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

Rock-climbing legend has it that celebrated conservationist David Brower installed the first permanent piton in North America. Brower, now in his 80s, confirms that he placed "a half-inch expansion ...

VINEMONT - There's just one way to get the eagle's-eye view of the deep, green Hurricane Creek gorge. You have to earn it, one handful of rock at a time. And The Slab is the first fistful for neophyte ...

With its Olympics debut, the once niche sport is highlighting the environmental impacts from an essential tool—climbing chalk. Climbing chalk is a key gripping tool for climbers, such as Jakob ...

The November day had dawned chilly and damp, the sun bundled in gray cloud banks. Now, in the early afternoon, the air has warmed only a few degrees, and a persistent mist slicks the limestone—horrid ...