Where are the best rock climbing spots?

Where are the best rock climbing spots?

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...

There are great rock climbing areas all over the world. I'm from the Western United States, so here we're very blessed with Joshua Tree, California. The Sierra-Nevada mountain range here in California has world-class alpine climbing. Tockheed's Rock, which is actually where the Yosemite Decimal System was first used. Yosemite Valley, California: climbers come from all over the world. Whenever I'm there I meet climbers from France, Spain, and Germany and many other places. There's world-class climbing in Alaska, South American Mountains (Patagonia, specifically) the Himalayas in Asia. A lot of alpine climbing was actually born in Shamanee, France and in the Alps. So people can find climbing in a lot of different places.