Atomik Rock Climbing Holds Set of 115 Bolt-On Steep Wall Style Slopers, Jugs, Pinches, and Crimps in Assorted Earth Tones Review (2026)

What this hold set is built for

Atomik's 115 piece set is built specifically for steep, overhanging walls, mixing footholds, small edges, incuts, crimps, pinches, jugs and slopers shaped to work well on terrain steeper than vertical. Atomik notes that even the slopers in this set carry a slight incut, a shaping choice that suits steep boards better than flatter sloper shapes meant for vertical walls. At 115 pieces, this is one of Atomik's larger bolt-on sets, enough to fill a substantial home wall or a dedicated steep training board with a full range of hold types rather than needing a second set to round it out.

What comes in the box

The set ships as a complete installation kit rather than just the holds themselves, including 115 indoor rated 3/8 inch Allen head socket cap bolts, 115 zinc 3/8 inch four prong t-nuts, and a 5/16 inch L-bar wrench for tightening everything down. The holds themselves are made in the USA from a premium grade, non-toxic polyurethane resin, textured to give a skin friendly grip that Atomik describes as feeling close to natural rock rather than the harder, glassier surface of some cheaper imported holds. They arrive in assorted earth tones, including rust, gray, moss green, gold and brown, a palette designed to look natural on a wall rather than the bright primary colors common on commercial gym holds.

Setting problems with a steep-wall set

Because the holds are directionally shaped, a small rotation during installation can noticeably change how hard a given hold feels to use, which gives a route setter real flexibility to tune difficulty without buying additional holds. On a genuinely steep or overhanging panel, this set is pitched at producing problems in roughly the V3 to V6 range depending on how they are combined and spaced, while the same holds on a more vertical wall would set easier, closer to V1 or V2 territory. Installation is straightforward bolt-on hardware, a t-nut embedded in the panel from behind and a bolt through the hold's face, standard for most home wall construction.

Trade-offs of the earth tone palette

The natural, muted color palette is a deliberate choice that makes a home wall look less like a commercial gym and more like it belongs in a garage or backyard, and it also does a good job hiding chalk buildup between cleanings compared with lighter colored holds. The trade-off is that color coding individual routes or problems, a common technique in gyms and larger home walls to help climbers follow a specific line, is harder with a set of similar earthy tones than with a set spanning bright, clearly distinct colors. Climbers building a wall specifically to train varied, clearly marked circuits may want to supplement this set with a few brighter accent holds.

Who should buy this 115 piece set

This set suits climbers building or expanding a home steep wall or training board who want a large, versatile mix of hold shapes in one purchase along with all the hardware needed to install them. It is less suited to someone building a primarily vertical wall for beginners, since the incut, steep oriented shaping of these holds sets noticeably harder on lower angle terrain. Given our score of 8.6 out of 10, it stands out as a strong value for anyone serious about training on steep terrain at home, backed by USA made construction and a straightforward bolt-on installation kit.

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