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With all the different brands, hundreds of climbing rope models, multiple thicknesses and lengths, how do you know which rope to choose as your first climbing rope? The purpose of this article is to help you understand the basics of choosing a suitable rope fo YOUR climbing needs by narrowing it down from the bunch. When choosing a climbing rope, there are a few things you need to know.
The Five Ten Aleon is a brand new, moderately aggressive shoe designed for hard bouldering and sport climbing. It is the first major design by the Swiss climbing legend Fred Nicole. If you don’t know who Fred Nicole is, check out THIS Wikipedia page and THIS nice article by Climbing.com. As a personal note, I …
When climbing first became a ”thing”, back in the day, there weren’t much indoor gyms to climb at. Most climbers started climbing outside with ”mentors”, more experienced climbers. Etiquette for climbing outdoors was passed down by word of mouth. And back then, the climbing community was not nearly as diverse in styles and numbers as …
This is a in-depth review of the Scarpa Instinct Lace climbing shoe. The first shoe that I ever bought from Scarpa, was the Instinct VS. I bought a super tight size that performed really well on almost all kinds of terrain. The only down side of the Instinct VS was that inside the shoe, there …
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Wearing a helmet while rock climbing is still not as popular as wearing one while doing other sports. Why? And what does Chris Sharma have to do with all this?
It is estimated that between 1000 to 1500 are trying climbing for the first time EVERY day. And this is ONLY in the U.S. Think about it. Every day. That’s alot. True or not, but it seems that rock climbing is BOOMING! Olympic sport and all. Hundreds of new climbing gyms are opened across the …
Children are natural-born climbers. Who hasn’t seen a kid climb up a tree, a big rock or a jungle gym at a play ground? I have three kids and it feels that they are constantly trying to climb on things. It wasn’t one or two times that I was scratching my head (after having a …
When I first heard of Tenaya climbing shoes, they seemed to be a rather small company. Not that I honestly know how small or large their company really is, but it was the first impression that I got. When trying to ask around about Tenaya shoes, none of my climbing buddies knew anything. What first …
You've probably seen climbers in your local gym with taped fingers. Taping fingers is not just for looks, though it may help you look like an experienced climber and a badass. Taping fingers for climbing is pretty straight forward but there are a few pointers to help you decide which taping method is needed. Why …
Besides the rubber on your favourite rock climbing shoe , the skin on your fingers is the only thing keeping you on the rock. So, why not get a little nerdy about skin care for climbers? Knowing a few tricks of the trade will help your skin endure the stress that climbing puts it through. Clean …