Climbing gear

Our comprehensive checklist for trad climbing can keep you from forgetting anything important. Includes climbing gear, clothing and personal items.

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Whether you're home because of the weather, a pandemic, or it's simply a Tuesday night , there are tons of fun and useful things climbers can do at home.

A Guide to Rock Climbing is an info graphic poster meant to help someone thinking about getting into climbing. It gives the viewer the basics on gear, places to climb, safety and communication, and the rating system of climbing.

There is little in climbing as important as rock climbing knots. They are, after all, what keeps you tied to the rope, which ensures you stay alive if you fall, and gives you the confidence to venture off into the vertical. But there are so many different types of knots - how are you supposed to know which ones are the most useful, and in what type of situation? Which knot is best for sport climbing, traditional climbing, building a belay of traditional gear, or simply for tethering yourself…

DSC07264 old style climbing gear set out on the Athabasca Glacier at the columbia icefields along the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 north) in the rocky mountains - alberta, canada