Slopers are rounded climbing holds, usually big and blobby. Many beginner climbers will not know how to climb slopers or even what they are--and once they learn, they might avoid them, but slopers ...

Loved. Hated. Feared. Revered. No other type of hold evokes such a wide array of emotional responses as the sloper. While these rounded and relatively featureless holds (usually devoid of any real ...

Rock climbers have traditionally been faced with the cumbersome task of hauling thick guidebooks to the crag, shoved between a full rack of draws and bulky climbing rope. However, the Sloper Climbing ...

When people pick up a guidebook, they expect expert advice and in-depth knowledge on a subject they're potentially interested in, or with which they're already familiar. Anyone who has dabbled in rock ...