How To: Indoor Climbing and Training

Winter can be a frustrating time for rock climbers. As the nights begin to draw in and temperatures cool down, it becomes harder to get out on rock as often as you’ve become used to through the summer. For many, the balance between outdoor and indoor climbing will have to shift towards pulling on plastic [...]

Published by Jeremy Stevens on September 15, 2011 11:26 am

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5 Essential Pieces of Kit for the Beginner Climber

So, you’ve tried some climbing. You’ve been to the climbing wall a few times, your dreams are increasingly full of visions of you performing complicated and strangely beautiful climbing moves, and you can’t walk past a wall without picking out potential routes for traversing. Or maybe you’ve had your first taste of outdoor climbing; a [...]

Published by Kieran White on August 17, 2011 8:13 pm

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Advertisment for the new La Sportiva Python climbing shoe

Well, what can we say?! I think we’ll have to see if we can get a pair to see what they’re like.

Published by Gareth Hanson on April 24, 2011 5:24 am

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Climbing techniques – getting the best out of your climbing shoes

There are some climbs where good friction between shoe and rock is absolutely vital, and they’re almost impossible to complete without it. Climbing in Singapore on granite, I’ve found a few instances where I’ve had to trust steeply sloping footholds which I would rarely have trusted previously. To gain the required amount of friction on [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on March 16, 2011 2:06 am

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Climbing equipment review – Mad Rock Nomad climbing shoes

2 weeks ago I was asked if I would like to test the Mad Rock Nomad climbing shoes. Having no previous experience of using Mad Rock equipment I was keen to give them a try. What the manufacturer says A traditionally styled shoe with lacing to the toes, the Nomad is supportive for edging and [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on February 5, 2011 11:51 am

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Climbing equipment review: Evolv Defy VTR

When I first started climbing the cragging footwear of choice were those traditional black pumps like you used to wear in gym class at school. My friends and I loved them because they performed reasonably well. However, there were a few drawbacks; They had to be really tight to edge on anything small so we [...]

Published by Paul Lewis on December 15, 2010 10:04 pm

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Climbing equipment review: La Sportiva Arco climbing shoes

We’re huge fans of La Sportiva climbing shoes at We Love Mountains, so it was a pleasure to take a pair of Arco Slim Fit to Fontainebleau recently and put them to the test.

Published by Becky Mincher on October 20, 2010 7:54 pm

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Climbing equipment review: La Sportiva Katana, climbing shoes

A friend of mine recommended the La Sportiva Katana climbing shoes, and until I tried them I had always been under the impression that you had to be a really good climber to wear them.

Published by Becky Mincher on July 13, 2010 9:25 pm

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Climbing equipment review: Red Chilli Spirit VCR, Impact Zone Velcro, climbing shoes

I have been climbing in my Red Chilli Spirit VCR, Impact Zone climbing shoes since early summer 2009. I bought them as a replacement for my trusty Boreal Jokers, which had developed a hole in the toes after a year to 18 months of hard use.

Published by Gareth Hanson on September 30, 2009 9:26 pm

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Climbing equipment review: Boreal Joker climbing shoes

I bought my Boreal Joker Climbing shoes when I first started climbing, early 2008. They have been used for a few hours every Friday night at Rock City, indoor climbing wall in Hull, though they have seen me through quite a few outdoor expeditions.

Published by Gareth Hanson on August 3, 2009 9:09 pm