Aside from the ice climbers, mountaineers, and Charles Albert, every climber needs a pair of reliable climbing shoes.

Modern climbers have the opposite problem. Go to any outdoor recreation store and prepare to be overwhelmed by shelves of cutting-edge climbing shoes and marketing gibberish. That’s how I felt ...

Rock climbing shoes now exist to match a woman’s foot shape - generally ... Falling onto one’s feet or body is a normal part of bouldering, and so any bouldering mat/s should be of an appropriate ...

All climbers must wear a shirt and proper shoes while climbing/bouldering. Banned: Water shoes, any open-toed shoes, bare feet, street shoes, hiking boots, and military boots. Only climbing shoes and ...

Even though the sport climbers and boulderers don't like it, sometimes getting to the crag requires a bit of hiking.