7x CLEVO: The Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers 2026

The best Pull-Up Bars for climbers closely mirror the realities of climbing. Many rock climbers do calisthenics to prepare their bodies for new heights. Calisthenics increases functional strength, targeting the whole body. As even a novice climber will know, you need your entire body for a successful ascent. What better place to start than with Pull-Ups? Pull-ups and chin-ups will begin building up the required arm strength, but you won’t find a convenient bar in nature or on the climbing wall. For that, a more specialised kind of Pull-Up Bar is required. These are the best Pull-Up Bars for climbers.

You can also watch my review of the Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers on YouTube:

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Why CLEVO Has the Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers

The obvious choice, if you’re looking for the best Pull-Up Bars for climbers, is the German company CLEVO. CLEVO (Climbing Evolution) makes Pull-Up Bars specifically catered to climbers. Most of their products feature rungs and cutouts that help increase grip strength and enable regular pull-ups and chin-ups.

The CLEVO products allow you to perform calisthenics, but train your grip strength in various ways as well. We own all CLEVO Pull-Up Bars and are consistently impressed by their quality, grip, and versatility. Within the CLEVO product lineup, the different bars offer different options. We’ll compare the options available for each CLEVO Pull-Up Bar and evaluate their quality.

CLEVO XS Ceiling Pull-Up Bar

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The CLEVO XS is a Ceiling Pull-Up Bar and the only Pull-Up Bar by CLEVO without an extension. The bar is very compact and has minimal impact on the room it’s placed in. However, the bar is so close to the ceiling that full-range-of-motion pull-ups aren’t possible. Levers and core exercises like toe touches are possible, even though the ceiling can get in the way. For climbers specifically, this bar offers very little. At best, you could do some 180-degree turns, and that’s it. Even for basic Calisthenics, this bar has limited utility. You would always have to combine the CLEVO XS with other modules to get a good workout.

CLEVO S Ceiling Pull-Up Bar

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The CLEVO S module is the smallest CLEVO Pull-Up Bar and includes the option to add a hangboard and other accessories. It is a little larger and hangs lower than the CLEVO XS. However, the CLEVO S is still too close to the ceiling for a full pull-up. Lever-based exercises are still possible, and core exercises, like toe touches, go better on the CLEVO S than on the XS.

You can add a hangboard, holds, and campus balls to the CLEVO S. However, the hangboard is not ideal because the bar hangs too high. You have to jump into position, insert your fingers into the cutouts, and hang on. With holds, this bar probably works better.

CLEVO Wall-Mounted Pull-Up Bar

The CLEVO Wall-Mounted Pull-Up Bar is much larger than the S and XS. It comes with the ability to add a hangboard, rungs, balls and holds. For most rooms, mounting the bar on the wall means you have to bend your legs to do pull-ups. However, you can do pull-ups with a full range of motion. The wall offset is enough for core exercises like toe touches, so your head or back doesn’t hit the wall. I can manage a skin-the-cat, but levers are impossible. 

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The side rungs are closer to the wall than the pull-up bar, but I can typically manage a pull-up on them without grazing the wall. The campus balls are ideally located for pull-ups. The hangboard is an ideal add-on for the CLEVO Wall-Mounted Pull-Up Bar. You can reach all the cutouts while standing. You won’t hit your head on the ceiling, either, when using the top holds on the hangboard.

CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar

The versatile CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar can be extended to include both a hangboard, campus rungs and balls. Being a Door Pull-Up Bar, you are limited to the height and width of your doorway. The advantage of this design is that you don’t need to drill into any walls or ceilings. 

You can do pull-ups and chin-ups with a full range of motion, but you have to keep your legs bent. The CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar remains very stable during the exercise. We have an older version, and the newer versions include an additional support beam to increase the bar’s stability further.

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The hangboard is at the ideal height to stand in front of, reach up, and pick whichever cutout you want. Transfers from the hangboard, the balls on the side and the holds above the hangboard feel very stable as well. 

Despite its portable design, the CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar offers a range of options. We haven’t even filled all the spots where you can add different types of holds, and it’s already a complete workout for both your Calisthenics and your grip strength. Compared to the clumsier wall version and smaller ceiling version, the CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar is the better choice, and it’s one of the best pull-up bars for climbers, so far.

CLEVO M Modular Pull-Up Bar

The CLEVO M Module impressed us most during our review. The CLEVO M Module hangs at the perfect height from our ceiling. We don’t have to bend our knees (by much) for our pull-ups and chin-ups. The overhead room is also sufficient for a full range of motion. The height is also great for core exercises, like my toe-touches, and I can do a skin-the-cat and back lever with no trouble at all.

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You can reach the hangboard from a standing position and make use of all the cutouts and ledges. There is still enough space above your head to do a pull-up on the hangboard. The area above the hangboard can be populated with up to 5 different holds to practice your transitions.

You can also transition between the hangboard and the pull-up bar. Above the pull-up bar, you can place two rungs. In terms of versatility, the CLEVO M Module offers everything the door-frame version does and more, and at a more convenient height. You can hang the CLEVO M Module in the middle of a room and do all your Calisthenics and climbing training with one stable and versatile product.

If you don’t mind drilling into your ceiling, the CLEVO M Module tops our list of the best pull-up bars for climbers (and spoiler, it stays that way).

CLEVO L Modular Pull-Up Bar

The CLEVO L Module is supposed to be the bigger brother of the M module. It is significantly larger, which provides more options for holds and rungs, but it also has significant disadvantages. Its size means the bar is very low to the ground, and you have to bend your knees a lot to do pull-ups and chin-ups. To make matters worse, you also hit your nose on your way up due to the slanted front and back panels. Your chest also tends to hit the bottom of the front panel.

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The bar placement is not ideal, and the limited space around it makes a false grip very uncomfortable. Toe touches and back levers do work. 

Transitioning between the bar and holds works well. However, the slanted panels make the hangboard almost impossible to use. Maybe it’s because we’re not professional climbers, but even so, this is supposed to be a training aid before you go climbing.

You do get a lot of surface area for more holds. However, there are only so many options and adding more of the same won’t add anything to your training at some point. 

CLEVO XL Modular Pull-Up Bar

The CLEVO XL Module is huge and a central presence in any room. You get even more surface area to work with than with the L module. The bar is relatively low as well, so you have to bend your legs for your pull-ups and chin-ups. The bar on the XL module is more accessible than on the L module. Core exercises are possible, but you need to keep your legs bent and then straighten them again when you bring them up. Back levers work fine.

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The hangboard is at a right angle, like on the M Module, and on the same level as the pull-up bar. You can easily access all the cutouts and hang into them, but you need to keep your legs bent. You also get the holds and the rungs, which you can add on either side and transition between.

The CLEVO XL is basically the true bigger brother of the CLEVO M, unlike the awkwardly designed CLEVO L. You get all the options on the CLEVO M, but you can add more. There is an extra spot for a third campus rung and around four more spots for additional holds. That said, nothing new is added compared to the CLEVO M. The extra holds you can add come at the cost of a lower pull-up bar and hangboard. 

CLEVO Hangboards

You can also get just the hangboard and mount it on your wall, or use it as an additional module with your CLEVO Pull-Up Bar. CLEVO features an assortment of other hangboards, which you suspend with paracord. These are meant as standalone units. I tried out various of their hangboards in this video:

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Gymnastic Rings

There is a single, cost-effective product that adds enormous versatility to any pull-up bar: Gymnastic Rings. The rings add push-and-pull exercises, such as rows and dips. All CLEVO Pull-Up Bars are compatible with Gymnastic Rings, but I prefer them on the M module, since the larger versions are too low.

Price Overview of the Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers

Here is the pricing overview of the best Pull-Up Bars for climbers by CLEVO:

Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers	Regular Price	CWW10 Discount Price (est.)
CLEVO XS	€80,33	€72.30
CLEVO S	€151,50	€136,35
CLEVO Wall + Hangboard	€435,19	€391.68
CLEVO Door	€304.02	€273.62
CLEVO M	€304.02	€273.62
CLEVO L	€283.68	€255.32
CLEVO XL	€405,70	€365,13

Conclusions About the Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers

The best Pull-Up Bars for climbers prepare you for the rock wall or the indoor climbing wall. Calisthenics is an integral part of climbing for your stamina and overall functional strength. Of course, Calisthenics alone remains a “theoretical exercise” for the climber. You need something more, something that more closely mimics the less-than-perfect holds you get doing the real thing.

The CLEVO Pull-Up Bars are the perfect companion for this exercise. CLEVO designs its Calisthenics equipment from the onset with the climber in mind. The best Pull-Up Bars for climbers automatically mean you need to stop at CLEVO’s shop. However, CLEVO is pricey, and there is an optimal choice to be made.

The CLEVO M Module gives you all the options the CLEVO product line has to offer. It has a great pull-up bar at a good height, and you can add all the available holds, balls, and rungs. It is a relatively compact module, but it has everything. So, not only does it keep all the options, but it also performs the best among all CLEVO bars, especially compared to the L and XL.

As runner-up to the CLEVO M Module, I name the CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar. It does almost everything the CLEVO M Module does, and it does it nearly as well. If you want all the options, but can’t or won’t get a ceiling-mounted pull-up bar, the CLEVO Door Pull-Up Bar is a good alternative to the M Module.

If you’d like any of the CLEVO Pull-Up Bars, make sure to use our code CWW10 at checkout for a 10% discount.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Best Pull-Up Bars for Climbers

Here are a few more frequently asked questions about the best Pull-Up Bars for climbers and why CLEVO is the only choice.