How to care for your climbing gear including climbing shoes, belay devices, rope, harnesses, etc.
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
How you use the assisted-locking device depends on what kind of assisted-locking device it is. In this article, we will demonstrate how you can identify the type of belay device it is and how to use it. What Is an Assisted Locking Belay Device An assisted locking belay device is a tool that climbers use … 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
Storing your gear in an environment-controlled space is important to ensure that the gear lasts as long as possible. With that being said, here are 23 ideas for storing your climbing gear. 1. Customized Book Shelf Heaven Reorganizing the height of shelves, adding rods for hanging jackets and drawers makes a bookshelf a great way … Read more
I have nine belay devices (tubular, semi-assisted and auto-locking) and I still have a couple on my wish list that I’d like to add to my arsenal so when it comes to climbing gear, you can bet that belay devices are my favorite. As a beginner climber, I bought the cheapest gear on the market … Read more
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
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
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
Whether you are going on a date climbing or just going with friends, you may be wondering what to wear bouldering. I know when I went climbing for the first time, I didn’t know what to wear. So what should women wear? Generally, the clothes that you wear to exercise will work. Just make sure … Read more