When climbing, be it indoors at a gym or outside at the crag, shoes play a pivotal role whether you’re learning the basics or sending a new route. Not only do your shoes provide grip and support ...

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 ...

There's a specific shoe for every kind of outdoor activity. When rock climbing, you’ll want climbing shoes with a pointier toe. When hiking, you’ll want hiking shoes with waterproof protection.

MORE CLIMBING GYMS opened in 2021 than in any previous year, according to the industry publication Climbing Business Journal—and as the pursuit gains a stronger foothold, more novices than ever ...