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 ...

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.