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Climbing Gear Essentials

July 19th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Whether you will be climbing a cliff face or roping your way down, there are critical items that everyone should have and understand their use before attempting any climb. Also, be sure you have had basic training in their use before attempting any climb.

The necessary climbing gear and climbing wall gear is widely available. Many big product names like Black Diamond, Nike, Petzl, and Merrel can be found at many on-line stores. Lets take a look at some of the major items, their costs, and where they can be found.

Shoes and Boots

Climbing shoes are as essential as any single piece of climbing equipment. You can find many different brands and models. Prices range from under 100 dollars such as Boreal Joker Velcro Climbing Shoes to 150 dollars with Miura Climbing Shoe.

These shoes allow you to make purchases on the rock face regardless of the angle your foot contacts the rock.  The high-tech rubber sole can grip the rock with only a small portion of its surface. These shoes are a critical component to your climbing gear package.

The Harness

The harness is an item critical to climbing with ropes. Some rock climbers eschew ropes of any kind; however, a harness is a welcomed piece of climbing gear for most people. Like the rock climbing shoes, the rock climbing harness can be found for under 100 dollars, although it is a strip down model with no frills. It is perfectly reliable. A good example is Alpine Bod Harness w/ Gear Loop.  An example of a higher end harness designed for mixed climbing styles is X350a Climbing Harness. Harnesses are very personal but they are available for children, women, men and can even be specially designed for particular body measurements.

Ropes

As mentioned before, if you are not free climbing (or your climbing wall gear is supplied), you’ll need to add ropes to your climbing gear. There are a few points to keep in mind: weight, length, and purpose of rope. Always take more rope than you think you need. Climbers rope is often known as “superdry.” Hands get slick and hampers your ability to climb. Take a look at this kind of rope: Infinity 9.5 mm SuperDry Climbing Rope

Helmet

Another essential item of climbing gear that you should ensure having is a helmet which can protect your head from becoming bruised or bumped and they will certainly provide useful protection to your head in case of a fall. In addition, you need to include a bag that can hold all of your climbing gear whenever you are out on your rock climbing trip and in fact, you need to look for those bags that have plenty of pockets in which to hold minor items of climbing gear and they should also be waterproof as well.

Your climbing gear helmet protects your head from strikes against the rock face, falling debris, and can also keep the sun and other things out of your eyes. Helmets don’t have to be expensive, you can find them under 100 dollars new, such as this Skywalker Helmet. As another example, here is a high-end helmet: C.A.M.P. Pulse Climbing/ Skiing Helmet

Belay and Camming

And as one of the last concerns for this post, keep in mind the quality of your belay and camming devices. More than any other item, your life may depend on them. If they give out, there may be nothing between you and the rockface…except air. Take a look at some of these guys, this is a belay by Petzl Grigri and runs about 90 dollars. Precision of design, reliability (to say nothing of your life), and smooth operation.

In Closing

Remember that your climbing gear is to provide you an unfettered good time, to give you an unparallel climbing experience. If you cheat on the quality of any of your gear, you are, in the end, only hurting yourself.

Now go climb a rock!

Essential Rockclimbing Skills

July 8th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

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