Berber van der Tuin

Everything you truly need to get started, no more, no less. Starting your climbing journey? Here’s a simple guide to the gear that matters most without the faff. Start from the Ground Up When you’re new to climbing, your kit list can look intimidating. But most of it is optional at first and if there’s one place to start, it’s with what’s on your feet. Climbing Shoes: The One Thing Worth Caring About If there’s one piece of gear that makes a real difference, it’s climbing shoes. They’re...

A clear and friendly guide to the words climbers use every day

If you have ever watched a competition climbing livestream and thought, "what is happening?" You are not alone. Between flashing boulders, sprinting up a standardized wall, and athletes battling pump on a towering lead route, competition climbing can look like three different sports happening at once. Modern professional climbing revolves around three disciplines bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing, and a global competition circuit that ranges from yearly World Cups to the Olympic...