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Best Ultralight Quickdraws for Sport Climbing

August 15, 2020

A review of some popular premium quickdraw options for sport climbing and lightweight trad climbing. … More Best Ultralight Quickdraws for Sport Climbing

What to Buy For Your First Trad Rack

May 21, 2020

After whetting their appetite sport climbing outdoors, many gym-to-crag climbers will eventually desire to get into trad climbing (AKA traditional climbing). Trad climbing gear is more complicated and varied than sport climbing equipment, leaving many beginner trad climbers overwhelmed with their purchasing options. Here, we will give a short list of trad climbing essentials, and … More What to Buy For Your First Trad Rack

Buying Guide For Top-Roping Outside

November 11, 2019

The first thing a new rock climber learns in a climbing gym is how to top-rope, so it makes sense that the first activity a gym to crag climber would want to learn is how to top rope outside. After all, how do you set up a top rope when no one has done it … More Buying Guide For Top-Roping Outside

Jimmy Chin and Khal Drogo Rock Climb at LA’s Sender One Climbing Gym

April 4, 2019

Even the pros hang out at the gym! Jason Momoa (who played Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones and most recently starred in Aquaman) and Jimmy Chin (who co-directed the Free Solo documentary) spend an afternoon

Fun Gift Ideas for Rock Climbers

April 2, 2019

Crag Cards: Essential Climbing Knots https://amzn.to/2XXpHEw Knots are a key part of climbing, but every single one of us is guilty of forgetting how to do basic knots from time to time. These Crag Cards will instantly rescue you from brain farts, with illustrations and instructions for 19 common and useful climbing knots. The … More Fun Gift Ideas for Rock Climbers