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How to Get the Most Out of Your Climbing Gym Session


If you’re like most climbers, you see every trip to the gym as a chance to climb the hardest thing you’ve ever done. Maybe it’s one specific route...
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How to Stay Calm and Send


So far in our blog posts we’ve covered a few different pieces of hardware to help you climb your best. We’ve also gone over climbing gym etiquette, so you feel...
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How NOT to Use Chalk for Rock Climbing


Let’s start by clarifying something that all climbers know: chalk matters. It’s a simple truth and one that drove us to make the best chalk out there. Chalk...
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Taping Fingers in Rock Climbing


There are a few essential pieces of gear for rock climbing: shoes, chalk, and safety gear like ropes, quickdraws and crash pads top the list. There are also...
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What is Good Climbing Gym Etiquette?


I just started climbing at my local gym. It’s so much fun but I’m nervous that I don’t have good gym manners. It’s a little intimidating being around...
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Climb Your Impossible


Until you’ve done it, climbing can seem so pointless. Go up this accident of holds and shapes and features. Then come down. No baskets, no goals, no touchdowns....
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