Looking up at the granite wall before me, I feel a mix of nerves and excitement as I tie my harness to the rope. Here, in the rugged wadis – an Arabic word for a deep valley carved into the mountain – ...

STRATTON — Stratton Mountain has a new attraction. Stratton Mountain Resort opened its two-story climbing gym, Climb Stratton Rocks and Boulders, last month. “It was super well received. We had a lot ...

The sport doesn’t just have physical benefits—it’s a mental game. “Rock climbing fires every system of the body and mind.” ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. Treacherous mountain ascents like Everest have long been mythologized by men.

It wasn’t difficult to recognize a racist name growing up, even if I didn’t know what the word itself meant — my friends’ wincing faces said enough. So imagine how I, an avid rock climber, felt when ...

A Colorado woman died Sunday after falling approximately 500 feet while free solo climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park. The 26-year-old, who was from Boulder, was climbing on the Four Aces of ...

Arkansas has big plans for Petit Jean State Park. They include rock-climbing routes and mountain bike trails. But some of the locals are concerned. Turning the century-old state park into a ...

Few outdoor adventures offer the payoff rock climbing does — a screensaver-worthy shot from a summit, along with a story you’ll never tire of telling. The boasting and epic views are rewards for years ...

The bodies of two women were recovered from Red Slate Mountain in California following a three-day retrieval effort. Jennifer Shedden, 34, and Michelle Xue, 22, were well-equipped for climbing the ...