I've been climbing for over a decade, and I still remember the first time my buddy handed me his rack of quickdraws and said, "clip these every three meters." Within an hour, I understood why the best quickdraws for sport climbing aren't just accessories. They're the difference between a smooth redpoint attempt and a wrestling […]

A rock came loose. My partner was three feet below me on a multi-pitch route in Red Rocks. I heard the shout, then the sickening thud against her helmet. She walked away with a headache. The Black Dome that took the hit was cracked and unusable. That day cemented my obsession with finding the best […]

Finding the best belay devices means looking beyond a fancy brand label to how a device actually feels at the crag, the gym, or 200 feet up a multi-pitch route. I have spent the last several seasons testing assisted-braking and tube-style devices from Petzl, Black Diamond, Edelrid, and more across sport, trad, gym, and big-wall […]