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 ...

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 ...

I confess: I used to resent slopers. Perfect circles, rounded aretes, open-handed jugs, the topouts of boulders—you name it. Every few times that I slapped, grabbed, or hung on for dear life from ...

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 ...