Time to Hang Out: Best Hangboards
Hangboards or fingerboards as they al also known are great for rock climbing training. They open up training your grip strength anywhere you want really. Most climbing gyms already have multiple options installed and a hangboard is usually the easiest piece of equipment you can install at home.
Training at home is especially important if you are trying to improve your climbing and grip strength is one of the biggest hurdles that most climbers have trouble overcoming as they improve.
So having a killer fingerboard at home or a portable hangboard will really help you improve. On top of that, apart from climbing a tree or finding some rock near you, they are really the only convenient piece of portable climbing gear.
Anyway, let’s get into the list of the best hangboards on the market right now.
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Best Hangboard – Metolius Simulator 3D
The Metolius Simulator 3D is a great all-rounder hangboard that will be great for any gym or home installation. It comes with all the mounting hardware that you would need and can be used over doors as well as being installed permanently.
the surface has a really good grippy texture so you won’t have to worry about slipping off and you can focus on strengthening your fingers.
The board also comes with a great training guide that is a very good “extra” that you don’t always get. Extra points for that.
Holds
- Several 1 handed holds including a jug
- Many 2 handed combinations, including several different finger combinations
- Pullup jugs
- Various slopers
| Pro’s | Con’s |
| Ergonomic Tapered design | The colors are alright but some solid options would be good |
| Includes all mounting hardware | Missing pinch grips |
| Comes with a training guide to help you get started | |
| Great doorway hangboard |
*Paid Link
Best Hangboard for Training – Beastmaker 2000 Hangboard
If you want the ultimate training hang board that will give you a real challenge then look no further than the Beastmaker 2000. The app provided by Beastmake for training is one of the best on the market for consistent training and tracking your improvement over time.
It comes with quite a variation in the types of holds, with several different slopers and many different finger depths so it covers all everything you need to have a good hangboard training session.
Warning this hangboard is not for beginners. This is a mans hangboard and is not to be taken lightly.
Holds
- 20 and 35-degree slopers
- Great single-hand pocket for 1 hand training in the center
- Variety of 2,3 and 4-finger pockets of different depths
- 2 small 10mm (smallest)
| Pro’s | Con’s |
| Accompanying hangboard training app | High performance is not great for beginners due to the difficulty of the holds |
| Looks good, nice wood finish | Not for beginners, this is for higher-level climber training |
| Plenty of slopers |
*Paid Link
Best Portable Hangboard – Friction Labs Hangboard
This is a great little hangboard for wherever you are. Take it on holiday with you, take it to the crag so you can get some training in while waiting for a climb, and use it at home. Or really anywhere you want. All you need is something to hang it on and away you go.
The board is not finished with any varnish or oil so it will age and get a very used look. This is by design and will make it look really cool and vintage in no time.
For a simple easy-to-use light fingerboard, you really can’t go past this one.
Holds
- 20mm hold
- 15mm hold
- Pullup jugs
- 15-degree sloper
| Pro’s | Con’s |
| Use anywhere | Limited holds and options for training. But seriously its a portable hangboard… |
| Unfinished strong baltic bird plywood will look great and like an old piece of kit in no time. | |
| Easy to travel with because it’s small and light |
*Paid Link
