How to get a Climber’s Core
We always think of training our fingers when climbing, but training your core is important, too. Core strength is essential to all of our climbing movements. Tom, from Bouldering Bobat, walks us through the most common exercises designed to support your climbing....
Indoor Training Essentials to Improve Your Climbing
Every year, more and more climbers are installing climbing training gear at home. Some climbers are looking to avoid the guilt of skipping the gym, while others are looking to complement their training routine by adding some short and intense sessions of pure...
I’ve Gone Up 8 Grades While Traveling The World – Here’s How (Chapter 1)
In 2016, I left my home in Seattle and my respectable career as an engineer to pursue different goals far from that world. What started as a 3 month trip has evolved into 3 years, with no end in sight. As a result of my choice, I’ve had the incredible good fortune to...
Learn to SEND FASTER: STOP Making the Same Mistakes
Rockentry steps through the process of learning to send Ketron, a V4 boulder in Bishop, CA. Finally, a bouldering grade we humans can relate to! Interested in a more comprehensive approach to bouldering? Check out Moja Gear's guide "12 Tips to a Successful Bouldering...
Supplement Review: HANAH ONE
The views expressed below are not those of Moja Gear, but rather from a community member reviewer. Health and diet is a complex topic. Please consult with your doctor or a qualified medical professional before making any changes or to your nutrition...
Moja Fear: Heart Pumping Adventure Videos
Happy Halloween from Moja Gear! We have a collection of videos selected to get your adrenaline pumping. Starting, of course, with the SWISS MISHAP. In this video, a tourist in Switzerland gives an impressive demonstration of grip strength. Amazing what strength lies...
Fear Review: Can you trust your fear of falling?
Is your fear of falling keeping you safe or holding you back? In climbing, we are presented with potentially dangerous consequences each time we decide to climb up. Whether it is your first day at the crag or your millionth, you’re bound to have that familiar feeling...
Gear You Ought to Know: Edelrid’s Giga Jul
In this day and age, choosing belay devices can be a bit of a head-scratcher. Many gyms are requiring climbers to use assisted braking devices, but many people still prefer using ATCs for outdoor climbing. There isn’t a device that is proficient at all styles of...
5 Tips and Tricks on How to Start Ice Climbing
In just a couple of short months, winter will be here. Ever thought of ice climbing? Youtube channel, Cragcloud, shares a few tips on getting started in ice climbing. Ice Climbing Technique Keep your feet wide Snap your wrists at the end of the swing. Keep your heels...
An Absent Lesson on Presence — A Story on Understanding and Overcoming Depression
Maybe it was the intense, mind-expanding experience fresh in my mind contrasted to the present bar talk that blurred things ... the vodka cran in front of me was too full to be the culprit. Trying to dust off the difficulty to focus and absorb, I took in the...
Simple Sewing Techniques to Repair Your Favorite Climbing Apparel
Considering the exploitation of human rights and destruction to our environment brought on by “fast fashion,” we know that buying long-lasting and ethically made clothing is best for people and our planet. And it’s not only a question of ethics; materials impact...
Black Diamond Presents: Live. Climb. Repeat. with Nalle Hukkataival
Nalle Hukkataival is a world-class boulderer who spends most of his time on first assents. In this video, Nalle takes the third send on one of America's hardest boulders, Sleep Walker, a V16 in Red Rock near Las Vegas. When you’re developing an area, you get to a...
Lessons Learned from #Vanlife — An Ode to the Green Machine
This is the magnificent beast that brought my husband Serg, dog Hoobie, and me from New York City to San Francisco. Although this old, green monster scared the hell out of me at first, I quickly learned to love it, and now I can’t imagine my life without this...
How to Become a Certified Climbing Guide
While having an official guide certification is not necessarily a requirement to be a climbing guide, many agencies have started to seek out certified guides as a way to ensure safe and consistent climbing experiences for their clients. If you are considering a career...
Simulator Training for Climbing Project Route – Moonshine (5.14d)
Cameron Hörst recently sent his first 5.14d/9a, a 50-foot route with tiny pockets called Moonshine, near Lander, Wyoming. In this video, Hörst shares some footage of his attempts, and of course, the send. After missing the send on his first trip, Hörst came home for a...
Stacking Paper: How Climbing Strength and Climbing Skills Build One Day at at Time
My friend Matt is a clean-cut, optimistic, friendly, and charismatic guy. He’s also a good motivator. This makes him a great climbing partner. Lately, Matt and I have taken to hitting the gym early and running endurance pyramids, 3 times on an easy route, 2 on a...
Essay: On Belay or On Fleek
The history of climbing in America has been a circuitous one. Popularized decades ago, by rebels and those on the fringes of society, it has slowly pushed its way into broader American culture. When recreational climbers combine the look of a classic misfit and...
Learn Dynamic Climbing With Louis Parkinson
Louis Parkinson (@captaincutloose) shows us his favorite dynamic climbing exercise, which will get you bounding up the wall at speeds never before possible. When warming up, try climbing a route by leaving out one limb each time you climb. This forces you to make...
5 Must-Know Etiquette Rules for the Climbing Gym
Tuesday nights, I have a standing climbing date with my longtime partner. For the last 5 years, we’ve consistently roped up (unless he can convince me to boulder) and had cycles of training, skipping out on climbing all together to get a beer, or projecting to our...
The Humbling Climbing of Off-Width Haven, Vedauwoo, Wyoming
July 24, 2018: It was a beautiful summer day in July. The air was humid and fragrant, untouched by the weekday hustle and bustle of Denver city life. The sun hadn’t yet risen when my friend and climbing mentor, Milo and I met. It wasn’t unusual for me to get up early...
Approach Shoes Gear Review: Evolv Cruzer
Evolv Cruzer: they’re wonderful, they suck, I would (and did) buy them again I don’t work for Evolv nor do I receive any sponsorship from them. I did however use and destroy a pair of Evolv Cruzer approach shoes, and happily bought another pair. These shoes are not...