Rock Climbing Guide

Get Everything You Need to Know to Start Rock Climbing!

"Get Everything You Need to Know to Start Rock Climbing!

How to prepare physically and mentally before tackling your first wall.

Always wanted to go climbing, but don’t know where to start? We’re here to help, with this basic guide to climbing styles, techniques, and jargon. Hopefully it helps remove some of the mystery, helps you figure out which disciplines you’d like to try, and makes it easier for you to get started.

If you’re looking for fitness, fun and a healthy dose of adrenaline, then rock climbing is a worthy pursuit. Though it attracts its share of daredevils, rock climbing is also enjoyed by legions of everyday adventurers.

If you’re reasonably fit and get yourself proper equipment and instruction, you, too, can become a rock jock.

Climbing can be enjoyed on many levels. At its most spontaneous and basic, just footwear is required. On the other hand, in cold and remote locations a range of equipment and clothing is essential just for survival.

It’s difficult separating the essentials from the luxuries, and impartial advice is hard to find.

If you want to try rock climbing, it is best to go to an indoor rock climbing gym. Climbing gyms are everywhere now. Most big cities have several climbing gyms or you can find one at your local fitness club or university.

It’s easy and fun to try indoor climbing. Most offer rental equipment, including rock shoes and a climbing harness, so you can try climbing without buying any gear. If you really like your first climbing experiences at the gym, you can attend a gym-guided climbing day at a local outdoor cliff.

Learn all about indoor rock climbing from expert rock climber in these application videos."