Beastmaker 2000 Review: Advanced Hangboard for Strong Climbers
The Beastmaker 1000 is the hangboard most climbers start with. It's forgiving, well-rounded, and carries you from your first dead hang through years of serious...
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Metolius Hangboards: Complete Brand Guide and Reviews
No company has put more hangboards in more hands than Metolius. Walk into any climbing gym in North America and you'll almost certainly find a Metolius hangboard mounted somewhere near the training area. The Simulator 3D has been the best-selling...
Beastmaker 1000 Review: The Most Iconic Hangboard
If you've spent any time in climbing gyms, you've seen a Beastmaker. That distinctive wooden board with the clean curves and warm tulipwood grain has...
Hangboard Brand Guide: Reviews and Comparisons
Ten years ago, buying a hangboard meant choosing between maybe three options. Today the market looks completely different, with over a dozen brands making serious...
Beastmaker Workouts and Training Plans
Most hangboard companies design a product and call it a day. Lattice Training designed an entire training ecosystem, then built the hangboard to match. Founded...
Lattice Hangboard Review: Science-Based Training Board
Most hangboard companies design a product and call it a day. Lattice Training designed an entire training ecosystem, then built the hangboard to match. Founded...
Two Stones Hangboard Review: Premium Portable Fingerboard
Two Stones Sport has carved out a niche in climbing gear by focusing on CNC-milled wooden boards at prices that undercut the big names by...
So iLL Hangboard Review: Style Meets Function
Most hangboard companies play it safe. Same shapes, same materials, same beige designs. So iLL looked at all of that and said "nah." The result...
Frictitious Hangboard Review: Minimalist Training Board
If you've spent any time looking for a hangboard that doesn't require drilling into your walls, you've probably come across Frictitious Climbing. They've carved out...
Trango Rock Prodigy Review: Most Versatile Hangboard
Most hangboards sell you holds. The Trango Rock Prodigy sells you a training system. Where other boards give you a slab of resin or wood...
Tension Climbing Grindstone Review: The Gold Standard
If you spend enough time around climbers who take their finger training seriously, one name keeps surfacing. Tension Climbing has built a reputation for obsessive...