Is a perfect day for some indoor rock climbing at Top Out Climbing Center in Santa Clarita! http://topoutclimbing.com #1 Place for beginners, no previous experience or testings required.

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Some benefits to purchasing your own equipment

You will use it, you know where it has been, you know how and where it is stored, you know how old it is, you can inspect it’s condition, you won’t have to drive to a store to rent it, you won’t have to wait for a store/friend to be available to decide and join someone climbing, etc.

Climbing equipment is not cheap

It never has been, it never will be. There are always great sales out there that we can all benefit from. If you are truly interested in the sport and becoming an avid climber, remember this – any money spent on renting equipment is money you will spend in addition to purchasing your own equipment. So renting is fine, if you are shopping around and looking for the best deals, but getting your own equipment will eventually be more cost effective.

What should an aspiring climber get first?

Experience! Take some classes with professional certified climbing instructors. Then go shopping for a harness, belay device, belay carabiner, climbing shoes and a helmet. These are just some of the essentials you will need to get climbing outdoors with friends who already have rope and anchoring set-up experience. Gear can be found in packages, but if not – buying them separately, is not that much more. What should you get next? More classes, experience, your own rope and anchoring equipment.

Where to shop? RCED Climbing Gear Shop

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This gym mostly consists of bouldering areas, but it offers great variety of top rope routes as well. They have 7 auto-belay machines that make it easy for those who do not have a partner or those who want to get their training done in half the time. Each auto-belay machine offers a variety of routes that range in all levels from beginner to advance. If you still don’t know your knots or how to belay, not a problem – they don’t require for you to know this, which makes rock climbing for beginners a lot easier.

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