Get to Know Your Climbing Holds

Climbing holds are the building blocks of every bouldering problem and sport route. They're the shapes you grab, squeeze, and stand on as you move up the wall, and each type demands a different technique. Understanding holds helps you read routes faster, climb more efficiently, and push into harder grades with confidence. 

Production technologie

Volumes are large features that setters bolt holds onto or use as giant slopers, changing the wall's angle and forcing creative movement. By mixing these hold types, route setters shape the difficulty, style, and flow of every climb—from technical slabs to powerful roofs.