Climbing

Basic Climbing Gear - Carabiners and Rope Harnesses
Almost all climbs will require some kind of rope harness, ropes and a number of carabiners. These constitute the basic equipment for anyone doing anything other than a free climb. Carabiners come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they're almost all made of aluminum and are manufactured in two basic types: locking and non-locking. Non-locking [...]

Clothes For Climbing
Images of climbing bring to mind ropes, pitons and other gear. But what the climber wears is also of vital importance - in the Latin sense of the word 'vital', meaning 'life'. In climbing, clothes aren't just a matter of style or comfort, they're protective gear as well. Climbing clothes start from those closest to the [...]

Common Climbing Risks
The popular image of the risk involved in something as dangerous as mountain or rock climbing is that of falling. But, in fact, because of superb gear and long experience, falling is actually among the least likely events. They do happen, but many other injuries involved with rising are much more common. Pulling your body up [...]

Shoes and Boots for Climbing
Every climber needs foot covering. Only the simplest, shortest kind of climb could be done barefooted, and then only for a short time. But that isn't mountain climbing, it's just hiking without shoes or boots. Which shoes or boots you choose depends on the type of climbing you intend to do. Ice climbing requires a different [...]