When it comes to choosing climbing shoes, it’s not a decision you want to get wrong. A well-chosen shoe is your ally on the wall – a protective and grippy extension of your own foot that enables you ...

Unless you’re Charles Albert, there’s no piece of gear more important to a climber than climbing shoes. Even free soloists like the world-famous Alex Honnold, notorious for using no protective gear at ...

Upgrading your climbing shoes is one of the best ways to accelerate your performance. That’s especially true if you’re looking to level up from beginner or intermediate routes to more advanced grades.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Well suited to experienced climbers, the Hiangle Pro features an extremely secure heel, locking ...

Including climbing shoes, technical equipment, and durable clothing. Rock climbing has been around for centuries. In the sport’s early days, athletes wore boots and carried natural fiber ropes that ...

The style choice of not wearing socks—or going “commando,” raw doggin’ it, etc.—in rock shoes is, like the jellyfish haircut, a recent phenomenon. When I started climbing in 1973, almost everyone wore ...

Despite knowing better, most climbers wear shoes two sizes too small. Athos, a Barcelona-based company, is hoping to change that with the world's first 3D-printed climbing shoes, promising a bespoke ...

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Climbing shoes ...

I have a good friend in Colorado who I am going to go see next month. She is an avid climber and has said that I should bring climbing shoes (she said she could find a harness/other gear for ...