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Review – La Sportiva Kataki

This is an in-depth review of the La Sportiva Kataki climbing shoe. Since started climbing back in 2007’ish, the La Sportiva Katana was the second pair of climbing shoes that I bought. Like almost every starting climber, I received advice to buy climbing shoes as small as I could bear wearing. So, I did. And I bought them too small. The second pair, the Katana, I went in the other direction and…

Climbing shoe review – Scarpa Booster

This is an in-depth review of the Scarpa Booster (2020) climbing shoe.

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I’ve been a fan of Scarpa for a long time. The Booster Swas my go-to bouldering shoe for a few years before I started switching it up. I probably owned four or five pairs of the…

How to cut a climbing rope

How to cut a climbing rope? A climbing rope wears the most on the first three meters or 15 feet of each end. This area is under the most stress due to constantly tying in and absorbing the impact of falling while lead climbing. This section of the rope is also worn out more quickly because of the abrasion of quickdraws (while dogging a route and falling in lead).

Even after just a year of…

Climbing shoe review – Five Ten Hiangle

This is a review of the 2020 edition of the Five Ten Hiangle.

The first version of the (Adidas) Five Ten Hiangle was launched in 2014. When the Hiangle hit the market, it was known for comfortable performance. It became an immediate success in the bouldering community and a lot of top Five Ten athletes were starting to switch to the Hiangle from the previous top of the line -model, the Dragon.

Th…

Climbing in the gym is fairly simple. Rent a pair of shoes, pay the entrance fee and start climbing. When bouldering outside it’s good to have some extra gear with you. Like a bouldering pad.

Besides your favorite pair of rock climbing shoes, the most important equipment to have at the crag when bouldering is a Bouldering pad, aka Crashpad. If you fall while sport climbing, the rope will catch…

Climbing shoe review: Tenaya Mastia

This is an in-depth review of the new Tenaya Mastia climbing shoe.

Tenaya, Tenaya, Tenaya. Tenaya seems to be the ”new” brand that everyone is talking about at the moment. And honestly, what’s not to talk about? Tenaya has been able to produce top-of-the-notch climbing shoes for quite some time now.

When saying that Tenaya is a ”new” brand, it’s really not true. They have been around since 1997,…

What gear do I need for bouldering?

Bouldering is a fun and hassle-free way to start rock climbing. When starting bouldering in a gym, all you really need is to go to the gym, pay the entrance fee, rent a pair of climbing shoes and get on with it.

When bouldering outside, a bit more gear is needed to climb safely and make the whole experience more enjoyable. If you are uncertain how to transfer from the gym to outside, HEREis an…

How to choose a climbing rope

With all the different brands, hundreds of climbing rope models, multiple thicknesses and lengths, how do you know which rope to choose as your first climbing rope?

The purpose of this article is to help you understand the basics of choosing a suitable rope fo YOUR climbing needs buy narrowing it down from the bunch. When choosing a climbing rope, there are a few things you need to know.

Now,…

Climbing shoe review: Five Ten Aleon

The Five Ten Aleon is a brand new, moderately aggressive shoe designed for hard bouldering and sport climbing. It is the first major design by the Swiss climbing legend Fred Nicole. If you don’t know who Fred Nicole is, check out THIS Wikipedia page and THISnice article by Climbing.com. As a personal note, I have to say that I didn’t need any other specifications to buy the Aleon. I was sold when…

Etiquette for climbing outdoors

When climbing first became a ”thing”, back in the day, there weren’t much indoor gyms to climb at. Most climbers started climbing outside with ”mentors”, more experienced climbers. Etiquette for climbing outdoors was passed down by word of mouth.

And back then, the climbing community was not nearly as diverse in styles and numbers as it is today. Nowadays, there is an estimated 25 million people…

Climbing shoe review: Scarpa Instinct (Lace)

This is a in-depth review of the Scarpa Instinct Lace climbing shoe.

The first shoe that I ever bought from Scarpa, was the Instinct VS. I bought a super tight size that performed really well on almost all kinds of terrain. The only down side of the Instinct VS was that inside the shoe, there is a seam that is directly in contact with a bone on my ankle. You know, the small bulge under the big…