--- title: Rock Climbing description: Rock climbing involves ascending natural rock formations or artificial walls. This topic covers essential gear, knot tying, belaying techniques, and movement mechanics, enabling you to climb safely and efficiently in indoor or outdoor environments. category: sports-recreation subcategory: individual-sports difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/rock-climbing --- # Rock Climbing Rock climbing involves ascending natural rock formations or artificial walls. This topic covers essential gear, knot tying, belaying techniques, and movement mechanics, enabling you to climb safely and efficiently in indoor or outdoor environments. ## Available Resources 2 Books • 1 Courses • 5 Websites ## Websites ### 1. r/climbing Wiki Reddit community's resource page linking to guides on gear, knots, indoor-to-outdoor transition, training and safety, plus answers to the questions beginners repeatedly ask. Points newcomers toward vetted instructional sources rather than answering everything itself. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/wiki/resources/ **Tags:** rock-climbing, climbing-gear, beginner-guide, climbing-safety ### 2. Training for Climbing Eric Horst's site collecting articles, podcast episodes and training protocols on finger strength, power endurance, hangboarding and periodization for climbers. Gives a structured framework for planning a season rather than assembling isolated exercises. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://trainingforclimbing.com/ **Tags:** rock-climbing, climbing-training, finger-strength, periodization ### 3. Mountain Project Community-maintained database of North American climbing routes, with grades, approach directions, gear beta, photos and user comments. Use it to research crags before a trip, compare route difficulty, and log ascents in a personal tick list. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.mountainproject.com/ **Tags:** rock-climbing, route-database, crag-guides, bouldering, trip-planning ### 4. climbing.com Climbing.com is a comprehensive resource for climbers, offering up-to-date news, technique tutorials, training advice, gear reviews, and feature stories on routes, competitions, and safety. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://climbing.com **Tags:** websites, sports-recreation, individual-sports ### 5. uphillathlete.com Uphill Athlete provides science-based training for climbing and mountaineering, offering structured workouts, training plans, and coaching, plus articles and resources to improve endurance, strength, and performance. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://uphillathlete.com **Tags:** websites, sports-recreation, individual-sports ## Courses ### 1. Rock Climbing Fundamentals Learn rock climbing fundamentals with this course from REI Experts. Master essential techniques and safety for your climbing adventures. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/rock-climbing.html **Tags:** rock-climbing, belaying, climbing-gear, knots, beginner-skills ## Podcasts ### 1. The Enormocast **Author:** Chris Kalous With 35 years of climbing experience and going on 14 years behind the mic, Chris Kalous brings interviews, tributes, discussion, tears, and lots of laughs from the full breadth of the climbing zeitgeist. Rock climbing, bigwall (big wall?) climbing, alpinism, ice climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing. If it’s climbing related, it’s here. In the words of Alex Honnold, “If you are a climber, you pretty much have to do the Enormocast.” **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-US | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://enormocast.com **Tags:** climbing-podcast, climber-interviews, bouldering, alpinism, climbing-culture ## Books ### 1. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (10th Edition) **Author:** The Mountaineers (Eric Linxweiler, editor) The Mountaineers' comprehensive mountaineering textbook, revised in 2024, covering clothing and equipment, camping, navigation, weather, rock climbing and belaying, snow and glacier travel, crevasse rescue, and first aid. Readers can plan and safely execute alpine trips beyond maintained trails. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1680516078?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** mountaineering, alpine-climbing, rock-climbing, glacier-travel, wilderness-navigation, mountain-rescue ### 2. Training for Climbing **Author:** Eric J. Hörst Eric Hörst applies sports science to climbing performance: finger strength, power endurance, antagonist conditioning, periodization and mental training. Readers come away able to assess their weaknesses and build a structured multi-week training cycle around them. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0762723130?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, sports-recreation, individual-sports --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/rock-climbing