Patent ID: 7524269

Claim:
A wall-climbing accessory adapted for mounting onto a wall structure only by a separate fastener, the wall climbing accessory comprising: a resilient body that is flexible such that the resilient body may deform when mounted to the wall structure, the resilient body comprising an exterior surface, the exterior surface being configured and arranged to provide an engagement point capable of supporting a climber of the wall structure, whereby a climber may scale a wall structure by using the wall climbing accessory; an edge that is formed along the resilient body, the edge configured to substantially engage the wall structure such that, when affixed, the edge imparts a torsion force to the wall structure such that a flexible, friction fit to the wall structure is formed without vacuum between the wall climbing accessory and the wall structure; at least one cavity defined by the resilient body to be connected to the exterior surface; and at least one recessed fastener opening passing through a radius of the exterior surface and the resilient body to connect the cavity to the exterior surface and preclude any vacuum within the cavity, the recessed fastener opening configured to receive the separate fastener extending through the exterior surface and the resilient body and into the wall structure.