Although it requires limited equipment, participants will usually wear climbing shoes, chalk their hands and cover the floor with padded mats. Ice climbing, as suggested by the name, requires ...

Carabiners are metal loops with spring-loaded gates used to connect climbing equipment, including ropes or harnesses. This climbing term plays a vital role, as it’s used to attach the climber to ...

Climbing safety equipment and techniques have come a long way from the early days of the sport. Back then, equipment often failed or was simply not available resulting in the lead climber’s motto of ...