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A selectively rotatable climbing hold removeably attached to the front face of a climbing wall with a quick connect fastener system. The climbing hold includes a first component and a second component. The first component or the second component includes a shaft, and the other one of the first comp

A selectively rotatable climbing hold removeably attached to the front face of a climbing wall with a quick connect fastener system. The climbing hold includes a first component and a second component. The first component or the second component includes a shaft, and the other one of the first component or the second component includes a bore, and the shaft is positioned within the bore to releasably secure the climbing hold to the climbing wall. The shaft may further include a portion having a polygon shape or a spline, the portion having the polygon shape or spline is configured to be positioned within a mating shape of the bore. The first component or the second component may also include a detent and the other one of the first component or the second component may include an indent, the detent being releasably receivable by the indent to releasably secure the climbing hold to the climbing wall.

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I claim: 1. 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

I claim: 1. 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. 2. A climbing hold according to claim 1 the shaft of the lock pin further including a portion having a polygon shape or a spline, the portion having the polygon shape or spline being positioned within a mating shape of the bore of the female component. 3. A climbing hold according to claim 1 wherein an activating tool is required to allow the male component to be releasably secured within the female component. 4. A climbing hold according to claim 1 wherein an activating tool is required to release the male component from the female component. 5. A climbing hold according to claim 4 wherein the activating tool comprises a magnet, the magnet adapted to release the male component from the female component without contacting the male component or the female component. 6. A climbing hold according to claim 1 wherein the shaft of the male component allows selective rotation of the climbing hold when the climbing hold is being positioned and a fixed position when the climbing hold is releasably secured to the climbing wall. 7. A climbing hold according to claim 1 wherein the male component includes retentive means for eliminating separation of the climbing hold body from the shaft. 8. 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, 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, and wherein the lock pin of the male component includes a spring biased plunger having an inclined cam surface disposed against a ball, and the ball in turn applies normal and tangential forces against the circumferential groove in the female component to releasably secure the shaft of the lock pin in the bore of the female component. 9. A climbing hold according to claim 8 the shaft of the lock pin further including a portion having a polygon shape or a spline, the portion having the polygon shape or spline being positioned within a mating shape of the bore of the female component. 10. A climbing hold according to claim 8 wherein an activating tool is required to allow the male component to be releasably secured within the female component. 11. A climbing hold according to claim 8 wherein an activating tool is required to release the male component from the female component. 12. A climbing hold according to claim 11 wherein the activating tool comprises a magnet, the magnet adapted to release the male component from the female component without contacting the male component or the female component. 13. A climbing hold according to claim 8 wherein the shaft of the male component allows selective rotation of the climbing hold when the climbing hold is being positioned and a fixed position when the climbing hold is releasably secured to the climbing wall. 14. A climbing hold according to claim 8 wherein the male component includes retentive means for eliminating separation of the climbing hold body from the shaft. 15. A system comprising: a climbing hold, a climbing wall, means for releasably securing the climbing hold to the climbing wall, the releasably securing means comprising: first and second latching components, the first latching component comprising a bore defining a polygon shape or a spine, the bore containing an indented surface area, and the second latching component comprising a shaft defining a polygon shape or a spline, the shaft being insertable and non-rotatable within the mating shape of the bore of the first latching component and containing a latch detent engageable with the indented surface area, for retention of the shaft within the bore, biasing means arranged to bias the detent into latching engagement with the indented surface area, and means for releasably disengaging the detent from the biased latching engagement with the indented surface area, the releasably securing means adapted to secure the climbing hold to the climbing wall so that the climbing hold can not rotate in a clockwise or counter-clockwise fashion when secured to the climbing wall. 16. A climbing hold according to 15 wherein the detent comprises a circumferential groove and the indent comprises a ball sized and configured to fit within the circumferential groove.