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Learn how to choose the correct climbing harness for the type of climbing you do, whether it's sport, trad, ice or alpine.
Read full article: How to Choose Climbing Harnesses

Learn how to choose carabiners for rock climbing, and the benefits of locking, nonlocking, wiregate, bent-gate and straight-gate carabiners.
Read full article: How to Choose Carabiners

Learn how to buy quickdraws. This article covers carabiner size, shape and gate, as well as sling length and how many quickdraws to have.
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Send confidently—and comfortably—in our 7 favorite climbing harnesses.
Read full article: The Best Climbing Harnesses: Staff Picks

Our testers took the best headlamps sold at REI Co-op into the wild to find the perfect portable lights for all outdoor activities.
Read full article: The Best Headlamps of 2024: Tested

Get the right helmet—and fit—to rock climb, ice climb or go mountaineering. Learn the difference between hardshells and shelled-foam models.
Read full article: How to Choose Climbing Helmets