Wild Country Revo Review As the owner of this website, I tracked down special deals for some products or services mentioned herein. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When you use the link from this page to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission to […]
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If you are already familiar with top rope belaying, the next belaying challenge is to learn how to lead belay. It is not necessary to know how to climb lead to be the lead belayer but it is useful so you can understand, relate, and anticipate the climber’s next move. […]
Rock Climbing Belay Gloves Reviews There are lots of full-finger gloves out there in the market so how do we know which one to choose from? You can buy gloves that are not necessarily made only for rock climbing. For these types of gloves, you will be doing more belaying, […]
Fingerless Climbing Gloves Reviews Fingerless or half finger gloves are the next best gloves for rock climbing nearest to crack climbing gloves. The tip of your fingers is free for easy access to the rocks. You can also use them for belaying, rappelling, and aid climbing. Since they do not […]
Crack Climbing Gloves Reviews Are you hooked on crack climbing yet? Isn’t it fun? I am only barely introduced to crack climbing since my last outdoor trip to Looking Glass in North Carolina and I think it is awesome. I have not experienced the extreme pain of the jamming technique […]
Is there such a thing as rock climbing gloves? Yes! There are special gloves just for climbing. If we use our hands to climb, do we really need them? The answer can be subjective. In this article, I will share my thoughts on why we would want a pair of […]
If you are new to climbing, you may wonder what is an assisted braking belay device? First of all, a belay device is a piece of small mechanical climbing equipment made out of aluminum or an alloy to act as a friction brake for rock climbing. There are three types: […]
A Petzl Freino Review As the owner of this website, I tracked down special deals for some products or services mentioned herein. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When you use the link from this page to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission to […]
Black Diamond ATC Pilot Review As the owner of this website, I tracked down special deals for some products or services mentioned herein. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When you use the link from this page to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission […]
What kind of images goes through your mind when you think of climbing? For me, There are three images that popped into my mind. The first two common images would be a nice tone muscular body and a rock climber hanging or perhaps dangling with one or two arms off […]
In this article, we will be making a climbing grade comparison between bouldering and sport climbing. Sport climbing includes top rope and lead climbing for indoor and outdoor since they both use the North America YDS (Yosemite Decimal System). If you are not quite sure and curious to know more […]
As I am climbing and learning more about outdoor climbing, I came across the terms single pitch and multi-pitch very often. I also have mentioned those terms in a lot of my blogs. For new climbers, learning different rock climbing terminologies and the climbing processes all at once can be […]
It was exactly a year since we were at Looking Glass Rock NC. We were there Labor Day weekend in 2017. Here we were again making another trip to Looking Glass on Labor Day weekend for 2018. This time it was a totally different climbing experience. If curious to know […]
Fox Mountain Guides Review Name: Fox Mountain Guides (FMG) Website: FoxMountainGuides.com Owners: Karsten Delap and Cristin Knowlton Overall Rank: 5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor.com Fox Mountain Guides, Overview Have you considered guided mountain climbing trips? If you have not climbed outdoor before and would like the experience, I would […]
Rock Climbing Carabiner Reviews There are so many carabiners out there. It is hard to know what to choose. In this review, I will focus primarily on locking carabiners that you may want to use with your belay device. There are two types of locking carabiners. You have manual locking […]