A new generation of holds for your climbing walls
Climbing holds 100% bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable,
for an eco-friendly practice of our sport, without compromising performance.
A new generation of holds for your climbing walls
Climbing holds 100% bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, for an eco-friendly practice of our sport, without compromising performance.
About
About
About
A natural and sustainable
alternative is born
A natural and sustainable
alternative is born
Today, most of the climbing holds are petroleum-based
and are rarely recycled or repurposed.
Fungi offers an alternative: holds that are
100 % bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, designed for performance and repurposed when out of use via our recycling stream.
In nature, nothing evolves alone.
Fungi moves forward with the field: co-design, testing, measurements to offer
high-performing, safe, sustainable holds to accelerate
the ecological shift for companies in the sector.
Today, most of the climbing holds are petroleum-based
and are rarely recycled or repurposed.
Fungi offers an alternative: holds that are
100 % bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, designed for performance and repurposed when out of use via our recycling stream.
In nature, nothing evolves alone.
Fungi moves forward with the field: co-design, testing,
measurements to offer
high-performing, safe, sustainable holds to accelerate
the ecological shift for companies in the sector.
Today, most of the climbing holds are petroleum-based
and are rarely recycled or repurposed.
Fungi offers an alternative:
holds that are
100 % bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, designed for performance and repurposed when out of use via our recycling stream.
In nature, nothing evolves alone.
Fungi moves forward with the field: co-design, testing,
measurements to offer
high-performing, safe, sustainable holds to accelerate
the ecological shift for companies in the sector.
A project supported by many partners
A project supported by many partners
A project supported by many partners
A project supported by many partners
Origins
Bio-based materials
We develop holds using bio-based materials, with documented traceability for your CSR reports.
The goal is to reduce dependency on petroleum-based resins and secure responsible purchases for you.
For a gym, wall manufacturer, or distributor, this means offering products aligned with a sport that stays true to its natural roots, thanks to the materials used.
Reliability
Performance
Created/designed by climbers, for climbers, Fungi progresses with the field.
Setters, shapers, climbers, and gym managers defined, with us, the performance criteria for our holds.
Grip, texture, stability, consistency. Every point has been developed with those who set and climb.
Our mantra: push innovation without compromise on performance and operational reliability.
Repurposing
Retrieval & recycling
At Fungi, a hold at its end-of-life is not waste : It’s material in circulation.
Once no longer used we retrieve the holds, repurpose them… and they become holds again.
Less waste and reduced footprint.
All without any compromise on quality, performance, or cost.
Controlled end of life
Biodegradability
If a hold cannot be recovered and recycled, it is destined to biodegrade in controlled conditions, not during use nor storage.
Biodegradation requires specific conditions absent in a climbing gym, which guarantees in-use product stability.
This end-of-life method limits off-circuit waste and closes the recycling loop.
Origins
Origins
Bio-based materials
We develop holds using bio-based materials, with documented traceability for your CSR reports.
The goal is to reduce dependency on petroleum-based resins and secure responsible purchases for you.
For a gym, wall manufacturer, or distributor, this means offering products aligned with a sport that stays true to its natural roots, thanks to the materials used.
Reliability
Reliability
Performance
Created/designed by climbers, for climbers, Fungi progresses with the field.
Setters, shapers, climbers, and gym managers defined, with us, the performance criteria for our holds.
Grip, texture, stability, consistency. Every point has been developed with those who set and climb.
Our mantra: push innovation without compromise on performance and operational reliability.
Repurposing
Repurposing
Retrieval & recycling
At Fungi, a hold at its end-of-life is not waste :
It’s material in circulation.
Once no longer used we retrieve the holds, repurpose them…
Once no longer used we retrieve the holds, repurpose them… and they become holds again.
Less waste and reduced footprint.
All without any compromise on quality, performance, or cost.
Controlled end of life
Controlled end of life
Biodegradability
If a hold cannot be recovered and recycled, it is destined to biodegrade in controlled conditions, not during use nor storage.
Biodegradation requires specific conditions absent in a climbing gym, which guarantees in-use product stability.
This end-of-life method limits off-circuit waste and closes the recycling loop.
Origins
Bio-based materials
We develop holds using bio-based materials, with documented traceability for your CSR reports.
The goal is to reduce dependency on petroleum-based resins and secure responsible purchases for you.
For a gym, wall manufacturer, or distributor, this means offering products aligned with a sport that stays true to its natural roots, thanks to the materials used.
Reliability
Performance
Created/designed by climbers, for climbers, Fungi
progresses with the field.
Setters, shapers, climbers, and gym managers defined, with us, the performance criteria for our holds.
Grip, texture, stability, consistency. Every point has been developed with those who set and climb.
Our mantra: push innovation without compromise on performance and operational reliability.
Repurposing
Retrieval & recycling
At Fungi, a hold at its end-of-life is not waste :
It’s material in circulation.
Once no longer used we retrieve the holds, repurpose them…
and they become holds again.
Less waste and reduced footprint.
All without any compromise on quality, performance, or cost.
Controlled end of life
Biodegradability
If a hold cannot be recovered and recycled, it is destined to biodegrade in controlled conditions, not during use nor storage.
Biodegradation requires specific conditions absent in a climbing gym, which guarantees in-use product stability.
This end-of-life method limits off-circuit waste and closes the recycling loop.
Fungi in your indoor
Fungi in your indoor
Fungi dans votre salle
Fungi dans votre salle
Our mission
Push innovation Without compromise.
Fungi wants to help the entire sector make a sustainability shift which is already well underway, and turn climbing into a sector that integrates good environmental practices.
Our mission: to develop and offer technologies that significantly reduce the environmental impact of climbing holds without compromising product quality.
“The mycelium of innovation” Fungi was born from this idea. It is to big brands what mushrooms are to big trees : a symbiosis.
Mushrooms need trees to grow; trees rely on mushrooms to survive and evolve.
In the same way, we exist to support established actors towards more responsible, ethical and high-performing manufacturing methods : co-develop, test, improve and push innovation, without compromise.
Project in close collaboration with
Our mission
Push innovation Without compromise.
Fungi wants to help the entire sector make a sustainability shift which is already well underway, and turn climbing into a sector that integrates good environmental practices.
Our mission: to develop and offer technologies that significantly reduce the environmental impact of climbing holds without compromising product quality.
“The mycelium of innovation” Fungi was born from this idea. It is to big brands what mushrooms are to big trees : a symbiosis.
Mushrooms need trees to grow; trees rely on mushrooms to survive and evolve.
In the same way, we exist to support established actors towards more responsible, ethical and high-performing manufacturing methods : co-develop, test, improve and push innovation, without compromise.
Project in close collaboration with
Press
They talk about us !
They talk about us !
They talk about us !
La Dépêche
Press
"At 24 years old, while still a student at ENIT, Cillian Lafori is developing his company, FUNGI, which specializes in recyclable and bio-based climbing holds. It’s a fast-growing sector that has not yet fully embraced a green transition."
La Dépêche
Press
La Dépêche
Press
"At 24 years old, while still a student at ENIT, Cillian Lafori is developing his company, FUNGI, which specializes in recyclable and bio-based climbing holds. It’s a fast-growing sector that has not yet fully embraced a green transition."
La Dépêche
Press
La Dépêche
Press
"At 24 years old, while still a student at ENIT, Cillian Lafori is developing his company, FUNGI, which specializes in recyclable and bio-based climbing holds. It’s a fast-growing sector that has not yet fully embraced a green transition."
La Dépêche
Press
Our mission
Push innovation Without compromise.
Fungi wants to help the entire sector make a sustainability shift which is already well underway, and turn climbing into a sector that integrates good environmental practices.
Our mission : to develop and offer technologies that significantly reduce the environmental impact of climbing holds without compromising product quality.
“The mycelium of innovation” Fungi was born from this idea. It is to big brands what mushrooms are to big trees : a symbiosis. Mushrooms need trees to grow; trees rely on mushrooms to survive and evolve.
In the same way, we exist to support established actors towards more responsible, ethical and high-performing manufacturing methods : co-develop, test, improve and push innovation without, compromise.
Key figures about our project
Key figures about our project
bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable.
daily market volume of climbing holds in Europe.
of reduction in carbon impact.
of carbon impact reduction.
Our roots
Our roots
Our roots
Pyrenean roots
Fungi is developed in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, at the Laboratory for Production Engineering (LGP) of ENIT, on the UTTOP university campus.
This grounding provides state-of-the-art R&D facilities and field proximity with different climbing partners.
Fungi is developed in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, at the Laboratory for Production Engineering (LGP) of ENIT, on the UTTOP university campus.
This grounding provides state-of-the-art R&D facilities and field proximity with different climbing partners.
Project faces
Project faces
The Fungi Team
The Fungi Team
Cillian LAFORI
Engineering student at ENIT, materials and process expert. Longtime climber, has worked with MAGALA and participated in speed climbing competitions and setting. Winner of the French Tech Tremplin 2025 and the ENIT Alumni Prize 2024.
R&D expert and President co-founder of FUNGI.
Gaël FARIGOULES
Engineer, teacher & entrepreneur. Initially mechanical and energy specialist, also has a career as a competitor with the French National Climbing Team. Brings network, development strategies and market access.
Business development expert and co-founder of FUNGI.
Project faces
The Fungi Team
Cillian LAFORI
Engineering student at ENIT, materials and process expert. Longtime climber, has worked with MAGALA and participated in speed climbing competitions and setting. Winner of the French Tech Tremplin 2025 and the ENIT Alumni Prize 2024.
R&D expert and President co-founder of FUNGI.
Gaël FARIGOULES
Engineer, teacher & entrepreneur. Initially mechanical and energy specialist, also has a career as a competitor with the French National Climbing Team. Brings network, development strategies and market access.
Business development expert and co-founder of FUNGI.
FAQ
FAQ
FAQ
Some questions ?
Some questions ?
Some questions ?
This section gathers frequently asked questions
by people discovering Fungi.
This section gathers frequently asked questions
by people discovering Fungi.
Biodegradable, does that mean the hold will break down on the wall?
No. Biodegradable means an end of life in controlled conditions (suitable centers), not during use or in storage. Degradation takes place over a long period in line with the relevant standards.
Biodegradable, does that mean the hold will break down on the wall?
No. Biodegradable means an end of life in controlled conditions (suitable centers), not during use or in storage. Degradation takes place over a long period in line with the relevant standards.
Biodegradable, does that mean the hold will break down on the wall?
No. Biodegradable means an end of life in controlled conditions (suitable centers), not during use or in storage. Degradation takes place over a long period in line with the relevant standards.
Eco-friendly = more expensive ?
Eco-friendly = more expensive ?
Eco-friendly = more expensive ?
Will the quality be sufficient ?
Will the quality be sufficient ?
Will the quality be sufficient ?
“Eco-friendly” : real or marketing ?
“Eco-friendly” : real or marketing ?
“Eco-friendly” : real or marketing ?
Recyclable, does that mean we put them in the yellow recycling bin ?
Recyclable, does that mean we put them in the yellow recycling bin ?
Recyclable, does that mean we put them in the yellow recycling bin ?
Is the product already available ?
Is the product already available ?
Is the product already available ?
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