Rock Climbing Gear Guide: Best Rock Climbing Ropes
At the heart of every climber's gear closet hangs a climbing rope. But buying a climbing rope can be an overwhelming task. REI alone carries over one hundred different climbing ropes. How can you possibly make the right choice with so many options? Don't worry! Moja...
Review of the Best Shoes for Bouldering, Sport, and Trad Climbing
Use this buying guide to learn more about the best rock climbing shoes and explore our comparison charts to get the lowest prices for the top shoes on the market. Recommendations are unbiased, based on personal experience and community reputation. Your purchases...
Best Rock Climbing Approach Shoes
The approach … Some love it, some hate it. However, if you want to venture away from roadside crags and gyms, you must approach. I say approach rather than hike because more often than not, this part of the adventure is not exactly a "hike." Climbers trails are...
Rock Climbing Gear Guide: Best Harnesses for Men and Women
Climbing on ropes, you're bound to spend a lot of time in your harness. So, it's important to get it right and find an option well-suited for your needs. Use this guide to better understand the various types of rock climbing harnesses and to assist you in finding the...
Trad Climbing Gear Guide: Stoppers and Cams
This guide outlines our single favorite stoppers and cams for trad climbing protection. For a more thorough perspective of rock climbing stoppers and cams, take a look at How to Build a Trad Rack and also browse the related articles at the bottom of this post....
Rock Climbing Gear Guide: Best Nut Tools
Don't worry! Even though each rock climbing nut tool (a.k.a. nut key) has a subtly different design, selecting a rock climbing nut tool isn't too complicated. All nut tools serve the same primary purpose of removing cams and nuts. This guide evaluates how well each...
Rock Climbing Gear Guide: Best Rock Climbing Packs
As time goes on and gear piles grow, every climber encounters a similar problem ... a struggle timeless in age and endless in frustration. How do I get my awesome pile of gear from my living room to the crag and beyond? The answer, fretful climber, lies within this...
Best Rock Climbing Accessory Cordelette and Webbing
Use this buying guide to help determine which accessory cord and webbing best suits your needs. We've narrowed down the options to just a couple—the ones we feel are best based on price and performance. Recommendations are unbiased and the buying links are affiliate...
Homemade Hangboard from ‘Make Anything’
After a 3D printing fail, Make Anything takes on the challenge of machining a hangboard out of wood. After all the work he went through I'm glad we can buy hangboards pre-made. Although that adjustable depth feature is a great idea. If you liked this article, we...
Hazel Findlay Rocks Down to Electric Avenue (5.13+R)
A break in the weather gives Hazel Findlay and Madeline Cope a chance to take down Electric Avenue (5.13) in Bohuslän, Sweden. In this video, we see not only how Hazel sends this incredible climb but how she approaches it first on top rope to perfect the moves and...
Briana Blanchard
Hey everyone I’m Briana Blanchard! I can be found most weeks in the Red River Gorge. When I'm not outside you’ll find me in the gym or on my homewall with my husband and four-year-old son. I’m a board member for the Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition (RRGCC) and...
Out on a Limb: Prosthetic Climbing with Craig DeMartino
A look into the designing mind of Kai Lin as he takes inspiration from wild goats to design a new prosthetic for adaptive climber Craig DeMartino. Learn more about Craig’s story in the documentary Craig's Reaction, available here on Amazon Prime. If you liked this...
Climber Spotlight: Beth Rodden on Redpointing Tips, Training, and Nutrition
The subjective nature of rock climbing will never allow us to determine a definitive "best," but among the contenders of our sport's most accomplished climbers ever—male or female—Beth Rodden would be right near the top. A few of her profound achievements include:...
Climbing Destination Guide: El Salto, Mexico
El Salto is a sport climber’s paradise in the northeastern Mexico state of Nuevo León. Steep limestone walls extend out of the massive canyons in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, offering everything from techy face climbing to steep tufa-pinching to roof...
Exploring the Big Wall Paradise of Wadi Rum with Madaleine Sorkin
In this documentary, you'll explore the sandstone big wall paradise land of Wadi Rum in Jordan as well as the unique culture of this country with Madaleine Sorkin and several longtime visitors to this premier destination. If you liked this article, we think you’ll...
Best Budget Crag Pack: A Review of the REI Co-op Trail 40 Pack
Let’s face it, climbing isn’t the cheapest sport and being a gear junkie doesn’t help. So, when I began my search for a new crag pack, I scoured the depths of the internet to find the best...
Edu Marin Attempts Mega (9a?) Multi-Pitch Project in Getu, China
Watch as Edu Marin attempts to tackle Valhalla—a mega 350-meter, 14-pitch 9a project in the giant arch in Getu, China. With unfathomable amounts of knee bars, toe hooks, bat hangs, and other 3D climbing shenanigans, this route is, dare we say, wildly "futuristic."...
Go RVing — Brothers of Climbing
Hear from Mikhail Martin, the founder of Brooklyn-based climbing group, Brothers of Climbing, as he and friends go on an RV-ing adventure to New Mexico’s City of Rocks State Park. We want to show people of color that they can do it and that we are here doing it....
This is Our Land — Sign Petition to Protect Public Lands
A message from the Access Fund ... It's death by a thousand cuts. The Administration is systematically dismantling the regulations, environmental reviews, and public process that protect our public lands and give us a voice. Public lands are home to...
In this MTNmeister interview, we hear from Dr. Jared Vagy— a doctor of physical therapy known in our community as “The Climbing Doctor.” As a professor at USC's Department of Physical Therapy who works with Olympic athletes in the US and China, and has treated and...
My Mom, The Climber
This week's Friday Flick Pick is an ode to all the crusher moms (also crushing it at being moms) in this world. Happy Mother's Day! If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Essay: The Highs and Lows of Climbing as a Parent Essay: Climbing Tribe — On...
