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How Climbing Ropes Are Made (at Edelrid)
Earlier this year we travelled to Germany and toured Edelrid's headquarters and rope making facility. We asked…
When and How to Clean Cams (SLCD’s)
When to clean your camsWhen their performance starts to decrease you hear grinding the mechanisms feels sticky,…
How To Save Money Buying Climbing Gear
Liz here to share some key tips about how to save money buying gear. I've been calling this: The Hindsight is…
Ideas For Climbers To Keep In Mind When Remodeling
Kaitlin here to share some remodeling tips when it comes to creating a rock climber's dream house. As every…
Are dry treated ropes really worth it?
What are Dry Treated Ropes Made for? Dry treated ropes aren't only for alpine climbing, ice climbing and…
How to Make Your Own Nut Tool
In previous posts we've covered the basics of how to Booty Gear stuck in a crack. This process works well for any…
Quick and Dirty Tips on How to Booty Gear
Whether you are an alpine, sport, or trad climber, gear is expensive, and despite best intentions and skill,…
Why It’s So Hard To Find A Harness That Fits
Harnesses that don't fall into the typical small-medium-large range are in a state of utter chaos. There are no…
The Biggest Rock Climbing Harnesses
In the past it's been challenging to find harnesses that fit well if you need a size bigger than a standard Large.…
Indoor and Outdoor Climbing – Are there rules? Why? Really?
When it comes to hard and fast rules in climbing, there aren’t actually too many of them. And in a way, that’s why…
Finding the Best Strength to Weight Ratio
Recently we've been deep in gear data, searching for trends and looking for new ways to visualize climbing gear.…
The Top 10 Best Looking Helmets (from 10,000+ votes)
WeighMyRack set up a comparison test, à la Hot or Not, of 144 helmets. Tens of thousands of votes were cast as…
13 Multi-use Climbing Helmets for Climbing and Skiing
This question is everywhere, "Can I use my climbing helmet for skiing?" The answer, as usual, has caveats. But, in…
How to Pick The Best Climbing Harness Package
The quickest and easiest way for a new climber to gear up is to buy a climbing starter package. These packages…
Everything There is to Know About Sling Widths
Slings are often chosen based on factors other than width alone, and those factors can dramatically narrow down…
The 38 Brands That Sell Rock Climbing Harnesses
When I asked some new climbing friends to guess how many brands make climbing harnesses the first climber said…
Sling Materials Explained
You've seen all the sling choices and aren't sure: Dyneema, Spectra, Dynex or Nylon. This post dives quickly into…
The 23 brands that sell Ice Axes and/or Ice Tools
We've scoured the globe to list all the brands and manufacturers that make and sell ice axes and ice tools. Every…
How to Avoid Smelly Shoes
There is a lot of conflicting information available about how to reduce or eliminate shoe smells. This post aims…
How Climbing Shoes are Made
There are 2 main methods to make climbing shoes: slip-last and board-last construction. Slip-lasted shoes are by…