Sara 
If you are considering getting into climbing or trying climbing for the first time, you may wonder if climbing is expensive. Like any other activity, you have to buy gear to get started so how much do you have to spend if you want to get into climbing? This article goes into the cost breakdown … Read more
When you first start climbing, you may have been like me and wanted to climb every day. I did that for a month or so before I started to notice different signs including constant sore muscles, fatigue and a dip in my performance. I decided to do some research about it and learned that rest … Read more
You may be wondering what to wear bouldering, and the topic of wearing socks with your climbing shoes may come to mind. I used to think that wearing socks with climbing shoes was unusual, but as I talked to more and more climbers, I’ve learned that many climbers wear socks with climbing shoes. Though, you … Read more
If you’ve been in a climbing gym or out at the crag lately, you may have heard someone yell “dab” or “dabbing” and wonder what that means. If you are anything like me, you saw groups of people yelling it to their friends on the wall in a means that made you wonder if it … Read more
When I first started climbing, I was at the gym every day climbing and loving every minute. This is a common occurrence for new climbers and you may have found yourself doing the same thing. If you are here, reading this article, then you are probably wondering if it is ok to rock climb every … Read more
I was rewatching the US Combined Invitational from last January and Sam Farber, one of the hosts, asked what dynamic climbing is compared to static climbing. I’m a beginner climber and I realized that understanding what these two types of climbing styles are helped me be able to watch climbing and learn from it. If … Read more
Going to the climbing gym without a bag of chalk that coats everything in my car with white dust is enticing so I decided to try liquid chalk for a week. In this article, I compare bouldering with liquid chalk and dry chalk. There are two main sections in this comparison; 1) the pros and … Read more
When it comes to weight, some climbers feel that every piece of item that you bring with you is another piece of gear that is going to make climbing harder. Though every ounce does make a difference with the difficulty of a climb, It’s not likely to be significant enough to be the reason you … Read more
If you are anything like me, then you appreciate knowing what you are getting into before going to a bouldering gym for the first time. Whether you are going on a date and want to impress someone cute or you just want to know what to do when you get there, here is what you … Read more
Whether you are new to climbing and only climb on the weekends or you are a seasoned climber that climbers 5-6 days a week, you may be looking for ways to make climbing more sustainable. Your health is one of the most important parts of making climbing sustainable. In order to help you be more … Read more
