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Vol. 04 · Gear 2026

Indoor climbing
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226 products reviewed. 28 categories. Honest pros, honest cons, and Amazon prices we don't mark up. Maintained by climbers, for climbers.

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Bouldering Shoes

Find the perfect climbing shoes for your level, from beginner-friendly flats to aggressive downturned models for overhang specialists.

Chalk Bags

The best climbing chalk bags for indoor bouldering, sport, and trad climbing — waist bags, bucket-style chalk bags, and liquid-chalk-friendly designs.

Chalk

Find the best climbing chalk to keep your hands dry and your grip strong — loose, liquid, block, and chalk balls.

Crash Pads

Essential protection for outdoor bouldering. Compare the best crash pads by size, foam quality, portability, and value.

Training Boards & Hangboards

Build finger strength and power at home with hangboards, fingerboards, and training systems for every level.

Climbing Tape

Protect your skin and support your fingers with the best climbing tape for crack climbing, bouldering, and injury prevention.

Bouldering Brushes

Keep holds clean and friction-ready with the best bouldering brushes for indoor and outdoor climbing.

Rock Climbing Shoes

The best rock climbing shoes for sport, trad, indoor climbing, and bouldering — from beginner-friendly all-rounders to high-performance models.

Climbing Harnesses

The best climbing harnesses for indoor climbing, sport, trad, and alpine — from beginner gym harnesses to lightweight specialist models.

Belay Devices

Compare the best belay devices for indoor and outdoor climbing — from assisted-braking to tubular and guide-mode options.

Climbing Ropes

The best climbing ropes for indoor lead, sport, trad, and alpine climbing — single, half, and twin dynamic ropes plus static lines for rappelling and hauling.

Quickdraws

Compare the best quickdraws for sport climbing — from budget starter packs to lightweight performance draws.

Climbing Helmets

Protect your head on the wall and at the crag with the best climbing helmets for sport, trad, and indoor climbing.

Climbing Holds

Build your own climbing wall with the best climbing holds for home walls, kids play sets, and training boards.

Locking Carabiners

Essential locking carabiners for belaying, anchors, and rappelling — the safety link between you and the rope.

Climbing Pants

The best climbing pants for indoor climbing, sport, trad, and bouldering — stretchy, durable, and built to move with you.

Climbing Gloves

The best climbing gloves for crack climbing, belaying, rappelling, via ferrata, and cold-weather climbing.

Climbing Backpacks

The best climbing backpacks for sport, trad, alpine, and crag days — from compact summit packs to full-volume haul bags.

Climbing Rope Bags

The best climbing rope bags for sport climbing, trad, and outdoor crag days — keep your rope clean, organised, and ready to flake.

Approach Shoes

The best approach shoes for hiking to the crag, scrambling on easy rock, and bridging the gap between hiking shoes and climbing shoes.

Scarpa Climbing Shoes

The complete Scarpa climbing shoe lineup — from the beginner-friendly Helix to performance models like the Instinct VS, Drago, and Vapor.

La Sportiva Climbing Shoes

The complete La Sportiva climbing shoe lineup — from beginner Tarantulace to legendary Solution, Skwama, Miura, TC Pro, and more.

Mad Rock Climbing Shoes

The complete Mad Rock climbing shoe lineup — performance shoes at budget prices, from beginner Flash 2.0 to aggressive Drone CS, M5, and Submarine.

Five Ten Climbing Shoes

The complete Five Ten climbing shoe lineup — Anasazi, Niad, Hiangle, Quantum, and more. Famous for Stealth rubber and big-wall heritage.

Black Diamond Climbing Shoes

The complete Black Diamond climbing shoe lineup — from the most-comfortable beginner Momentum to performance Shadow, Zone, Focus, and Method.

Evolv Climbing Shoes

The complete Evolv climbing shoe lineup — from the cult-classic Shaman to the beginner Defy and the women-specific Shakra and Elektra.

Butora Climbing Shoes

The complete Butora climbing shoe lineup — Korean-made performance shoes uniquely available in both narrow and wide widths for every model.

Ocun Climbing Shoes

The complete Ocun climbing shoe lineup — Czech-made performance shoes popular across European competition and bouldering scenes.

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