One of my best friends is finally making the jump to buy his own pair of shoes instead of renting them every time we go climbing together. He loves climbing but he wasn’t sure if he was ready to invest in an expensive pair of climbing shoes while he is still figuring out what kind … Read more
I recently read the book Vertical Mind, which is a book to help climbers improve the mental aspect of climbing and it got me thinking about why climbing is such a mental sport so I did some research about it. Why is climbing such a mental sport? Climbing is a mental sport because you’re constantly … Read more
I was watching Free Solo a couple of days ago (for the third time…) and I can’t stop thinking about how much Alex Honnold attributes his climbing improvements and training success to his climbing journal. It got me wondering what I should include in my climbing journal so I did some research about it. What … Read more
My friend, whom I recently got hooked on climbing, told me that they are looking for a new harness, but wanted tips on how it should fit so they can get the right size. Since it’s been years since I’ve bought a harness (I take care of my harness), I decided to do some research … Read more
I’m getting ready for a short work trip to a place that has a cool bouldering gym that I want to test out in my free time but I was wondering if I could bring chalk on the plane so I did some research to find out. Can you bring climbing chalk on a plane? … Read more
There is a lot of opinions about bouldering out there, including my own and it got me wondering about the difficulty of bouldering for the average person, so I did some research. Is bouldering hard? Bouldering requires a lot of strength in addition to technique and skills so it is considered very difficult. Even among … Read more
After rock climbing for years, I decided to try bouldering and I noticed that most boulderers don’t wear helmets while they climb so I did some research to find out if I should. Should you wear a helmet while bouldering? Climbing helmets are built to protect things from falling on top of your head. Since … Read more
If you’ve been climbing a couple of times, you may have noticed that some climbs graded at the same level seem easier or harder than each other. So I decided to research how climbs are graded. How are climbing routes graded? In the YDS and V grading systems, the hardest move on the route is … Read more
Climbing is only just becoming an activity that households around the world are familiar with. However, with the addition of climbing to the Olympics, I’ve been seeing more questions about whether or not climbing is considered a sport. So I did some research into what is a sport and also considered hundreds of opinions found … Read more
As an avid climber, I’ve recognized many benefits that climbing brings to me, including physical, mental and emotional. However, a very debatable benefit is whether or not climbing and bouldering are good for cardio health so I decided to do some research to find out. Is climbing good for cardio? Climbing increases your heart rate … Read more