Rock Climbing

Mammut Tub. Contact Sling Dyneema 8mm Climbing Sling Climbing – below for more information. This is the lightest of the lightest Full 22kN strength, only 8-Millimeter wide Exclusive contact stitching produces less snag Available in 4 lengths 12-Inch long draw, 24-Inch shoulder length 48-Inch double length, 72-Inch triple length, and 96-Inch cordelette Climbing When you’re in the middle of your route, you should be hunting for your next hold, not fretting over your anchor...Read Full Story

Last week I attended the opening of a new bouldering area at my local climbing wall, Rockcity . The new bouldering area is called La Cantina (Italian for cellar) and is sponsored by La Sportiva. Top climber and coach, Neil Gresham was on hand to officially open La Cantina to a large and eager crowd. La Sportiva were on hand with demo shoes and a free pair for the person with the best photo wearing their them during the evening. Check out the Rockcity Facebook wall for the winner later...Read Full Story

Evolv Women’s Electra VTR Climbing Shoe Climbing – below for more information. 1mm half length midsole Non stretch upper material for consistent performance Perforated upper for breathability and comfort Lower volume toe box, arch and heel for improved women’s fit Climbing Evolv’s top selling women’s shoe just got better. The Elektra VTR has all the same great features as the original Elektra plus more. A low volume toe box, arch, and heel provides optimum performance...Read Full Story

Metolius Project Training Board CNC Climbing – below for more information. The holds are arranged along a broad arc that tapers outward and downward for better ergonomics and reduced injuries Tapers from top to bottom in both dimensions for better forearm clearance The master is CNC milled for perfect symmetry. Fine texture Includes comprehensive instructions, training guide and all mounting hardware 24.5″ x 6″ (622 mm x 152 mm) Climbing A compact board that’s easy on...Read Full Story

Offwidth bouldering. “Why would you want to do that?” Dyan asked me. “Well, its fun. Kind of…” I answered, but inside I knew that answer was far from sufficient. Many rock climbers loathe offwidths, the dreaded spectrum of crack climbing too wide for fist jamming, but too small to get in and chimney. They can be painful, tedious, and quite frustrating, especially to a generation of climbers bred on face climbing and splitter cracks. For me, this recent fascination with the wide has...Read Full Story

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Making history: Two of the climbers ascend the 'Wine Bottle' rock for the first time in Chad's remote Ennedi desert after travelling hundreds of miles across desert If you blinked, you might miss these two intrepid climbers, looking like ants in a giant rock garden.But they made history by being the first mountaineers to ascend an awesome formation in a remote part ofRead Full Story

There is no doubt that rappelling is the most dangerous thing that we regularly do in this sport. There are more climber injuries and fatalities from mistakes rappelling than from any other place in all of climbing. However, there are some things that every climber can do to make rappelling safer. First, if it is possible to safely walk off from the top of a climb, simply walk off. Limiting the amount of time that you spend rappelling is a surefire way to limit the amount of...Read Full Story

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Making history: Two of the climbers ascend the 'Wine Bottle' rock for the first time in Chad's remote Ennedi desert after travelling hundreds of miles across desert If you blinked, you might miss these two intrepid climbers, looking like ants in a giant rock garden. But they made history by being the first mountaineers to ascend an awesome formation in a remote part of Chad. Untouched by humans, this is the stunning desert home to the stacks, arches and 1,000 feet walls...Read Full Story

Most leaders will do one of two things at the top of a route. They'll either build an anchor and lower off or they'll bring up a second to clean the route. It makes a lot of sense to bring up a second if you're going to continue up a multi-pitch line or if it isn't possible to rappel off. In essence the leader who is stationed above the climber is working at a top-managed site. He is belaying the climber from above and is not top-roping. Most people only belay from above after they...Read Full Story

What happens when you put  three 8C boulderers, a double world champion & a rising star in a room full of the hardest competition blocs ever set … each pitted against the rest to be crowned the best of the La Sportiva Legends? You get one hell of a competition, that’s what! Adam Ondra throws some shapes at the 'La Sportiva-Legends Only' competition The ‘La Sportva-Legends Only’ competition was held last week in Stockholm, Sweden at the the  Klattercentret. The format of the competition...Read Full Story