Your climbing rope is an essential piece of climbing gear. Your climbing rope is your literal lifeline, and knowing you can trust your gear will help give you confidence. There is a lot of information to learn about how to keep your climbing rope in reliable shape, and how toRead More
If you’re climbing outdoors, maybe you’re trying to choose the best headlamp for rock climbing. Maybe you’re not even sure why you would need to take a headlamp rock climbing at all. A headlamp might not seem like an obvious essential piece of rock climbing gear, but anything that givesRead More
If you are just beginning to rock climb, then your grip strength isn’t going to be the thing that is holding you back from progressing. You will have a lot of technique to perfect, and muscle strength to build, before you really need to start training your grip. Finger andRead More
The skin on your hands is very important as a climber. The abuse that your hands will go through can put you out of climbing commission. It’s important to find the best method for keeping your hands in as good of shape as the rest of your body. Even asRead More
Rock climbing is a very technical activity, and some people will get better at that technique with more advice and knowledge. Efficiency, balance, fluidity, speed, and strength all play roles in the new skills you’re going to want to improve. At the beginner levels of rock climbing, it can beRead More
Lead Climbing Basics Lead Climbing is often called Sport Climbing, when there is protection points permanently bolted into the wall which you attach to as you climb from the ground up. Lead climbing is done both indoors and outdoors. When lead climbing outdoors on a route where there are noRead More
The idea behind top-roping is that there is already an anchor attached at the top of the route. One end of the rope is attached to the belayer, drawn up through the top anchor, and the other end is attached to the climber. Top-rope is a great way to getRead More
Ever heard of bouldering? Do you know the difference between bouldering and rock climbing? Do you know that unlike rock climbing, you need less equipment for bouldering? In this article, you will learn the basics and some of the benefits you can gain from bouldering. Bouldering is a form ofRead More
This article is meant to be a brief introductions for a beginner to the art of rock climbing. Rock climbing has its jargon and unusual terminology. However, since this is a beginner’s guide, we will try to avoid using strange terms so that you can easily understand the content. GettingRead More