Essential Indoor Climbing Gear + Tips | Climbing Daily Ep.1611

This is the show aimed for people climbing indoors who want to start upgrading their climbing gear. We go through some essential indoor climbing purchases and give you some tips for climbing wall success.

Essential Indoor Climbing Gear + Tips | Climbing Daily Ep.1611

[alicelittlejohn]

It’s a true fact climbing does take over your life. To put it into context I’m watching this in the gym after a (rather poor) bouldering session buying my own kit made me feel like I belonged there

[TheDiabeticBiker]

Please tell me I'm not the only person to have went climbing once and then bought all the gear😂 love it though, plus having my own gear has came in handy especially with Covid.

[weisingerb]

3 months in. already on my 2nd pair of shoes. im truly addicted. glad i found climbing.

[utopiaconsumed]

I do like these videos aimed at beginners! Please do more. Us newbies watch you as well! :)

[Refleuri]

Chalk ball = extra amount of waste... ! Promote the refillable balls instead !

[chrismorris]

Can you do a video on how to spot clipping errors in lead climbing from a belayers point of view such as backclipping and z clipping

[WyandWombat]

The trick with chalk buckets / boulder bags is to NOT fill them with tons of chalk. They are just as good for chalking up if you only fill the bottom 2-3 cm with chalk, the calk won't get damp after a while and if you knock it over or step on it, it won't spill. If you don't put all that much chalk into it, you can chalk up, toss it on the floor and it will just fold over and "close itself" as far as not spilling chalk on the floor goes.


Refilling it every couple of weeks is an absolute non-issue compared to spilling it on the floor, in the changing room or in your bag / backpack.

[sherwinchia]

Matt's levelled up from Anastazi to Veloss. I gotta give it to the guy.

[stefan.h.]

6:50 have the gyms that want to use chalkballs ever though about that chalk from chalkballs is much finer than loos chalk and this is much more dangerous and aggressive to the human lungs and noses then loose chalk. In my opinion it's very important to get a better air quality in the gyms by opening the windows or installing a better filtering system.

[LokiZemy]

Just started climbing again and this is the 3rd super helpful video I've watched on this channel. Thanks a million. Great stuff to know! 👍✌

[richiejames]

Those scarpa veloce are going to sell like hot cakes, only been out a few weeks and I’ve already seen LOADS in the wild. Well done Scarpa

[Cacovangor]

If getting into climbing, if the gym has ropes at all, take a belay class or learn from a friend (generally not allowed inside a gym, but simple anchors in the home work great for top rope teaching, outdoors even better). Many people restrict themselves to bouldering by default due to lack of a rather simple skill. If you learn that skill, you can decide to do a day on the ropes to warm and head to a hard boulder after or feel worked on boulders then decide to get some endurance or cool down and a little more technical dihedral or similar. Or maybe you realize you love rope climbing, or maybe you realize you love bouldering and only belay when being social and a friend asks for a catch. You cannot without learning to belay, and while getting into bouldering at a gym is easier the boulders themselves are not easier nor safer.

[iamjeeves]

tendon smartlite is the best bang for your buck rope hands down. bought one for my trip to the frankenjura back in june, and performed amazingly. Im not a beginner and that rope is better than some of the more expensive option IMO no Dry treatment, but you wont need it for most cragging. lightweight and durable. I carried it all across Europe and brought it back on the plane! AMAZING value!

[reynlayer]

Hi Matt, could you do a video of bouldering pads. Thank you

[maciek]

which beginner harness would you recommend? ocun twist or bd momentum? or anything else in the same price bracket?

[lucianclayton]

Hey does anyone have an opinion on scarpa veloce vs boreal ninja?

[markchristiansen]

I would add that if you don't have the skills then most gyms will have a course to get you up to speed on ropes, falling from a bouldering wall etc.

[firewind]

I bought a black diamond harness kit and climbing shoes for about $200 total so $100 each. In the kit i got a harness, chalk bag, belay device, carabiner, and white gold chalk. Can someone tell me what is a good brand or type of gear. I have a practice rope and I know the knots. I just am not sure on what a good rope would be for climbing. Exited to get into the hobby though I have great balance from skating my whole life and my grip strength is good as well from my job.

[joethomas]

“It’s called the Toms” hahahaha, toms are a shoe company that obviously did a colab with a climbing company 🤣

[Karackal]

A tube might not be the best belay device for a beginner though …