Climbing shoes may get all the air time, but unless you’re in the ranks of soloists like Peter Croft, Alex Honnold and Marc-André Leclerc, you’re going to need one of the best climbing harnesses. This ...

A climbing harness is one of the few pieces of gear that is absolutely essential when attempting to scale anything that stretches beyond bouldering height. Maybe you don’t feel that way if you’re Alex ...

Sure, I can settle this debate: Both opinions are right. Next question? Oh, wait. You probably want more than that. Well, as I said, they’re both right. On the one hand, the rappel loop is designed to ...

With the invention of the laminated-foam climbing harness, hanging after a fall or during repeated long rappels has become almost tolerable. Firm but conforming, foam greatly reduces the pinching and ...