No Edge, No Problem for Indoor Climbing: La Sportiva Mantra Review The La Sportiva Mantra proved to be a super soft, pliable, and sensitive shoe for indoor climbing. For pumping plastic, it’s a top choice. Written by Seiji Ishii November 11, 2024
Super Pliable and Sticky for Pumping Plastic: SCARPA Veloce L Climbing Shoe Review The SCARPA Veloce L is soft and sticky and proved that an indoor-specific climbing shoe can make a significant difference. Written by Seiji Ishii September 17, 2024
Check Out Alex Honnold’s Jaw-Dropping Home Climbing Gym Alex Honnold’s new family addition surely infringes on his free time. A simple climbing board can help. But Honnold, of course, goes big. Written by Seiji Ishii September 04, 2024
Rock Climbing Will Never Be the Same: Chalkless Keeps Hands Dry With a Single Application Chalkless claims its weightless, almost invisible dust keeps hands dry with a single application. Watch this video to see if it’s true. Written by Seiji Ishii August 09, 2024
Evolv Zenist Review: The Brand’s Softest Bouldering Shoe Delivers All the Feels The Evolv Zenist is the brand’s most sensitive shoe, making it ideal for bouldering and training. But it still was supportive and durable. Written by Seiji Ishii August 05, 2024
Free Climbing: Gym Chain Offers Free Entry, Classes, and Rentals on Saturday, July 13 Saturday, July 13, is Global Climbing Day. Climb for free and join in the festivities at a Movement Climbing, Yoga, and Fitness location near you. Written by Seiji Ishii July 12, 2024
How to Make the Most of Your Climbing Gym Here are my tips for getting the most out of your climbing gym, generated from decades of experience, observation, and questioning clients. Written by Seiji Ishii September 27, 2023
‘Up’cycling: Greenholds, the World’s First Recyclable Climbing Holds Greenholds co-founder Geert Voncken saw one big problem all over his gym: plastic waste bolted on the walls. So he sought to fix it. Written by Sam Anderson November 29, 2022
IFSC Unveils 2023 Competition Climbing, Olympic Qualifying Schedule It’s not too soon for athletes to start looking ahead to the Paris 2024 Summer Games. Climbing’s governing body just released its 2023 schedule. Written by Sam Anderson September 13, 2022
Garnbret, Ondra Scratch and Claw to Win Euro Climbing Championships It’s day 5 of the IFSC European Championships in Munich. Sparks flew yesterday as Adam Ondra and Janja Garnbret claimed narrow victories. Written by Sam Anderson August 15, 2022
World’s Longest ‘Dyno’ Is Either Climbing or Parkour (Or Both) Dyno competitions are the climbing version of dunk contests: fun, goofy, and wildly athletic. Watch a parkour runner go for a world record. Written by Sam Anderson August 15, 2022
Russian Climbing World Cup Rescheduled as IFSC Hands Out More Suspensions Moscow lost its scheduled stop on the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Tour due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Written by Sam Anderson March 23, 2022
Russia Yanked From International Climbing Comps in Ice, Speed, and Bouldering Circuits The IFSC and UIAA have canceled Russian stops along their ice climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing World Cup tours. Written by Sam Anderson February 28, 2022
Decoy Board Jockeys Into Moon Board, Kilter Board Climbing Market The new Decoy Board distinguishes itself with multi-textured holds shaped with real rock in mind, plus high angle adjustability. Written by Sam Anderson January 13, 2022
How to Transition From the Gym to Crag: Top 5 Tips & Gear You’ll Need The rapid proliferation of climbing gyms makes the gym-to-crag transition even more important than ever. Here are our recommendations for your introduction to rock climbing… Written by Austin Beck-Doss December 22, 2021
Adam Ondra Gets Vulnerable, Trains for the Olympics in ‘Beyond Focus’ Watch Adam Ondra flex in melodramatic slow-motion — and dissect the nuances of the sacrifice that training requires — in ‘Beyond Focus.’ Written by Sam Anderson December 06, 2021
Arrested by Machines: Europe’s Lead Climbing Auto-Belay Targets US Gyms It was only a matter of time. For years, our machine overlords caught our gym climbing falls from above. Now, auto-belays can catch climbers on… Written by Sam Anderson December 02, 2021
