Patent ID: 7594874

Claim:
A climbing hold for releasable securement to a climbing wall, the climbing hold comprising: a female component for securement to the climbing wall, the female component including a tubular bore portion having an inside diameter and external threads, a ring coupled to the tubular portion at or near one end of the tubular portion, the ring including at least one cleat to engage the climbing wall, and a circumferential groove about the inside diameter of the tubular portion, the groove being parallel to the ring and located at or near an end of the tubular portion opposite that of the ring, a male component, the male component including a climbing hold body and a lock pin having a movable plunger, the lock pin having a shaft extending from the climbing hold body, and wherein the shaft of the male component is inserted into the female component to releasably secure the male component to the female component and the climbing wall.