One morning in June, I stood looking at El Capitan’s so-called Dawn Wall, mist coming off the meadow around me. This wall, a particularly sheer surface, was climbed for the first time in 2015 by ...

Rock climbing naturally brings out the gear geek in all of us. The equipment itself is just plain sexy—and as sport-specific and downright essential as it gets. If you rock climb, or aspire to ...

Rock-Climbing Gear 101: Ropes, clips and the belay device are there to help in case of emergency, but getting comfortable with them can take a little time.

It’s a 1.5-mile approach gaining 3000-feet in elevation with multiple class 4-5 scrambles, followed by a 2000-foot wall of sheer granite. My climbing partner cut his toothbrush in half to shed ...

Climbing anything taller than a normal boulder will require more safety equipment, according to both pro climbers. That consists of gear including a harness, rope and belay device (to name a few).

With lighter gear and and the ability to push beyond traditional physical limits, Caldwell is approaching big walls, such as The Diamond on Longs Peak, as a trail runner would, turning what would ...

The metal bolt hangers and metal equipment on the wall should never be used as a hold or touched. All problems such as loose holds, rope problems, accidents, etc. should be reported to and handled by ...

Examine your climbing equipment before you climb. Do a visual check of your rope, harness, and quickdraws, which are two carabiners connected by strong nylon webbing.

The next generation of indoor climbing seems to be focused on cramming climbing equipment into even smaller spaces. The case in point is the Rotor dynamic wall from Climblock, which replaces the ...