In the early days of rock climbing, athletes had a simple ... and prepare to be overwhelmed by shelves of cutting-edge climbing shoes and marketing gibberish. That’s how I felt the first time ...

If you’re just getting into rock climbing, it can be tempting to buy the coolest, flashiest gear, but finding the best ...

Climbing shoes, harnesses, helmets, and belay devices Harnesses, helmets, rock shoes and belay devices are free of charge for use at the climbing wall during top-rope climbing hours. Rock climbing ...

The mountaineer who invented the five-toed climbing shoe tragically plunged 1,000 feet to his death after losing his grip on a Tyrolean peak in Italy. Robert Fliri had been descending the 10,000 ...

We take a look at the culture of tight climbing shoes. Just how tight is too tight - and are we creating problems for the future? Audry Morrison (BSc, UIAA Medcom) takes a look at the culture of tight ...