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 [...] Continue Reading…
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Ropes are essential to most styles of climbing and learning to select and use them is part of the basic education of any beginning climber.
Climbing rope is composed of a semi-elastic nylon material about 10mm thick. It’s designed to secure, but also provide some bounce in order to slow [...] Continue Reading…
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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 [...] Continue Reading…
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Taking a class on climbing is the surest, quickest way to ramp up for the real thing. Experienced teachers can help novices learn the basics of protection, safety, technique and assessment. They’ll provide useful information about first aid, health risks (such as AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) and Frostbite), what [...] Continue Reading…
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Anyone who has seen the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind is familiar with Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. And, of course Mount Everest is known to people all over the world who have never been anywhere near Nepal. But expert climbers are aware of hundreds of (sometimes lesser [...] Continue Reading…
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They may sound like daredevils when seen on TV or interviewed in an article, but experienced climbers are heavily focused on safety at all times. They understand the risks and the consequences of ignoring them.
Good safety begins before you even leave home. Letting others know where you plan to [...] Continue Reading…
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