Helmet technology has come a long way and, unlike climbing shoes, they’re really quite comfortable and breathable these days, ...

It’s not enough to go far … or fast. An Arc’teryx shoe must also be capable of traveling high. “We’re a climbing brand,” said Ovidio Garcia, a vice president of the company’s ...

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 ...

If you cannot demonstrate these skills without prompting, then a climbing clinic is for you. Climbing shoes, harnesses, helmets, and belay devices Harnesses, helmets, rock shoes and belay devices are ...

The mountaineer who invented the five-toed climbing shoe tragically plunged 1,000 feet to his death after losing his grip on a Tyrolean peak in Italy. Robert Fliri had been descending the 10,000 ...