The Whetstone was designed to be an ideal starter hangboard for climbers beginning their training journey. We have included a series of elements that we’ve found consistently valuable for both new and seasoned climbers.
The top jug on the Whetstone is a new addition. The edge profile was designed to promote a more “active” grip and reduce “over-wrapping” of the wrist.
A series of “ergo-bumps” was included to both improve the comfort of the grip while also acting as an edge that can be draped in an open-handed grip to more evenly distribute force between each finger as an aid for rehabilitating some finger tweaks.
The 40mm, 2-finger pockets are perfectly sculpted to provide the most comfortable pockets you’ve ever felt on a hangboard.
We built in a progression of larger edges for both beginning hangboarders, and for experienced hangboarders with larger hands, while still progressing down to a 20mm edge, which has become the de facto edge size for benchmark testing.
The center edge is 40mm deep, but with a fully custom edge profile that is incut at 10 degrees to help facilitate an introduction to more advanced 1-arm hanging progressions.
