Is rock climbing good exercise?

Is rock climbing good exercise?

Daniel Wade (Rock Climbing Manager) gives expert video advice on: Why is rock climbing so popular?; How much does rock climbing cost?; What are the different types of rock climbing? and more...

Rock climbing is excellent exercise. Especially if you get into a regime of going to the gym or bouldering on a regular basis it can be very good exercise. There are top quality climbers in excellent physical shape and all they do for exercise is rock climbing. For example, Chris Sharma who's probably the greatest sport climber in the United States at this point, in a recent interview I saw, he said that all he does to stay in shape is rock climb. He doesn't train in any other way. So yes if you do it regularly it can be excellent.