After three months of testing the best climbing grip trainers on real routes and during our weekly training sessions, our team narrowed down eight standout options that actually build the kind of finger and forearm strength you need on rock. We logged squeeze counts, hang times, and how our skin felt after each session, and […]

I've been placing passive protection in granite cracks for the better part of a decade, and nothing kills a rack faster than a dodgy nut that walks out on a leader fall. After burning through three sets of stoppers over the years, I decided to put together this hands-on review of the best climbing nuts […]

When I first started climbing, my "rope bag" was a kitchen trash bag tied with a piece of webbing. That setup lasted one muddy crag day before I lost half my rope's lifespan to embedded grit. The best climbing rope bags fix that exact problem by giving you a clean tarp to flake onto, a […]

Cracked fingertips after a hard bouldering session are the worst. I spent the last three months destroying my hands on crimps and jugs at the gym, then rebuilding them at night, just to figure out which best climbing salve for skin actually earns a spot in your chalk bag. Our team went through 10 popular […]

When I started climbing fifteen years ago, I bought whatever slings were cheapest. After a season of fraying nylon and Dyneema I couldn't untie after a fall, I learned a hard lesson: cheap slings cost real money when you replace them twice a season. Since then, our team has tested climbing slings and runners on […]

I spent the last 90 days testing 10 of the most popular climbing training boards on the market, hanging from every edge, pocket, and sloper they offered. As a V7 boulderer who breaks through plateaus every season with structured finger strength work, I wanted to find which hangboards actually deliver measurable grip strength gains. This […]

I still remember the first time a flock of mallards committed to my spread because of how my call sounded. That moment hooked me on waterfowl hunting for life, and it's the reason our team has spent the last three months testing duck calls in real blind conditions. We've blown through reeds, gotten them wet, […]

I have been running year-round for over a decade, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is that frozen ears can ruin a perfectly good workout in minutes. Finding the best ear warmers for running is not just about comfort. It is about protecting your ears from wind chill, preventing that sharp […]

I've spent the last 90 days riding technical singletrack, gravel fire roads, and rocky climbs across three different trail systems to find the best electric bikes for trails in . Our team logged over 1,200 miles on eight e-MTBs, measuring climb times on 15% grades, real-world battery drain, and how each bike handled when the […]

I've been testing portable electric coolers on kayak fishing trips, weekend car camping runs, and week-long road trips for over three years now. After running 10 of the most popular compressor coolers through real outdoor conditions in , I can tell you which ones actually keep ice cream frozen and which ones burn through a […]