ALL ABOUT CLIMBING

The aftermath of a climbing sessions oftentimes is grim: bleeding fingertips, flappers or just skin covered in small nicks & scratches. Lots of...

Climbing is tough on our skin. Most climbers simply focus on keeping their hands dry during the climb but there’s so much more to skincare for clim...

  This series is meant as a no-nonsense guide to climbing skincare for average climbers. It’s meant to be practical, actionable & is written fo...

What does sport climbing have in common with 2 other sports introduced at the Tokyo 2020 / Tokyo 2021 Olympics? One word: Flow.Sport climbing was ...

Climbing chalk may seem like a simple product but in fact there’s a lot of science behind it. Yet most climbers let their use of it be guided by h...

Climbing gyms have been around since the late 1980’s. They started out as indoor training facilities for dedicated outdoor sports climbers but the...

For the best climbers good skin can make the difference between failure and sending the project but regular climbers benefit from a good skincare ...

Gradepointing is an obscure fun little game you can play on outdoor boulders or short climbs. The idea is very simple: you walk around without a g...

I’m guilty of this myself. For years we’d go to Fontainebleau on rainy weekends and climb on rock that we judged “dry enough”. The problem is, tha...

Liquid chalk has a couple of serious benefits over more traditional climbing chalk powder: it’s more performant, lasts longer, acts as a disinfecta...

Benzoin is a resin obtained from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Styrax. It’s also sometimes called Storax and typically harveste...

With COVID-19 we’ve seen a massive surge of people building home gyms as part of a broader boom in home fitness. It’s good to see people use climb...