We're all competitive, even when we try not to be. It's natural to want to know how you stack up to other climbers. There are a lot of nuances that go into climbing grades, even though they're...

If you’ve ever seen pictures of rock climbing, or walked through a place like Yosemite National Park, you might have wondered how rock climbers get back to the ground. Rock climbing is an...

Since climbing outdoors requires a modest investment in basic climbing gear, and can be intimidating for someone new to the sport, climbing gyms have today become the starting point for most folks’...

Trad climbing, short for “traditional” climbing, is considered by many to be the purest form of climbing. Because trad climbing relies on placing removable gear, it gives climbers the ability to...

Even on 105 degree days, the stagnant water in the darkest crevices of a canyon can be chilling. There's nothing worse than hurrying through waterfall rappels and avoiding swimmers to try and stay...

The question of gear strength and condition is always lurking in a climber's mind. We do our best to be redundant, but sometimes all that's holding us to the wall is a single carabiner. It's...