Gift Ideas for Climbers, from Climbers

Do you have a climber in your life and want to buy them a thoughtful gift this Christmas, but don't know where to start? Do you listen to their climbing conversations filled with jargon and terminology with bewilderment? Don't worry, we can help you make the perfect gift decision this holiday season with our Gift for Climbers Guide.

We surveyed our expert staff, gathering their insider knowledge, and putting all their ideas into categories to help you decide. Still not sure? Drop by the shop and chat with us in person, give us a call, or email us. We are here to help.

Jump to: Stocking Stuffers • Gifts for All Climbers • Gifts for Small Climbers • Gifts for Cold Climbers • Staff Favourites • Gifts for Gym Climbers • Gifts for Alpine Climbers • Gifts for Crack Climbers • Gifts for Boulderers • Gifts for climbers who love to read • Gifts for Sport Climbers • Gifts for Ice Climbers

Stocking stuffers

Buying a new climbing rope or traditional climbing rack can be expensive so here are some smaller items that are universally loved by climbers.

Chalk: Select from chalk blocks, loose chalk, liquid chalk, high performance chalks and baselayer chalks. “Chalk. You always need more chalk.” Sarah M.
Chalk Accessories that we all love: Chalktopus, Chalk Bag/Bucket, Brushes or Finger Tape. “A nice brush like the Climb On Boar Hair Wood Brushes Small and Large or the Flashed Wooden It Be Nice brush” Katy H.
Skincare: Climbers obsess about their skin so help them prepare for battle with dryer, tougher skin. Choose from a range of products from Rhino Skin Solutions.
Skincare again… after a hard day of climbing the skin care continues with files, sanding blocks, creams and salves to help the skin recover.
Rope Wash and Rope Brushes prolong the life of your rope. They clean the dirt and make handling easier. Or a Rope Marker to re-mark the middle mark of your rope. Stuff these gems into your climber's stocking.
Belay devices: The Petzl GriGri is the go-to gold standard device that is used by climbers from big wall to the gym. Or choose one of the new GriGri alternatives, the Petzl Neox or Edelrid Pinch.
Stay-warm accessories like Holmenkol Warm Feet cream, a special warming complex that gives your feet a warm feeling that lasts up to four hours. Or Hotshots. Put them in your chalk bag, your mitts, your shoes when you are not climbing to warm your toes and hands.
Climbing rocks always leads to rips and tears. Climb On Noso Repair Patches are a decorative way to repair those pesky tears in your favourite down garment.
Freedom of the Hills playing cards: this deck of 52 playing cards features facts, figures, tips, and techniques from the bible of climbing, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills.
A gift to make them laugh is the Wag Bag. Everything they need to safely dispose of solid human waste. “I think one of the most practical gifts in the store is the ReStop WAG BAGs. Good for any outdoor adventure.“ Erik

Gifts all climbers love

Share the joy of climbing with these treasures that appeal to all climbers. A number of our staff suggest shoes and ropes because they quickly wear out and need replacing.

Climbing Shoes: New shoes are like fresh starts. Whether they're bouldering or tackling multi-pitch climbs, a perfect-fitting pair of climbing shoes will have them confidently tackling routes and problems.
Climbing Ropes: Ropes take a beating, get worn out and become filthy. Take care of their lifeline and replace it when it's flat, damaged, or old.
Belay Glasses: Save your buddy's neck with Le Pirate Belay Glasses or Belay Specs Belay Glasses.
Climb On Products: Exclusive Climb On designs created with local artists.
Don't know which shoes to buy? Don't know which rope to buy? Choose a gift certificate.
Possibly the most classic gift out there! Socks: Who doesn't love warm dry feet? Try giving them a pair of Smartwool or Darn Tough socks with funky and unique designs.
Wearing a classic belt under a harness digs in. Arcade belts have a low profile buckle the doesn't dig in and a stretchy waist band allowing unrestricted movement. Perfect for all climbers.

Gifts for small climbers

Looking for the perfect gift for small climbing enthusiasts? Look no further!

The Edelrid Ohm: This ingenious device helps smaller climbers manage weight differences with their belaying partner, making climbing safer and more enjoyable.
The Kong Panic or Kong Frog Prog: Help them clip out-of-reach bolts, keeping them safer while cursing the lanky first ascensionist that bolted the route.
A stick clip, like the Metolius Basic Stick Clip or Pongoose Climber Stick Clip for clipping bolts past cruxes while working routes or pre-clipping the first bolt to protect against ground falls.

Gifts for climbers who are always cold

Some of us feel the cold and need a little extra protection on cooler days. These next items are for climbers who run cold.

Insulated Booties: “Some insulated booties like the Outdoor Research Tundra Trax Booties, or The North Face Thermoball Booties. They're good for the fall weather and chilling at the boulders” Ethan S
Perfect for cold days at the crag or a mid-layer while ice climbing, the Patagonia Das Light Pants are durable, with a full side zip they are easy on/off, and they can be worn over everything including your harness.
A Belay Parka: Belay parkas are extra warm coveted pieces of gear that feel like a luxury item, but are essential at keeping you warm and comfortable in winter. Check out the Patagonia Das Light Hoody or Fitz Roy Down Hoody, and the Mountain Hardwear Phantom Alpine Parka.
Keep hot stuff hot for 18 hours with the Microlite 1000 Twist Bottle, a thermos perfect for hot tea, coffee, or cocoa, a delicious way to warm up between climbs.
Baselayers: Stay cozy with men's or women's base layers from Smartwool, Arc'teryx, Patagonia, and La Sportiva.
Add a breathable insulated mid layer under your parka and over your base layer like the Arcteryx Atom, Patagonia Nano Air, or Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Warm Hoody.
Ready to splurge? Keep them sleeping warm with a Western Mountaineering Bag.
Mitts to keep the fingers warm. We recommend the Black Diamond Mercury Mitts when you need a durable belay mitt on ice climbs or cold alpine conditions and the Stance Mitts for packable warmth.

Photo by Nikki Smith via Mountain Hardwear

Staff favourites

DMM Pivot Belay Device: Smooth on the way up multi-pitches and smooth on the way down. The Pivot is an auto-blocking multi-pitch device that is easily unblocked to lower your second.
Edelrid Swift Protect Dynamic Climbing rope: Built to have the cut resistance of a >10mm rope, but at only 8.9mm. These ropes are light, cut resistant, and outlast other similar diameter ropes.
Hellinox Chairs: Who doesn't love a lightweight compact camp chair.

Gifts for climbing injury free

Climbing is hard on the body. A variety of sport therapy tools help climbers recover and climb injury free. Check our Sport Therapy collection for a complete list of therapy tools.

Lattice Extensor Bands: Developing strength in forearm extensor muscles helps the fingers in handling intense loads and is an important part of grip training for any climber.
Lattice Resistance Bands: Perfect for adding or taking the load off while training and ideal for rehabilitation exercises or warming up before a session.
Theraband Resistance Bands: For all those physio exercises you know you should be doing.
Finger Massager: Relieve finger tension and boost circulation with this simple yet effective tool.
Sweet Spot Back Massager: Soothe aching back muscles with this targeted massage tool.
Lattice Peanut Roller or Triggerpoint Foam Roller: Aid recovery rolling over muscles in the back, shoulders, legs, and forearms.
Therabody vibrating self massaging tools: Seeing a therapist is expensive and not always possible when you are on the road so effective powerful self massage tools is a must for releasing tight muscles.
Muscle scraping tools to break up adhesions like the Wave Tools Therapy Arete Muscle Scraper or Soft Tissue Release Tool.
Cold Compression Gel Packs for Fingers: Cold compression has been proven effective for treating multiple finger ailments common to climbers.
Climb Injury Free, by Dr. Vagy: Need a comprehensive guide for exercises and techniques for injury prevention and recovery? This book is a great tool for any climber. Or another favourite, One Move to Many, a book about how to understand the injuries and overuse syndromes of rock climbing.

Gifts for gym climbers

Shopping for a climbing enthusiast who loves hitting the local gym? Here are some perfect gift ideas that will have your gym climber buddy scaling the walls with joy!

Books on training: Beastmaking, Training for Climbing, or The Rock Climbers Training Manual.
Is your gym climber looking to learn to climb outdoors? Transition: A Guide to Climbing Real Rock
The most popular training product of 2024, the Tindeq Progressor. This lightweight and packable tool for measuring pull force is useful for training, tracking training progress, and judging if fingers are warmed up and ready to pull hard.
Pair a training block with the Tindeq to train grip strength on edges, pinches, pockets and little crimps. The Block, Ergo Edge, Quad Block, and MXEdge Lift.
A Lattice Lifting Pin combined with the Lattice Fractional Weight Plates Set can be combined with tools like the Lattice Heavy Roller for training and rehabilitation.
The Tension Grindstone Mk2 Hangboard is the Staff Pick for premium hangboard and the Beastmaker 1000 for best hang board for those newer to climbing and training.
Belay Device: Select from one of our assisted braking devices that help them catch their gym partner when they fall.
Chalk Bag: Every climber carries a little pouch of white stuff around like their life depends on it. Choose from an assortment of Chalk Bags for route climbers or Chalk Buckets for boulderers.
Keep their shoes and gym bag fresh with Sole Spray Legendary Shoe Deodorizer.

Gifts for alpine climbers

When it comes to finding the perfect gift for that intrepid alpine climber in your life, look no further!

The Freedom of the Hills: "Freedom is the definitive guide to mountains and climbing." ―Conrad Anker
Alpine Climbing Ropes: We recommend the Edelrid 8.2mm Starling Protect Pro Dry Rope. This half and twin climbing rope uses the same Protect technology used in our other favourite, the Edelrid Swift 8.9, offering far greater cut resistance. Another favourite is the Beal 8.5 Opera Unicorn Dry Rope, one of the lightest and thinnest ropes on the market.
Helmets are awkward and bulky to pack inside the pack and hard to attach securely on the outside. The Mammut Helmet Holder or Arcteryx Coarc Helmet Holder are packable accessories that allow easy and secure attachment to the outside of alpine packs.
Help them plan their next trip with a copy of a guide book for a new alpine climbing destination.
A compact Satellite communicator: The Garmin InReach Mini 2 enables two-way text messaging or sends a SOS message to a rescue monitoring centre. These are an essential piece of safety gear for anyone spending time out of cell range.
Keep their phone or electronics charged using portable batteries or solar chargers from Goal Zero.
Quality Climbing Gloves: Gloves built for alpine climbing have high quality leather palms to withstand the high wear of rappelling and are often waterproof to keep your hands warm and dry in snowy wet conditions. High quality warmer gloves have removable liners so you can dry the inner easily, especially overnight in your sleeping bag. Gloves for dry tooling have sticky grippy palms and nice liner gloves offer dexterity so you can fiddle with clips or a stove while still wearing gloves. Climb On stocks an assortment of gloves made for Ice and Alpine Climbing.
Ultralight static ropes for glacier travel or rappelling such as the the Petzl Rad Line, a favourite for glacier travel, or Edelrid Rap Line a favourite emergency line or rap line.
Belay devices designed for narrow diameter ropes such as the Edelrid Mago , Nano Jul, or Grivel Scream.
Ultralight munter hitch compatible lockers designed for mountaineering like the Petzl Rocha and Grivel Plume
For the summer alpine climber, a lightweight kit enables the climber to move light and fast. Ultralight axes such as the Petzl Ride, Petzl Gully, Petzl Literide, Camp Corsa Alpine Axe , or DMM Flux . Ultralight aluminium crampons like the Petzl Leopard Crampons unique for attaching well to approach shoes as well as boots, Grivel Air Tech Light for a more technical 12 pt aluminum crampon, and Petzl Irvis Hybrid combining the durability of a steel forefoot with a weight saving aluminum heel.
Comfy, light and packable premium sleeping mats. The Thermarest NeoAir XLite , XLite Max and Sea to Summit Ether Light are perfect for summer alpine adventures while the Thermarest NeoAir XTherm has a whopping 7.3R-value great for winter camping.
Poles to save the knees. The Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z poles are extremely light and compact while the CAMP Backcountry Pro Poles provide a little more durability and strength.
Katadyn makes a variety of water filtration products. Their BeFree cartridge pairs with Hydrapak Flux Bottles, UltraFlasks and SkyFlasks, so they can choose the size and shape of collapsable water flask that fits best in the flask pockets of their pack. Water is heavy so being able to filter water removes the need to carry water reducing pack weight.
Alpine running/scrambling packs allow fast movement through the mountains. Some favourites are the Black Diamond Distance Packs.
An Alpine Pack. Approach packs made for carrying loads to stripped down ultralight summit packs, choose from a variety of alpine packs.
Warm and comfy merino base layers from Smartwool.

Gifts for crack climbers

If you know someone who loves twisting their hands and feet into cracks then consider these perfect gifts for the traditional climber in your life.

Climbing Cams: Every climber loves adding to their rack. Black Diamond Camalot Ultralight are great for the climber who wants to trim weight, Totem Cams offer secure placements that are especially valuable in smaller sizes, Black Diamond C4 are the gold standard for cams, Wildcountry Friends and DMM Dragons have extendable slings, Black Diamond Z4 are easy to place micro-cams, and Fixe Aliens are the gold standard for micro cams.
Racking binders to make quick identification of cam size easy. Some light options are CAMP Nano 22, Black Diamond MiniWire, and DMM Phantom
Nice Nuts: A colour coded nut set is nice to have. The Black Diamond Stoppers Set Classic is a good starting point, DMM Alloy Offset Nuts and Peenuts are Squamish favourites providing secure placements, and the Wildcountry Superlight Offset Rocks are a good ultralight option.
Slings: Slings are indispensable for building anchors and extending protection placements. 180-240cm lengths are great for building quad anchors. The Petzl Pur'Anneau slings are exceptionally durable and light weight.
Alpine draws are single length slings with two carabiners so they can be used as short draws or extended. Since they are light and can be extended (to manage rope drag), multipitch climbers commonly carry 4-12. Consider a 4 pack of the Mammut Sender Wire Alpine Quickdraw , the Black Diamond MiniWire Alpine Draw or the CAMP Mach Express Alpine Draws.
Crack Gloves preserve their hands during hand-jamming and crack climbing.
Petzl Spatha Knife: A small knife is an essential emergency piece of gear that every multipitch climber should carry.
Multipitch Chalk Bag: With a few extra pockets the Mammut Alpine Chalk Bag has enough space for your phone, keys, a snack bar, and a strap for your jacket eliminating the need to lug a backpack up a multipitch.
Gift a multi pitch pack like the Petzl Bug, Blue Ice Wadi 15, Black Diamond Bullet 16, and Blue Ice Wadi 22 : Multipitch packs are small packs with just enough space and features to carry what you need for the day. They fit snug and secure while rock climbing, and are also designed to be hauled.
Petzl Bindi emergency headlamp: So small there is no excuse not to stuff it in your multipitch kit, and much better than a phone light if the route takes longer than planned.
A mid diameter multipitch rope that is relatively light weight and relatively durable. The Edelrid Tommy Caldwell 9.6 Eco Dry Duotec features a duotec permanent middle mark and Mammut Crag Classic Duodess Rope is an unbeatable price for a duodess rope. Shop single ropes for a full selection.
A lightweight tagline, light for tagging and essential for planned and unplanned rappel descents off routes.

Gifts for boulderers

Searching for the perfect gift for your bouldering buddy? Check out these fantastic options.

Meige Rechargeable Flood Lights and Claymore Rechargeable Area Lights: Shine a spotlight on boulders for those after-work winter sessions.
For the dedicated boulderer a portable fan like the NEF10 Electric Fan can be an essential tool for drying wet holds in winter or sweaty palms in summer.
A portable hangboard: Build strength on training days and warm up on climbing days. Our favourites are the Tension Flash Board and the Lattice Mini Bar Portable Fingerboard.
The Flashed Frank Slider Pad and the Black Diamond Capsule 20 Bouldering Bag are designed to carry everything you need to take to the boulders.
Brushes: Thin brushes for getting into cracks, wide brushes for coverage and regular brushes too, lots and lots of brushes.
Brush Tools: Boulderers work hard to keep every hold clean and dry. Check out the Flashed Lobster Claw, an ingenious tool for attaching your brush to a stick to brush even the highest holds.
Skincare Kit: All climbers fixate on skin care, but no group does this more than boulderers. Essential skin care products to have in your skin care kit include: Finger tape such as Flashed Finger Tape also available in 13mm both widths being useful, repair cream like Rhino Repair and Rhino Split Stick, a skin file, nail clippers, agents that stop the skin from sweating such as Antihydral or Rhino Dry or Rhino Tip Juice, and if you want to climb through a split tip add Super Glue Gel.
Tools to keep your hands warm between burns like Hot Shots.
All the gifts listed in "Gifts for climbers who are always cold". The best bouldering is in cold dry conditions so between tries boulderers need extra layers to stay warm.

Gifts for climbers who love to read

Do you know a climber who enjoys a good book on a rest day? Look no further for fantastic gift ideas. These books are perfect companions for climbers who love to get lost in a good story or are looking to improve their game.

Hangdog Days is a captivating collection that vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. “Hang Dog Days explores the early days of sport climbing in America” Tyrone B.

Stone Nudes: Breathtaking photography captured in stunning black-and-white images of athletic figures captured in motion on cliffs in breathtaking wild landscapes.
Valley Of Giants: A collection of both famed and untold stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing.
Climbing Psychology: Dive into the mental aspects of climbing and improve your game.
The Rock Warrior's Way: Master mental skills to become a more confident climber. “I think the mental training aspect of our sport is often overlooked, this book helps to give you the tools to strengthen your mind!” David F.
A Light Through the Cracks: Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing to be held hostage by fear, and taking a leap toward healing.
The Push: Tommy Caldwell's gripping memoir of resilience, adventure, and climbing's transformative power while he became the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan.
How to Solve a Problem: Ashima Shiraishi draws on her experience as a world-class climber in this story that challenges readers to tackle the problems in their own lives and rise to greater heights than they would have ever thought possible.
Adam the Climber: A story of Adam Ondra written by long time friend Pietro Dal Pra. Through stories of their most memorable ascents, Pietro shares the crucial stops that have formed the protagonist's career, getting to know his cultural background, passions, tastes, and way of living and understanding climbing.
The Tower by Kelly Cordes, Patagonia’s Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world; chronicles of hubris, heroism, controversies and epic journeys offers a glimpse into the human condition.
Want some light entertainment? 5.7 Haikus for the Climber is a great little coffee table book for any climber.
Stories Behind the Images: Adventure photographer Corey Rich shares insights into the business of photography, photography tips, outdoor lessons, and what he has learned about human nature along the way.

Gifts for sport climbers

Know a sport climber who's always seeking their next project or is a red pointing machine? Check out these perfect gift ideas. These gifts will put a smile on the face of any sport climber.

Climbology: An Innovative Approach to Master Movement: A guide to how climbers should move, not how they should train.
Personal Anchor System: Pick from one of our lanyards that create a safe, reliable connection point when cleaning an anchor. The PAS is a versatile and safe way of attaching for moments when they're hanging around.
Lightweight Harnesses: The Petzl Aquila harness is one of our favourites it offers a comfy, featherweight harness that ensures mobility & comfort during redpoint attempts and while working climbs. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is non-returnable so be sure of the size or choose a gift certificate.
Redpoint Rope: Gift a lightweight rope for sending hard routes and achieving that coveted next grade. One of the lightest and thinnest on the market is the Beal Opera 8.5.
Bulletproof Quickdraws have a steel insert which makes them last way longer and protects the rope. Throw in a couple for high use application like anchor draws.
Petzl Spirits and Petzl Djinn, also available in a Quickdraw 6-pack, are timeless favourites. Gift Custom Spirit Quickdraws available in a rainbow of colours or the ultimate sport quickdraw the DMM Alpha Sport.
A rope bag keeps their rope clean and tangle-free, they are durable and save coiling the rope which makes them an excellent gift. Check out the Edelrid Drone II Rope Bag or the DMM Classic rope bag.
Climbing packs are specially designed as crag bags or multipitch packs. Check out a selection of packs designed for sport cragging or sport multipitch.
Assisted-braking belay devices provide extra safety and are especially useful when belaying a climber working a route and falling repeatedly. The Petzl GriGri is a long time favourite, the Petzl Neox is a new device designed for quick pay out of slack to a lead climber, and the Edelrid Pinch has long lasting steel rope bearing surfaces and a close-to-the-body attachment so the PINCH does not need to be fixed in place when releasing the rope and the brake rope can always be gripped with all fingers.
Nitecore EMR40 Electronic Mosquito Repeller: give the gift of mosquito free belaying.
Belay Specs Belay Glasses. Using belay glasses while climbing can improve belayer comfort, belayer attentiveness, and communication between the belayer and the climber.
A stick clip, like the Metolius Basic Stick Clip or Pongoose Climber Stick Clip for clipping bolts past cruxes while working routes or pre-clipping the first bolt to protect against ground falls.
"Nice to haves" such as a nice boar hair brush or premium chalk products from Tokyo Powder or Friction Labs.

Gifts for ice climbers

Know someone who thrives on icy adventures? Here are some fantastic gift ideas for the ice climber in your life. These gifts will melt the heart of any ice climber.

The Art of Ice Climbing: Much more than an instruction manual, this book offers an in-depth description of the practice of ice climbing, from alpine to dry tooling.
Ice Screws: Keep them safe with high-quality ice screws for reliable protection on frozen routes. A new sharp ice screw is always a good gift. We can't decide which we love more the Petzl Laser Speed Light or the Blue Ice Aero Ice Screw.
Ice Clippers: Organize ice screws and tools with these handy clippers designed for quick access. The Ederlid SM Clip L 3R attaches over almost any harness and is made from recycled ropes.
Crampons: Upgrade their climbing kit with the Petzl Dart a modular, technical, and lightweight favourite crampon or the Grivel G20 Plus specialty crampons for superior ice penetration and precision on technical ice.
A lightweight breathable insulated hoody is made for being active in cold weather conditions, jackets like the Arc'teryx Atom, Patagonia Nano Air, Arc'teryx Proton, Black Diamond First Light and Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Warm are mid/outer layers that provide warmth and weather protection while breathing enough for high output activities like ice climbing.
Gloves: Approach gloves, climbing gloves, belay gloves or mitts. Ice climbers use and wear out lots of gloves. Check out the Black Diamond line of gloves specifically designed for Ice Climbing: Torque Mixed Gloves, Mixalot Gore-Tex Infinium Gloves, Terminator Gloves, and Punisher Gloves.

Still can't decide? The easiest and the only universal gift that is sure to make them smile is the Gift Card. Give the gift of choice.

Meet our staff members

Our crew of climbers that meet and greet you on the shop floor or work behind the scenes all love climbing and helped build the list above, but who are they? How long have they been climbing and what are their climbing styles? Do they have a favourite piece of equipment and what are their climbing-related interests or achievements?

Sarah M. “I've been climbing for 8 about years. I tend to climb anything techy with crimps.“

Ethans S. “I've been climbing for 6 years. I like granite bouldering, it's taught me a lot about movement and always has complex sequences. My favourite piece of gear is probably my Organic Big Pad or Evolv LV Phantoms.”

Angelica T. “6 years of bouldering indoors, 3 years outdoors sport climbing, 1 summer trad climbing. Interested in getting into more alpine climbing and scrambling."

Karina B. “Climbing for 28 years as of 2023. I like being a jack of all trades and master of none! My favourite piece of equipment is a well-fitting pair of shoes! Nothing is better than being at one with the rock when your shoes are an extension of your style capabilities. I also enjoy long easy moderates where the climbing seems endless and continuous.”

Keiko U. ”I've been climbing for 7 years, I love sport climbing because I like to do projects and the feeling of achievement. I like nice long quickdraws. (I use DMM Alpha Sport)”

Jarret H. “7+ years, I partake in most forms of climbing other than high altitude, big wall and ice climbing, hard to say favourite piece of equipment but let's say the Grigri.”

Erik S. “I have been climbing for almost 10 years. I am almost exclusively a Trad multi-pitch climber. My favourite piece of recreational rock climbing gear is my 8.9mm Edelrid Swift Protect dynamic climbing rope.”

Katy H. ”I have been climbing 32 years. I first trad climbed in Squamish in the early 90s. I like trad climbing best, but I also like sport climbing and alpine climbing and I have enjoyed bouldering and ice climbing. Most of the climbing I do now is short-duration or family-friendly, but I have done month-long climbing expeditions to put up first ascents and climb big walls in Greenland, the Himalayas, BC Coast Range, the Northwest Territories, and Patagonia. My favourite pieces of equipment improve safety and comfort. I like my Phantom Down Belay Parka that is very warm and light, I like my belay pants that keep me warm, I like my ultralight cams so I can carry more for the same weight providing more pieces of protection, and I like my Swift Rope and Rapline that are light and cut resistant.”

David F. “I have been climbing between 10 and 15 years. I consider myself a jack of all trades when it comes to climbing disciplines. Everything from trying hard indoor boulders to seeking out new multi-pitches. My favourite climbing toys are shiny new and novel trad gear though!”

Yuki K. "Years climbing: 13 years, Climbing Style: Most favourite is Trad/Alpine Rock but also enjoy Sport and Boulder, Favorite Piece: BD Z4, Black Totem, CAMP Ball Nuts.”

Tyrone B. “Over 30 years; Have climbed all disciplines and in Europe, Asia and North America but a common thread has been sport climbing and bouldering and my favourite place remains Squamish. I spend hours exploring and developing new zones and climbs. I treasure the accoutrements that make climbing and road-tripping that much more enjoyable: portable coffee solutions are a must like a GSI Java Drip; an MSR PocketRocket 2 with a 4 oz canister barely takes up any room for warm refreshments at the crag (key for warming hands before a send too), or a compact hammock. My trusted sidekick is my stick clip, a Superclip attached to a painter's pole which doubles as a walking stick (cut down the rounded end and attach some rubber cut from an old climbing shoe). The end has a few hose clamps for a brush feature when I'm in pebble wrestling mode. I figure I'll have a stick ready for aggressive grouse too.“

Amy B. “15 years climbing. Love it all sport, bouldering and Trad alike. Recently have been loving the steep and burly. My favourite equipment currently is the Theragun Mini and some hand warmers for the chalk bag. SAS associate board member, 3 years of mentoring with Mountain Mentors”

Gifts For Climbers