How to Introduce Your Friends to Climbing (15 Steps)
How to introduce your friends to climbing in 15 steps: pick the right gym, plan the first session, work through a no, and keep them coming back for more.
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Tips for Handling Your Period While Climbing
Climbing on your period? Here are practical tips on tampons, cramps, food, and water so you can keep climbing comfortably and confidently all month long.
5 to 10 Minute Warm-Up For Climbing
A quick 5 to 10 minute climbing warm-up that gets your whole body ready and cuts injury risk, with pushups, jump rope, mobility, finger prep, and easy climbing.
How To Clean Your Grigri
How to clean your grigri without wrecking it: the exact Petzl-approved steps for salt, mud, and oily dirt, plus what never to use and when to retire it.
What Is A Dyno and How To Do It
What is a dyno and how to do it? Learn the dynamic climbing move step by step, from reading the trajectory to committing to the jump and sticking the catch.
Is Bouldering Outdoors Harder Than Indoors?
Is bouldering outdoors harder than indoors? For most climbers, yes. Fear of falling, unclear beta, and rock texture make outdoor problems feel tougher.
Climbing Chalk: Chunky vs. Fine
Chunky vs fine chalk for climbing: how cost, waste, and application differ, what 79 climbers preferred in our poll, and how to find your own happy medium.
How To Care For Your Climbing Rope
A plain-English climbing rope maintenance and care guide: how to clean, store, wash, and cut your rope so it stays safe and lasts as long as possible.
How To Clean and Disinfect All of Your Climbing Gear
Learn how to clean and disinfect all of your climbing gear, from rope and harness to shoes, carabiners and chalk bag, using manufacturer-safe steps.
What Is a Gaston in Climbing? How to Use It and Train for It
A gaston in climbing is when you push out on a hold instead of pulling in. Learn how to spot one, when to use it, and how to train for gaston moves.