Some other climbing-themed mugs I’ve seen have an indoor-climbing-wall hold glued onto a ceramic base instead. Maybe you want to practice your pinch hold grip, or maybe you just love the texture of the side of a cliff. As you can see from the video, the mug is really good quality; it’s fully ceramic with the handhold moulded directly into the design of the mug. However, it could also be used creatively to warm up before practising on a fingerboard of something.

Though, it’s still fairly easy enough to hold the mug using a full five finger grip for left-handers.It’s made in Stoke-on-Trent, which is about a three-hour drive from where we’re based in the South West of the UK.

In some cases, these can become loose if the adhesive is exposed to too much heat (for example, from a hot drink). So, for newbie climbers especially, I would say that using this mug is bound to have some benefits that will translate over to climbing. However, I definitely feel that my fingers have to work to hold it, especially when using a harder grip.Whether the Pinch Hold Mug is just a bit of fun or whether you can actually increase your grip strength by using it is hard to say. If I’ve missed anything, feel free to reach out in the comments below and I’ll do my best to answer them.

It’s actually quite easy to hold, at least when using a standard five finger grip, and I haven’t had any problems with the mug slipping. The unique impossible to hold coffee mugfeatures no actual handle other than the texture of a rock cliff, and is handmade in the UK, measuring in at 3.

You've probably seen the rock climbers mug that we featured a while back that uses an indoor rock climbing rubber hold for the handle. You can use different four, three, and even two finger grips and, because the handhold is asymmetric, holding the mug in your left hand opens up even more options. The good thing about the Pinch Hold is that there’s no adhesive and the handhold is part of the mug itself. I’ve been using the Pinch Hold as my main drinking mug over the last week or so and wanted to make a quick video (above) to share my thoughts.