Gifts for Climbers

Buying a gift for a climber is tricky. Climbing shoes depend on size and foot shape. They already have a harness. Chalk isn't really a present. That leaves two safe bets: something to help them improve, and something to wear at the gym.

The gift that makes you better. The BoD, our wooden hangboard, is the gift climbers rarely dare to buy themselves: 19 grips, from beginner to expert, to screw to the wall or hang without drilling. For the one who travels or climbs outdoors, the 1984 fingerboards fit in a bag.

On the clothing side, every design is a nod only insiders will get. That's the point: a great climbing gift says “I know what you do with your weekends”.

Tributes to iconic spots. The I Love Bleau t-shirt for Fontainebleau, and Rainbow Rocket 8A for one of its most legendary boulders — the grade alone says it all. The Burden of Dreams 9A tank top pays tribute to the boulder in Lappnor, Finland, the world's first 9A, established by Nalle Hukkataival.

Tributes to climbing styles. Crimp Lover, Dyno Lover, Slab Lover: three line-art designs for three ways to climb. A hand on a crimp, a hand mid-dyno, a shoe balanced on a tiny hold. Everyone knows which one is theirs.

Unisex fits, durable prints that last through the wash. Shipped from France.

Not sure about the t-shirt size? That's the only risk with a climbing gift — go for their usual size, the fits are standard. And the hangboard has no size at all.