Basic tips for beginner climbers
As a beginner climber, you are likely noticing your skill level improving quickly and proof of that is in the bouldering grades that you keep leveling up through. Bouldering grades are the level of difficulty that a route is. The harder the route, the higher the grade. You may be visiting different gyms in your … Read more
I made my Hangboard for less than $20 by borrowing tools and using recycled wood. The only thing that I paid for was sandpaper and screws. Plus, if you don’t want to make ½-inch holes in your wall like what most hangboards require, then you are going to love how we mounted this hangboard. If … Read more
If you want to get started with indoor rock climbing, you are probably wondering what to expect and guidance for being able to climb better your first time. Indoor rock climbing is fun and a great workout but there are a few things that I’ve included in this article to help you get started so … Read more
No matter what you get the climber in your life, I’m sure they’ll love it. However, if you want some insight for ideas on what to get them, here is your ultimate guide for gifts that don’t include gear. Oftentimes, climbers already have the gear that they need or they are very particular with what … Read more
The climbing industry has been booming since 2016 and it is becoming more and more popular. One of the biggest growing activities in the climbing industry is bouldering. Bouldering is when you climb up to 12-15 without any routes. In comparison to sport climbing, the routes usually require more technique and strength. Bouldering is a … Read more
Before belay devices, people would just tie a rope around their waist while climbing. Eventually harnesses and different rods were used and to add additional safety to climbers but it wasn’t till the belay device that we saw a dramatic change in climbers safety. What is a climbing belay device? A climbing belay device is … 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
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