ALL ABOUT CLIMBING

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...

Liquid chalk is a pretty simple product: it’s just alcohol and magnesium carbonate mixed together. It’s pretty easy to make your own liquid chalk ...

Climbing gyms and especially bouldering gyms can be dusty crowded places that don’t look too appealing to outsiders. It’s not just the chalk powde...

No. Climbing chalk essentially does not expire. Chalk is an almost completely inert chemical and stays good far beyond the expiration date on the ...

Some people sweat like a greasy monkey in a sauna. The monkey part is good for climbing but not the sweaty part. Excessive sweating can be a serio...

Chalk balls are small cotton balls filled with ordinary magnesium carbonate powder. Manufacturers typically put a finer, non-chunky grind of chalk...

Chalk or magnesium carbonate powder can cause an excess of white dust in climbing gyms, especially in small confined spaces & training rooms. ...

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...