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Essential Gear For Rock Climbing: A Comprehensive Guide
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What's The Significance Of Chalk In Climbing And Why Should You Use It?
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Explore why chalk is a vital tool for climbers. Learn how it enhances grip, reduces sweat, and contributes to climbing success.
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Discover the essential steps to find the perfect climbing harness that ensures comfort, safety, and performance on the wall.
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Essential Gear For Rock Climbing: A Comprehensive Guide
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Aug 27
Explore the must-have gear for rock climbing, from shoes and harnesses to helmets and chalk. Elevate your climbing journey with the right equipment.
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Chalk And Climbing Routes: Analyzing Chalk Patterns To Read Routes
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Climbing Chalk Dos And Don'ts: Etiquette For The Climbing Community
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Essential climbing chalk etiquette for a thriving community. Learn the dos and don'ts to foster respect and a positive climbing experience among climbers.
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Climbing Chalk 101: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
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Discover the power of climbing chalk with our comprehensive beginner's guide. Enhance your grip, master application techniques, and climb with confidence.
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Exploring Various Climbing Chalk Varieties: Pros And Cons
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How Can You Improve Footwork For Better Balance?
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Elevate your climbing game with better footwork. Discover techniques and exercises to enhance your balance and efficiency on the wall.
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From The Community
John Che
Aug 10
Why do climbers take their shoes off?
Because we are in pain! But not that much pain. Generally, climbing shoes are not comfortable, and leaving them on for a long period of time just starts to hurt after a while. Taking them off in between some of the climbs just lets our feet relax a little bit, and delays the session-ending feet pain.
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John Che
Jan 3
Do you think hangboards are ok to train with within the first year, or should i listen to everyone and wait?
In my opinion, the problem is less about the actual hangboarding, and more about beginners not knowing when to stop and let their fingers rest. Since new climbers aren't usually used to the strain that climbing puts on their fingers and tendons, it's very easy to overtrain and to get injured. This is true just by climbing alone. Add to that the el...
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John Che
Jan 1
Does rock climbing damage your feet?
It for sure can if you wear the wrong shoes! It would also likely be a combination of other things such as wearing climbing shoes that are too small and landing badly, which could be bad regardless of the shoes, but wearing shoes that are not good for you would most likely increase the risk of bad landings. Even without combining shoes and other...
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John Che
Aug 29
How do you get better at sit starts when bouldering?
What really helped me get better at sit starts was climbing on a moon board, and either finding boulders that have sit starts, or building new boulders with sit starts. I was pretty bad at sit starts since they are very compressed for me, something I am fairly weak at. But after climbing for about a month almost only on the moon board, I really ...
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