Social Distancing and COVID-19 Safety in the Outdoors It’s 2020. New decade, new Pandemic, as the saying goes. COVID-19, the new craze sweeping the globe, has forced more people indoors than an Arkansas hail storm. Billions of people are confined … Read more
The Best Rock Climbing Starter Kits for Beginning Climbers Affiliate Disclaimer: Many of the following links are affiliate links. Clicking on these links will brings you to an online retailer. Purchasing anything through these links nets me a small commission. … Read more
The Best Harnesses for Indoor Gym Climbing Affiliate Disclaimer: The Following Article Contains Affiliate links to Amazon, and other online retailers. Purchasing items through these links nets me a small commission, thus helping to support Hike the Planet!. It works … Read more
Edelrid Boa Eco: A Versatile Climbing Rope at a Great Price Affiliate Disclaimer: Throughout this review, you will find affiliate links to online retailers. If you decide to purchase anything through the link, I will be rewarded a small commission of … Read more
The Evolv Addict Rock Climbing Shoe: A Two Year Review Affiliate Disclaimer: The Following article contains a few affiliate links sprinkled throughout. Clicking these links will take you to an online retailer. Anytime you purchase something, I get a small … Read more
The Best Beginner Rock Climbs in Joshua Tree Joshua Tree National Park is one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations. Thousand of cracks, slabs, and boulders, all piled across a vast desert landscape that attracts climbers from across the … Read more
Trad Climbing Vs. Sport Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing, Aid, Bouldering? Isn’t it all just about getting yourself up a rock? That’s true- climbing is all about moving over vertical terrain. Yet that is where the similarities end. Rock climbing … Read more
A Guide for New Outdoor Rock Climbers Right now, the sport of Rock Climbing is going through big changes. Now that climbers are winning Oscars and that Climbing will debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, many people are taking to the … Read more
Yosemite Top Ropes and Single Pitch Climbing: A Brief Guide Affiliate Disclaimer: The following article contains affiliate links. Anytime you click on them and purchase something, I get a cut of the money. It’s mutually beneficial-you get a sweet new … Read more
Travelling a Knife’s Edge: A Traverse of Yosemite’s Matthes Crest I had never simul climbed before. I think I decided, long before I climbed Matthes Crest, possibly even before I had even heard of the route, that Matthes must … Read more