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r/climbharder↗

climb harder - ideas and structured training to get better at climbing

Reddit's rock climbing training community. Dedicated to increasing all our knowledge about how to better improve at our sport.

189k subscribers157 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~6% by known bots)122 authors / mosince 2010

r/climbharder has 189k members (+4.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 157 posts a month from 122 people. Top topics: Hangboarding and Finger Strength Training, Climbing Training and Climbing Plateaus & Progression.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.2%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026189k
Growing189k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/climbharder

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−4.3%vs Sep 2025 · −0.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026157
QuieterPeaked at 320 in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~6% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/climbharder

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Hangboarding and Finger Strength Training11%
  2. Climbing Training9.2%
  3. Climbing Plateaus & Progression5.5%
  4. Climbing2.1%
  5. ClimbingVideos1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Black Diamond
  2. Apple
  3. Mountain Project
  4. xkcd
  5. Frontiers Media S.A

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