Wrapping Up: Reflections From A More Conscious Climber
We’ve come to the end of the semester! In this final post, I’d like to take some time to reflect…
Noise Pollution in Outdoor Climbing
As we’ve seen in the post on visual pollution, access to crags have been closed due to the negative influence…
Towards More Conscious Gear: Eco-friendly Materials
Other than resoling, here are two more sustainable features to look out for to help reduce the environmental footprint of…
Towards More Conscious Gear: Resoling Your Shoes
Welcome back to the blog! In my next posts, I’ll be sharing about some sustainable solutions that can help reduce…
The True Cost of Climbing Shoes: Toxic Health Impacts From Leather Tanning
Continuing from the previous post on the environmental impacts caused by leather tanning, this post will touch on the related…
The True Cost of Climbing Shoes: Environmental Impacts From Leather Tanning
Leather is a common material used for the upper of modern day rock climbing shoes. As seen from the earlier…
The True Cost of Climbing Shoes: Impacts of Rubber Processing
Hello again! Welcome back to this series of blog posts where I’ll be dissecting the true cost of rock climbing…
Update: All Chalked (choked) Up
Hi again! I know we’ve moved on from the topic of chalk but just wanted to share something interesting I…
Evolution of The Rock Climbing Shoe
Hello, welcome back to the blog! In this next series, I’ll be writing about the environmental pollution arising from the…
All Chalked (choked) Up
Edit: Do check out the latest post for an update on particulate matter inhalation during exercise Now that we’ve established…