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 […]