Climbing shoes may get all the air time, but unless you’re in the ranks of soloists like Peter Croft, Alex Honnold and Marc-André Leclerc, you’re going to need one of the best climbing harnesses. This ...

When climbing, be it indoors at a gym or outside at the crag, shoes play a pivotal role whether you’re learning the basics or sending a new route. Not only do your shoes provide grip and support, they ...

What makes the perfect route? Is it the setting, technical difficulty, rock quality, style, variety, or maybe just how you were feeling that day? Through our 100% subjective polling process, we asked ...

To the untrained eye, climbing shoes — tight, tapered footwear that my former partner called “goofy-looking elf shoes” when I was trying to get him into climbing — may look alike. And before you ask, ...

Contrary to popular belief, footwork is just as important in rock climbing as upper body strength, so you'd better have a good pair of shoes. The best climbing shoes for you will depend on your ...

It’s time to buy a climbing rope, and you’re starting to feel overwhelmed. Static? Dynamic? What does it all mean? What is measured in millimeters? DOES size matter? All of these questions and more ...