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Carabiner Rack Packs Explained
A decade ago, color-coded carabiners were virtually non-existent but now there are plentiful options. If you're…
Nerding out on Crampon Specs with Graphs
We're in love with graphs at WeighMyRack. They can completely change how you visualize the gear world. We're…
The 38 Brands Selling Climbing Shoes
Can you name more than 10 shoe brands? Most climbers that we ask can’t. That’s why we wanted to list…
Ice Screw Curiosities
After collecting data for every ice screw available on the market we thought it would be interesting to compare…
The Different Types of Climbing
We'll touch on bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, alpine climbing, big wall climbing, aid climbing,…
How to Inspect a Climbing Rope (When should I retire my rope?)
Rope inspection will be the most helpful step in determining when to retire your rope. Knowing what to look for…
How Many Years Does a Climbing Rope Last?
After hearing loads of contradictory opinions regarding the lifespan of climbing ropes, we wanted to find an…
All the 29 Brands That Make & Sell Climbing Ropes
We list all the 29 brands and manufacturers who sell/make dynamic climbing ropes, alphabetically. Beal –…
The 37 Brands Selling Rock Climbing Carabiners
Read on to find out all of your carabiner buying options! We list all the folks who sell certified rock climbing…
Gearpalooza aka Outdoor Retailer Summer 2014
Outdoor Retailer is the single largest event that brings outdoor manufacturers together to show off, hoping to get…
The 13 Companies that Sell Ice Screws
Listed below are the 13 brands that sell ice screws (plus 1 that used to sell them and 1 that will sell them in…
Making Your Climbing Gear Personal
Who doesn't want to have fun while climbing? Marking your gear creatively is one of the easiest ways to remind…
Bouldering Pads on WeighMyRack
We just launched bouldering pads on WeighMyRack but we're missing some stats for every pad to show up perfectly.…
All the brands that sell climbing nuts
When I started trad climbing I didn't think there was that much difference between nut sets. So I just got the…
The 43 Brands who Sell Crash Pads
The 43 Brands who Sell Crash Pads are listed below. When we know where the pads are made (that may or may not be…
AAI Guides Choice Awards: Explained
Every company wants to claim their gear is Award Winning. When you see an award winning piece of gear it goes with…
Buying Used Climbing Gear
One of the first questions I hear from new climbers is: “can I buy used gear?” (or “where can I buy used climbing…
Ways to Mark your Gear
Recently I gave a gear presentation to a local Alpine Group. In previous gear presentations I’ve often heard the…
Who Makes Climbing Gear? We List all the Climbing Brands.
When your job is to find all the gear that exists, and you look at gear all day, you feel like you should just…