Are you talking about BUYING one?
Not portable, so this may not work. But our PTO funded a climbing wall in the gym of our elementary school. It was ordered from a school supply catalog that specilizes in PE and sports equipment. It's a kit of the various "rocks" that are mounted into the cinderblock wall. Our school maintenance staff installed them.
We did it in stages, allocating Box Top funds. I think we spent a total of $700-$800. It goes more wide than tall for safety reasons and has standard gymn mats underneath. So it's not high enough to need the safety harnesses.
I found a few websites for you and there's one on sale on EBay right now. (Current bid $3000)
www.americanrockclimbing.com/
climbing.com/classifieds/market/
www.sansara.homestead.com/We_Build.html
www.epusa.com/walls/
www.extremeengineering.com/main_frame.htm
www.eldowalls.com/
Keep us posted on what you decide to do. This is interesting.
If you are talking about RENTING, there should be quite a few choices as these are pretty popular. Just check with the companies that rent the big inflatables. Word of mouth should get you to a source. In our area (not Illinois) these would be listed under "Party Planning" in the yellow pages.
Here's one Internet hit that covers your part of the country (but a local source would probably be cheaper).
www.verticaledgeentertainment.com/
[ 09-24-2004, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: JHB ]