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

If you’re overwhelmed by the variety of climbing shoes, our expert-vetted guide covers everything you need to know.

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

improves all types of climbing performance for any, or all climbers. Elite climbers wearing such shoes on hard routes often wear them when climbing recreational grades, probably out of habit. At a ...

Although it requires limited equipment, participants will usually wear climbing shoes, chalk their hands and cover the floor with padded mats. Ice climbing, as suggested by the name, requires ...

improves all types of climbing performance for any, or all climbers. Elite climbers wearing such shoes on hard routes often wear them when climbing recreational grades, probably out of habit. At a ...