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While a climbing rope and a bouldering crash pad are not required items for brand-new climbers, a pair of climbing shoes is essential from day one. Our ongoing effort to test every climbing shoe ...

At its most basic, rock climbing is what you’d expect. You put on special shoes, dust your hands with chalk and climb rocks, whether they’re made of plastic, granite or sandstone.

In the early days of rock climbing, athletes had a simple choice ... prepare to be overwhelmed by shelves of cutting-edge climbing shoes and marketing gibberish. That’s how I felt the first ...

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Crash pad (for bouldering) – Cushions falls. The climbing kit depends on the type of climbing: Indoor climbing: Shoes, chalk, harness (for lead climbing). Sport climbing: Shoes, harness ...

So while the name “approach shoe” might sound like a hiking shoe, these shoes are designed and used for much more, including actual rock climbing. When approach shoes first came out, the idea was ...

I’m an avid rock climber, and as I continued to think about pollutants in rubber tyres, I began to wonder about the tread on climbing shoes — which are made from a similar material to help ...

Climbing shoes can be rented for an entire semester by paying a $10 fee at Member Services. Before climbing, please register for the free Climbing and Bouldering Membership here. In order to climb at ...

Rock climbing is exactly what it sounds like ... Equipment required: You'll need at least climbing shoes and a harness, which you can rent at any rock gym. Climbing gyms usually provide other ...