Buying Guide / Advice

Blue Ice Vista Adjustable harness fully visible and centred

Best Climbing Harnesses 2026: Five Stocked Picks

Best overall: Blue Ice Vista Adjustable Harness. Best for trad climbing: Wild Country Movement Light Harness. Best for alpine and winter: Blue Ice Cuesta Adjustable Harness. Best budget all-rounder: Rock...

Best Climbing Harnesses 2026: Five Stocked Picks

Best overall: Blue Ice Vista Adjustable Harness. Best for trad climbing: Wild Country Movement Light Harness. Best for alpine and winter: Blue Ice Cuesta Adjustable Harness. Best budget all-rounder: Rock...

Evolv Kronos climbing shoe fully visible and centred

Best Climbing Shoes in 2026: Evolv Kronos Wins ...

Climbing shoes in 2026 split by what you actually climb, not by hype: trad and multi-pitch reward comfort and edging, steep sport and bouldering reward downturn and heel hooking, cracks...

Best Climbing Shoes in 2026: Evolv Kronos Wins ...

Climbing shoes in 2026 split by what you actually climb, not by hype: trad and multi-pitch reward comfort and edging, steep sport and bouldering reward downturn and heel hooking, cracks...

Wild Country Movement belay device fully visible and centred

Best Belay Devices 2026: Four Stocked Picks Com...

Best belay device for regular single-pitch climbing from The Escapades’ current range: Wild Country Movement. For multipitch anchor work, compare the Wild Country Pro Guide Lite with the Rock Empire...

Best Belay Devices 2026: Four Stocked Picks Com...

Best belay device for regular single-pitch climbing from The Escapades’ current range: Wild Country Movement. For multipitch anchor work, compare the Wild Country Pro Guide Lite with the Rock Empire...

Metolius Session II bouldering pads fully visible and centred

Best Bouldering Pads in 2026: Ranked and Reviewed

Bouldering pads range from a 4kg foldable mat you carry to every session to a 4' x 6' tri-fold built for highball problems, and picking the wrong one means a...

Best Bouldering Pads in 2026: Ranked and Reviewed

Bouldering pads range from a 4kg foldable mat you carry to every session to a 4' x 6' tri-fold built for highball problems, and picking the wrong one means a...

Tension Grindstone Mk2 hangboard fully visible and centred

Best Hangboards for Finger Strength Training 20...

Best overall: Tension Grindstone Mk2 Hangboard. Best for beginners: Metolius Project Hangboard. Best budget option: Muscle Mountain MegaEdge Portable Hangboard. This guide ranks six hangboards for finger strength training in...

Best Hangboards for Finger Strength Training 20...

Best overall: Tension Grindstone Mk2 Hangboard. Best for beginners: Metolius Project Hangboard. Best budget option: Muscle Mountain MegaEdge Portable Hangboard. This guide ranks six hangboards for finger strength training in...

Blue Ice Blackbird ice axe fully visible and centred on white

Best Ice Axe 2026: Blue Ice Blackbird for Snow ...

Best ice axe for general mountaineering from The Escapades in 2026: Blue Ice Blackbird. Choose Bluebird when the route moves onto steeper snow; Akila Adze is the compact 49cm option;...

Best Ice Axe 2026: Blue Ice Blackbird for Snow ...

Best ice axe for general mountaineering from The Escapades in 2026: Blue Ice Blackbird. Choose Bluebird when the route moves onto steeper snow; Akila Adze is the compact 49cm option;...