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Clean Climber’s mission is to ensure climbing for future generations
In order to do so, Clean Climber aims to bring the impact of the climbing sport in balance with its environment in order to make the sport sustainable.
Clean Climber is committed to cleaning climbing areas, reusing climbing gear and creating more awareness among climbers regarding their own responsibilities. We all have an impact and can change that into having a positive impact!
More information on our goals and values can be found here.
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What’s the problem with leather in our climbing shoes?
Or any shoe, for that matter. Or any item, garment or piece of upholstery. I may use the leather for our climbing shoes in the title of this blog, but the problem leather has lies much, much deeper in the industry itself. Now, there are a few assumptions I want to address in this blog […]
What’s wrong in the candy store?
Does a kid in a candy store ever get fed up with sugar? This thought crossed my mind as I walked into the Walls&Halls event, in Friederichshafen, last November. Two big halls filled with climbing shoes, training equipment, all types of hardware and many, I mean tons of climbing holds. Climbing holds as far as […]
Milly-a-Foret Climbing Festival wants sustainable bouldering in Bleau
We are not alone in the climbing world. There are many organizations taking steps forward, making a difference in the industry. Frequently, we are introducing our ideas into a climbing festival by organizing a Clean Up or speaking, but sometimes we are already aligned. The brand new Festival of Sustainable Bouldering in Milly-A-Foret is one […]
Turning climbing shoes into sports mats!
The sports mat with your old climbing shoes in it is a fact: the first floor has been laid at Monk Rotterdam. Clean Climber started in 2021 together with bouldering chain Monk, recycling company Sympany, shoe manufacturer Stultiens and sports mat producer Stockz to make climbing shoes more circular. In February 2022 we kicked off […]
