We’ve highlighted five of the best sets of rock climbing holds for you to install and for ... These have 1.5″ screw bolts rather than custom 1.25″ ones. There is more stability and ...

For the latter, many have turned to 3D printers to create more rock-like climbing grips but plastic doesn’t tend to behave the same as rock unless you do what [Giles Barton-Owen] did and ...

Can you explain how Smith Rock developed into a world famous crag? When I got into climbing at Smith Rock, it wasn’t unlike any other local, unknown crag anywhere in the US. Almost every route was ...

To climb a route clean first time from bottom to top in one continual flow, placing your own equipment or clipping the bolts with ... the hand closer to the rock. Larger holds can be crimped by using ...

Ivo Ferrari and the simple beauty of climbing: 3 rock climbs at Sperlonga ... But, oddly, touching "their" holds made me feel closer to them. I was overcome by respect for their climbs, and while I ...