We took to the whips to find the best climbing ropes for every type of climbing, with top picks from Sterling, Mammut, and Edelrid. advertisement. GearJunkie. The Best Climbing Ropes of 2025.

Climbing ropes come in a vast array of shapes, types and sizes, all tailored to specific settings and conditions. Unfortunately, this makes the purchase of ropes uniquely easy to mess up.

Climbing ropes come in a vast array of shapes, types and sizes, all tailored to specific settings and conditions. Unfortunately, this makes the purchase of ropes uniquely easy to mess up.

Climbing is not about what you do, it's about how you do it. Anyone can grab a rope, some gear, a harness and a bag of chalk, and head up a rock face. But it's the style, form and commitment a ...

Lead climbing is one of a number of different types of climbing. This discipline of climbing can take place on rock, ice or indoor climbing walls. If you've been watching the Olympics sport ...

From climbing walls in city gyms to the challenge of a cliff under open skies, the rope you use plays a critical role in your success and safety. So, learning some of the ins […] Skip to content ...

To find out how to start rock climbing, we interviewed mountain guides, coaches and professional climbers for all their tips and tricks. Here’s everything you need.

However there are some new ropes on the market that use a 50% sheath to 50% core ratio giving an increase of up to 30% life over standard ropes of the same diameter. These new ropes tend to have a ...

Climbing is not about what you do, it's about how you do it. Anyone can grab a rope, some gear, a harness and a bag of chalk, and head up a rock face.