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How to Take Care of Your Skin for Rock Climbing

How to Take Care of Your Skin for Rock Climbing

Rock climbing requires caring for your hands’ skin, a form of self-care that is often overlooked! The largest organ, and the one that physically connects with rocks, can be forgotten by many climbers. They’re so busy focusing on their one-arm pull-ups or...
How to Improve Your Climbing: Slopers Edition

How to Improve Your Climbing: Slopers Edition

Have you ever looked at a climb, seen more than one sloper on it, and declared you’ll never touch the climb because there aren’t enough crimps? Going out on a limb here, if you thoroughly enjoyed powering your way through slopey climbs, you wouldn’t...
Climbing Shoes for Narrow Feet

Climbing Shoes for Narrow Feet

Do your narrow feet make it hard to find climbing shoes? You’ve likely experienced the frustration of not all brands being created equal, especially not all shoes. The climbing industry understands this, which is why different companies have created climbing...
What Makes the Climbing Community so Great?

What Makes the Climbing Community so Great?

Beginner climbers find themselves hooked by the thrill of the challenge, the creativity, and the sense of play. But as the novelty wears off, they stay because of the sense of belonging and inclusivity that the community offers. For instance, I remember my first climb...
How to Get Better at Crimping

How to Get Better at Crimping

Crimps may be the most polarizing climbing hold. If you’re good at them, you seek out all the crimp boulders and routes in the gym. If not, you stay as far away as possible, marveling at the finger strength of those crimp-loving crazies.  But, to be a...