Climbing Gear
Rock and ice climbing gear and equipment, including shoes, harnesses, belay devices, ropes, protection, carabiners, clothes, packs, and helmets. Also reviews, recommendations, manufacturers, and gear maintenance and repair.
Which Climbing Harness Do You Need?
Harnesses are specifically made for different types of climbing, including sport, gym, and competition climbing, general all-around climbing, big wall climbing, alpine and ice climbing, caving, and kids climbing.
Harnesses are specifically made for different types of climbing, including sport, gym, and competition climbing, general all-around climbing, big wall climbing, alpine and ice climbing, caving, and kids climbing.
Your Climbing Harness
A climbing harness is a key piece of your personal climbing equipment. Your harness, with a waist belt and leg loops constructed of sewn webbing, connects you to your climbing rope with a knot. Learn here about the evolution and types of harnesses.
A climbing harness is a key piece of your personal climbing equipment. Your harness, with a waist belt and leg loops constructed of sewn webbing, connects you to your climbing rope with a knot. Learn here about the evolution and types of harnesses.
Parts of a Climbing Harness
Your climbing harness, which basically connects your body to your rope, is a complicated piece of equipment. It has lots of parts—straps, buckles, and loops. Read this breakdown of all the parts of a climbing harness so you know what you’re looking at when you go out to buy a new harness.
Your climbing harness, which basically connects your body to your rope, is a complicated piece of equipment. It has lots of parts—straps, buckles, and loops. Read this breakdown of all the parts of a climbing harness so you know what you’re looking at when you go out to buy a new harness.
Review of Trango B-52 Belay and Rappel Device
A complete Guide Review of a Trango B52 belay and rappel device used for rock, ice, and sport climbing.
A complete Guide Review of a Trango B52 belay and rappel device used for rock, ice, and sport climbing.
Dark Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season
Book review of The Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil about Mount Everest and the 2006 disaster
Book review of The Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil about Mount Everest and the 2006 disaster
What Rock Shoes Should I Wear?
You're just learning how to climb and want to buy a new pair of rock climbing shoes. Learn the essentials here about what kind of shoes to buy and how they should fit your foot.
You're just learning how to climb and want to buy a new pair of rock climbing shoes. Learn the essentials here about what kind of shoes to buy and how they should fit your foot.
10 Rock Shoe Buying Tips for Beginners
The rock shoes you buy, even your first pair, is one of the most important climbing equipment purchasing decisions you will make. Learn here how to decide what rock shoes to buy and what kind of rock shoes you need.
The rock shoes you buy, even your first pair, is one of the most important climbing equipment purchasing decisions you will make. Learn here how to decide what rock shoes to buy and what kind of rock shoes you need.
Top-Rope Climbing Equipment
Here's what you need to get out top-rope climbing, including rope, carabiners, slings, and personal gear.
Here's what you need to get out top-rope climbing, including rope, carabiners, slings, and personal gear.
Essential Sport Climbing Gear
Here's the equipment you need to go sport climbing, including rope, quickdraws, locking carabiners, and personal gear.
Here's the equipment you need to go sport climbing, including rope, quickdraws, locking carabiners, and personal gear.
Taking Care of Climbing Equipment
Climbing equipment takes a beating. Learn about caring and maintaining your climbing gear, including how to check and store gear, take care of your rope, and when to retire gear.
Climbing equipment takes a beating. Learn about caring and maintaining your climbing gear, including how to check and store gear, take care of your rope, and when to retire gear.