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Wonderful time, squeezing in a quick post-work / pre-rain trad lap with Steve, who heads up Australian distribution through ! We always love to show off our beautiful backyard, which is where we conceive and test all of our products.

Next up is to take him out to our local gym (while it rains), followed by a little sport cragging!

Earth Day = Every Day. 🌍

For us, environmental responsibility isn’t a campaign - it’s our guiding principle.

Here’s where we stand:

♻️ 22,750+ plastic bottles saved through refills 📦 30,000+ packages eliminated with packaging-free products 🌊 16,169 lbs of ocean-risk plastic recovered through our partnership with Oceanworks / Impac+

Every Sea Grip Chalk and liquid chalk packaged purchase actively contributes to at-risk and ocean-bound plastic recovery. Every refill avoids a bottle. Every Naked Chalk sock skips the packaging entirely.

This is what “for climbers who care” actually means.

Grip for Good. 🤙

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The CWA Summit in Salt Lake City is just over a week away and we can’t wait to see all of our climbing industry friends there!

So pop by and say hello to us at booth 325, which is in the lower right of the show floor (look for the Chalktopus flag!). Explore our new and updated products, learn about our impact and take home some chalky samples!

Please note that the Canadian warehouse will be closed April 13-17th while we are away.


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Introducing your newest climbing companion - the coloured Chalktopus! Just in time for the Holidays!

More than just new colours, we also upgraded the Chalktopus to be more planet friendly, with tentacles made from post consumer recycled materials! The Crocus and Teal feature 94% recycled content while the white are 64% recycled by weight (this will improve to 94% soon as well!).

So give your chalk bag an upgrade and pick one up today! Available in our web shop or check (or ask) your local Midnight Lightning retailer!

We are so very proud of Midnight Lightning athlete Laura Pineau, on her incredible first female ascent of “Wet Lycra Nightmare” 5.13D (A0)! This route, located in Yosemite CA on the Leaning Tower consists of 9 pitches with the V9 / 5.13 D crux high on the wall, followed by sustained 5.13 climbing to the top!

Laura has been absolutely on fire with other notable ascents including becoming the first woman (along with partner Kate Kelleghan) to complete the Yosemite Triple Crown.

Keep on reaching new heights Laura!

It’s the first time we have had a site wide sale, so take advantage and get 25% off everything! Who knows if we will ever do this again 😅.

The discount is automatically applied to your basket (prices don’t reflect the sale until in the cart).

Welcome to the in Squamish BC! ⛰️ Pop by and say hello at our tent ⛺️ to learn about our mission to create the most sustainable chalk on the planet 🌎! Oh.. and we have free goodies!

Are you passionate about rock climbing and the environment? Love making new connections, are detail oriented and highly driven? Well, we may just have the job for you!

We are looking for someone to take on the role of Inside Sales and Marketing here at the HQ. You can view the full job posting by clicking the “careers” button in our links.

At Midnight Lightning, we operate as if every day is Earth Day. Eco-responsibility is baked into our ethos and is exhibited in every product that we develop. It has been like this since we were founded, with a focus on bringing product sustainability to the climbing space. We started with our industry-first liquid chalk refill ecosystem in order to save more plastic from entering landfills and today, we continue to innovate.

It’s in the little things. From our choices in materials (like using dead stock fabrics and plant-based fibres), to less overt things like designing the plastic-free hangers for our Chalktopus. We can take risks and do things that larger corporations don’t have the flexibility to do. Our Seawater Chalk, the Vegan Eco-Brush and refill program are all examples of this.

For the coming year, we are looking to further reduce packaging waste, improve efficiencies, utilize more recycled (and dead stock) content, commit to ESG’s, expand our supplier code of conduct and continue to give back to our awesome community!

We are planet-focused. We follow our hearts. We take risks. We are climbers that care. This is the difference between us and the others.

Wait—keep your pants on!

We’re talking about our packaging-free Naked Chalk Socks, available at many gyms and retailers. By choosing this option, you help us eliminate thousands of unnecessary packages each year while reducing shipping emissions, thanks to being lighter and more compact.

The best part? They’re also more affordable at checkout!

So go “Naked” and save waste, cash, and the planet!