You’re ready to smash your project and hit the climbing wall, but there’s a few must-know climbing rope knots you’ll need on hand before you can get vertical. As with everything, it’ll take a mixture of practice and time before you feel really confident in your knots. For the first few times, ask your partner …
Rock climbing has exploded in popularity in recent years, expanding into the Olympics and branching off in its own niched way. From bouldering in gyms, free soloing, and lead climbing your challenging projects, there’s a different grading system for everything. You don’t have to travel across an ocean to change up your rock climbing grades. American …
There’s a multi-pitch of reasons as to why your climbing skill is staying stagnant. What gives? For this article, we compiled feedback from climbers of all ages and ranges. It’s not just you hitting a plateau. In most climbers’ bouldering training, everyone hits a wall somewhere (and probably some rock walls too!). If your climbing …
Read more Why Your Rock Climbing Skills Aren’t Improving (and What You Can Do About It)
There’s no recommended age to start rock climbing. We bet some of the top names even did it in the womb. If you catch your toddler scaling cribs like they’re the next Adam Ondra, it may be time to get them to a rock climbing gym, stat! Let’s face it, kids are the mountain goats …
You’ve picked out the shoes, harness, and chalk bag that are right for you and you’re feeling fancy. You’ve also put in enough mileage on top rope that you’ve got some muscle memory and those 10s don’t feel nearly as daunting as they once did. Maybe you’re ready to take your love of climbing to …
Read more The Hows and Whys of Becoming an Amazing Lead Belayer
I first started climbing in 2006 after moving to Flagstaff, AZ. Little did I know as I was purchasing my gym membership and very first shoes, ATC, and harness, climbing would become a lifelong passion for me. What I also discovered along the way is that there are enough types of climbing (and ALL the …
Read more Types of Climbing: Finding the Style(s) that Inspire You
