The new powerhouse in speed climbing Let’s be honest, speed climbing is not as popular as bouldering or sport climbing. Unless you are training to compete no leisure climber will do speed climbing for fun. Although, speed climbing is not the type of climbing leisure climbers like to do. But it sure as hell is an exciting spectator sport.
The new powerhouse in speed climbing Let’s be honest, speed climbing is not as popular as bouldering or sport climbing. Unless you are training to compete no leisure climber will do speed climbing for fun. Although, speed climbing is not the type of climbing leisure climbers like to do. But it sure as hell is an exciting spectator sport.
What happened to Five Ten classic climbing shoes? If you thought Five Ten is a brand category of Adidas… good for you. You are a
Portable and affordable hangboards What are the best portable and affordable hangboards to buy? It is every climber’s wish to have a hangboard installed in
Climbing shoes for men and or women Is there a need for gender specific climbing shoes? Manufacturers in the past few years had willingly jumped
New to rock climbing? Not really familiar with the ins and outs of climbing lingo, culture and especially climbing gear. Yes, what’s up with all
Just how strong is the Edelrid Mega Jul? Love it or hate it the Mega Jul is a belay device that has its fair share
Carabiner break stress test Ever wonder which brand of wiregate carabiner is the strongest? Watch HowNOT2 video on “carabiner showdown” where 12 wire gates climbing
Are there any world-class climbers who are short? Let’s be honest being short had never been an advantage in most sports. Climbing should not be
There are many short rock climbing videos on Youtube. But if you have to be selective and only watch a selected few. Then these 10
Reel Rock 16 Global Premiere If you can watch just 1 climbing film every year, the Reel Rock tour will have to be it. Every
If you think crack climbs are hard and painful. Offwidth is many times worse. Cracks that are too wide for fingers and fist jam and
Mount Arapiles the trad climbing capital of Australia. If you are a climber planning to make a trip down under to experience Arapiles, you better
Facilities Green Climbers Home does not have Wi-Fi. It hurts. To alleviate the pain, you either take a tuk-tuk to Thakhek, the nearest town with
A Climbing trip to Catalonia has been on the back of my mind since my last trip (which was also my first) in the Spring
How did I find out about rock climbing in Leonidio Greece? I first got to know about Leonidio from Shihui a fellow climber. Who posted
Are you bored with the routes in the boulder gym you frequent? Either you are super strong and had finished every single problem in the gym. Or like most climbers, you just can’t (and never will be able to) do any of the gym’s hard problems. In either situation, here are some climbing games you can try to spice up your time in the gym.
How to train on a hangboard without getting injured? This is a question climbers normally ask after they got injured from hangboard training. A hangboard is a great tool for strengthing fingers and when it comes to climbing, your finger is one of the easiest to get injured. We will look at what to look out for when training on hangboards.
How to prepare for a long multipitch climb? So you had been sport climbing single pitch routes for a while now. And you are keen to explore something bigger and higher. Something that is more of an adventure than just hard sport climbing. A wall that is big enough for you to spend
Are modern climbing gyms making climbers lazy? Not too long ago being a climber you’ll need to have a few additional skills. Apart from climbing skills, you need to have knowledge of meteorology, logistic planning and entry-level survivor skills.
Wobbly legs, sweaty palms, and jacked heart rate. That’s even before you put on your climbing shoes. It doesn’t help when your friends are badgering you to try a route that they swear you’ll send. However, after checking the route, the holds, and moves, it doesn’t seem like is something you can onsight.
SNCS Level 2 Certification Not that many years ago, when life as a climber in Singapore was simple. Get yourself certified to sport climbing level 1 to climb top rope and sport climbing level 2 to climb lead in any Singapore climbing gyms. Then as always, something happened to f**k up the whole system or at least some parts of it.
Behind every route, there is a story. The route is “No Name” at Dairy Farm. It is the first official route established and climbed back in 1987. I had been climbing for nearly two decades and to many Gen-Z climbers I am an old fart and any climbers older than me are considered ancient.
The new powerhouse in speed climbing Let’s be honest, speed climbing is not as popular as bouldering or sport climbing. Unless you are training to compete no leisure climber will do speed climbing for fun. Although, speed climbing is not the type of climbing leisure climbers like to do.
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