A lot of people I’ve known that get into rock climbing have this dream to one day build a rock climbing wall. It would be nice to have a rock wall in your back yard so you didn’t have to travel so far, but my recommendation actually is to not build one. Here’s why:
Cost
Most people [...]
Living in Houston is somewhat troublesome for a rock climber as there are actually no real rock formations in Houston. I talked about some really good rock climbing locations in texas in a previous post, but the problem with those locations is that they are hours away from Houston. So what are you to do [...]
I have talked a bit about some conventional styles of climbing in my post “Bouldering Vs. Top Roping“. Now I’d like to discuss another for of climbing that is a little less conventional. It is called biuldering. Buildering is another name for urban climbing, and it is essentially the result of rock climbers being caged [...]
I’ve written about a solid rock climbing gym in Houston that I frequently climb at. The name of the gym is Stone Moves and it truly is the best rock climbing gym in Houston. It fits all the criteria i spoke about in that post and goes beyond. I’ve been climbing there regularly since I [...]
There are a handful of really solid rock climbing gyms, But there are many out there that just aren’t that great. I’d like to talk about what makes a good rock climbing gym and hopefully help you decide which to use.
People
The owners and employees of the gym have got to be really devoted not just [...]