German manufacturers. I wish we had stuff like that when I was a kid.

microtonal 4y ago

Also in The Netherlands, our kid's after-school care playground has one. There is a quite tall one at another playground: https://speleninstad.nl/mooiste-speeltuinen/speelplek-hoornseplas/ https://speleninstad.nl/mooiste-speeltuinen/speelplek-hoorns... I grew up in a smaller village. We often climbed trees. I am pretty sure that this is safer.

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koen_hendriks 4y ago
Don't forget the one in Noorderplantsoen ;)

fs111 4y ago

I know at least two in Berlin that are pretty high even for adults. One is at John-Foster-Dulless-Allee in the Tiergarten the other next to Fritz-Schloß-Park in Moabit.

TheHappyOddish 4y ago

Not ubiquitous, but certainly common in Australia.

aetherson 4y ago

They're very common in America, too. EDIT: Cayuga Playground in San Francisco: https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chayuga_playgorund_3.jpg https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chay... Junipero Serra Playground in San Francisco: https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Junipero-Serra-Park-Climbing-rock-structure.jpg https://aparkadaybayarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Juni...

stephen_g 4y ago

We have a lot of these in Australia too. Some actually are quite high, two or three times bigger than the one in your picture, but they kind of have a rope net base area 1.5m up to fall onto so you don’t hit the ground.