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How to Choose the Best Chalk

Five common varieties of climbing chalk to get familiar with

Squamish’s Biggest Boulder Bash is Back

This years the annual event feature more routes, more disciplines, more prizes, and more great events in a fast-paced two-week time block

How to Take Someone Climbing For Their First Time

Five tips to make anyone’s first time climbing more fun, more relaxing, and easier to do! Climbing should feel fun and safe

Are Old Climbing Shoes Better for Training?

Is it better to train for climbing in new shoes or old? What are the advantages of each, and when does a shoe become old?

Built to Stand on Nothing – Ocún’s Ozone

From boards to edges, and slabs to overhangs, the Ocún Ozone does it all by pairing a stiff platform with Vibram friction

Five Tips for Maximising Your Bouldering Trip

These five tips will take the skills you have and optimise them for maximum progress on your trip’s project

Ondra Gold Overshadowed By Contentious Separation in Women’s Final

The best in the world take home gold, but un-ideal separation overshadows the victories of these two great climbers

Adam Ondra Returns to the World Cup Stage

Adam Ondra has returned to the World Cup Series with three Tops, Garnbret lead the women. Americans Bailey and Grossman tie the leaders

Five Seconds Flat – A New World Record at Chamonix

Kiromal Katibin sets a new world record and comes close to running a sub-five-second run, as China earns their second consecutive Speed World Cup

How to Peak for Outdoor Climbing Trips

Learning how to peak for outdoor rock climbing can maximise your performance out on the rock