If you’re not already frequenting your local climbing gym and bragging about how you can send a 5.10, it’s only a matter of time. Climbing has seen a major surge in popularity with the emergence of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. If you’re looking for a newfangled way to get in shape, be ...

Am I shivering from the crisp morning mountain air or from my nerves? Likely a mix of the two as I tie into the rope dangling from the top of the crag (the rock face). Honestly I'd be more surprised ...

If you’re just getting into rock climbing, it can be tempting to buy the coolest, flashiest gear, but finding the best beginner climbing shoes is actually pretty simple. They should feel relatively ...

I haven’t climbed since grade school (unless you count a few trees and more fences than I’d care to confess). But as far as rock climbing or bouldering is concerned, I’m green as grass. This summer, I ...

Sport climbing made it's debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and it will be making its return at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Pretty soon, it will also be debuting right here in Midland. If you've ...

Watching climbing at the Paris Olympics makes it seem as if it’s a sport that would be completely out of the question for a weekend athlete. The speed, strength and dexterity with which the ...

Scrambling describes using your hands and feet to ascend a rocky step, or several steps. This could be as part of a hillwalk, up a buttress, or quite often a ridge between summits or up to a summit.

I never thought I’d need to get this high to write a story, but when I tackled indoor climbing at Roca Climbing & Fitness, I found myself suspended by my fingertips and an auto belay rope about 45 ...