A Guide to The Rock Climbers Language

Spider Monkeys Guide to The Rock Climbers Language for Beginners When someone starts rock climbing for the first time, they can be so overwhelmed by the equipment, route colors, and funny looking holds, that you might be climbing and people suddenly start calling you ‘Alle’, you’re so shocked that it throws you off your game […]

A Beginners Guide To Climbing Shoes

Spider Monkey’s Guide to Beginner Climbing Shoes Starting out as a climber can be daunting, especially when it comes to navigating all the equipment options. From harnesses, carabiners, chalk bags and steel clips that look like they belong in a dentist office it can be difficult to figure out what you really need to start […]

Rock Climbing for beginners

Series Part 1 – Rock Climbing for beginners Welcome to Spider Monkeys blog about rock climbing for beginner series. Over the course of the next few months we will be writing a series of blogs for beginners who are just getting into the sport of rock climbing. This will cover a series of topics with […]

Climbing Slang and Different Types of Climbing

Climbing Terms and Climbing Gyms Hey so you just arrived at a rock climbing gym for the first time ever. If you kept your ear to the ground, you probably heard some weird words. You are probably smart enough to google the terms undercover, but we’ve saved you the trouble.  Not all climbing gyms are […]