I was getting ready for summer up here in Canada, and noticed that I had burned through three pairs of shoes last season. My shoes delaminated on the inside toe and wore through at the toe rand. I want to salvage these shoes and protect new ones from premature death....

Know that even in the best circumstances, rappelling is never safe and is the number four killer of climbers, experienced and novice alike. Of course, it is conceivable that you can rappel on a static and dynamic cord and survive, but you must know a thing or two about those ropes....

Does lowering through rap rings or chains cause significant wear?I live in an area with established crags, but not many locals. When anchors need repl......

When multi-pitch climbing, I've always clipped through the anchor at the belay before starting to lead up the next pitch.Recently, though, a guide fri......

Can I use a 9mm half (double) rope for a three-man rope team for glacier travel? What is the best way for the middleman to tie in? With an eight on a bight, bowline on a bight or butterfly with two lockers?...

Where are all the single climber men? It seems everyone I meet is deep in a relationship or a loser. How can I find the right guy for me?...

If dripping water can over time reduce granite to sand, you can imagine that falling on a bolt weakens it. ...

What's the deal with roped soloing? Everybody says it's unsafe, but I have no friends. Is there a "safe" way to do it?...

I heard that ice screws should be angled slightly down to maximize the strength of the threads. If this is true, why don't the threads run the full le......

As a subscriber and a 48-year-”old” climber, I would like to know how the old, good climbers train. Have any articles been written on this?...

Manufacturers add them only because, while few of us can grasp the real magic that locks a cam into place (the constant angle), we know from experience that teeth bite....

It's easier to set an ice screw into an existing hole than to place one from scratch, but does reusing a hole compromise the placement's strength?...

Fear is a natural, chemical process stemming from hormonal and neuro-chemical responses in the brain to tangible and realistic dangers. It is a survival, flight-or-fight response. ...

All three gases are canister fuels. Stored under pressure, the fuel vapors compress into liquid, making it possible to pack a lot of fuel into a small canister....

I am hiking Aconcagua next January, and, being a dirtbag climber, would like to use the gear I already own. I have Asolo TPS 520 GV hiking boots, and ......

You can argue that all falls shock load the rope, because the rope instantly goes from not being loaded to being loaded. ...

I bought a few Metolius Offset TCUs and, upon reading about them, learned that they are designed primarily for use in flares and pin scars. Can they hold lead falls when properly placed in parallel cracks (i.e., splitters)? I don’t see why they wouldn’t....

I use Black Diamond Camalots, but half the time I need to extend the sling with a quickdraw, which is a waste of gear. I’m considering replacing the original single sling with a doubled loop of Spectra cord so I can extend it when I need it. Is that safe?...

Would you trust CCH Alien cams that were produced after the dimpled batch and are marked tensile tested? Also, can re-testing weaken your hardware?...

Will sports drinks freeze more slowly than water? I'm going into the mountains and would like to freeze-proof my beverages....